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Jacques Loussier

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Prelude No. 16 In G Minor, BWV 861 Jacques Loussier 02:53
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Minor, BWV 825 - Gigue Jacques Loussier 03:05
Prelude No. 6 In D Minor, BWV 851 Jacques Loussier 02:05
Air On a G String Hamlet Advert (Remastered) Jacques Loussier 02:45
Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, BWV 1068 - Air Jacques Loussier 03:23
Prélude n°1 en ut majeur (clavier bien tempéré, livre 1 BWV 846) Arrgt. Jacques Loussier, Jean Sébastien Bach, Christian Garros (batterie & percussions), Jacques Loussier (piano), Pierre Michelot (contrebasse), Christian Garros (batterie & percussions), Jacques Loussier (piano), Pierre Michelot (contrebasse) 05:26
Fugue n°1 en ut majeur (clavier bien tempéré, livre 1 BWV 846) Arrgt. Jacques Loussier, Jean Sébastien Bach, Christian Garros (batterie & percussions), Jacques Loussier (piano), Pierre Michelot (contrebasse), Christian Garros (batterie & percussions), Jacques Loussier (piano), Pierre Michelot (contrebasse) 05:03
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Minor, BWV 825 - Allemande Jacques Loussier 06:15
Fugue N 16 En Sol Mineur Clavier Bien Tempere Livre I BWV 861 Jacques Loussier 02:43
Pulsion Jacques Loussier 04:13

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Play Bach, Vol. 2

by Jacques Loussier

23/06/2023

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Biography

French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier enjoyed a long and successful career during which time he became renowned for his interpretations of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He formed the Jacques Loussier Trio in 1959 and went on to record more than 30 albums, play over 3,000 concerts and sell in excess of seven million records, carving himself a unique niche within popular French music culture.

Born in Angers in 1934, Loussier began learning to play the piano from the age of ten. He attended the Paris Conservatoire National Musique, having moved to the city at 16 to further his musical education. Whilst still a student Loussier began to experiment with improvisation and interpretation and it was this willingness to explore musical possibilities which formed the cornerstone of his later career.

Although the music of Bach was to prove a constant throughout his professional life, Loussier also recorded the works of other composers, most notably Handel, Mozart, Debussy and Ravel. He continued to perform live until his late seventies and passed away in 2019 at the age of 84.