Jésus, Que Ma Joie Demeure Et Les Grandes Transcriptions De Jean-Sébastien Bach

Released by the French label La Voix de Son Maître, this collection features Bulgarian-French pianist Alexis Weissenberg performing his own transcriptions of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Produced during the mid-1970s, the record highlights Weissenberg’s idiosyncratic approach to Bach, which often emphasized rhythmic precision and structural clarity over the Romantic-era interpretative traditions that had previously dominated the performance of these pieces.

The album is noted for its inclusion of the famous choral 'Jésus, que ma joie demeure' from Cantata BWV 147. Weissenberg’s arrangements were designed to translate the complex polyphonic layers of Bach’s organ and orchestral scores into a singular, highly articulated piano language. While his technical mastery was widely praised by critics, his bold, sometimes austere choices in phrasing and dynamics established this recording as a distinctive entry in the post-war discography of Bach's keyboard music.