The concept behind Fake Bach is to record a recital dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach featuring piano transcriptions that are ‘daring’ and ‘scandalous’, providing a unique perspective on Bach’s music. Encouraged by Franz Liszt and reflecting the progressive Bach Renaissance of the 1800s, these transcriptions date from 1850 to the First World War. The pianist-composer-virtuosos on this album researched the essence of Bach’s genius and ended up expressing mostly themselves and their own personalities, dissolving the space between interpreter and their ‘object-of-love’ composer.

Luigi Palombi graduated in piano and composition from the Milan Conservatory. He has appeared in concert at prestigious venues and festivals in Italy and abroad. His intellectual curiosity has led him to explore music in all its forms, from his chamber music experiences with the Secret Theatre Ensemble at the 24th Fadjr International Music in Iran (2008) to orchestral events with the Jazz Discovery Ensemble. In the theatrical field, he contributed to the music for the shows Et incarnatus est: W. A. Mozart – Tema con divagazioni and Parole Mute (Enriquez Award in 2009). As a soloist, he has played for artists such as Ennio Morricone and Nicola Piovani. He composed the soundtrack for the Human 4d version of the film In guerra, directed by Davide Sibaldi. In March 2017 the magazine Amadeus published his recital Sogno di un valzer – una società in ballo in CD-download format. For the Dynamic label, he has recorded Duke Ellington – Piano Works (2015) and Cinema (2018), dedicated to original piano soundtracks.