Bach: 6 Partitas

1. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Gustav Leonhardt

2. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Gustav Leonhardt

3. Partita for keyboard No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Gustav Leonhardt

4. Partita for keyboard No. 4 in D major, BWV 828
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Gustav Leonhardt

5. Partita for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Gustav Leonhardt

6. Partita for keyboard No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Gustav Leonhardt

Tracks:

1. Adagio - Christian Tetzlaff
2. Fuga (Allegro) - Christian Tetzlaff
3. Siciliana - Christian Tetzlaff
4. Presto - Christian Tetzlaff
1. Allemanda - Christian Tetzlaff
Double - Christian Tetzlaff
2. Corrente - Christian Tetzlaff
Double (Presto) - Christian Tetzlaff
3. Sarabande - Christian Tetzlaff
Double - Christian Tetzlaff
4. Bourree - Christian Tetzlaff
Double - Christian Tetzlaff
1. Grave - Christian Tetzlaff
2. Fuga - Christian Tetzlaff
3. Andante - Christian Tetzlaff
4. Allegro - Christian Tetzlaff

Tracks:

1. Allemanda - Christian Tetzlaff
2. Corrente - Christian Tetzlaff
3. Sarabanda - Christian Tetzlaff
4. Giga - Christian Tetzlaff
5. Ciaccona - Christian Tetzlaff
1. Adagio - Christian Tetzlaff
2. Fuga - Christian Tetzlaff
3. Largo - Christian Tetzlaff
4. Allegro Assai - Christian Tetzlaff
1. Preludio - Christian Tetzlaff
2. Loure - Christian Tetzlaff
3. Gavotte En Rondo - Christian Tetzlaff
4. Menuet 1/Menuet 2 - Christian Tetzlaff
5. Bourree - Christian Tetzlaff
6. Gigue - Christian Tetzlaff

Tracks:

1. Prelude - Ralph Kirshbaum
2. Allemande - Ralph Kirshbaum
3. Courante - Ralph Kirshbaum
4. Sarabande - Ralph Kirshbaum
5. Menuet 1 & 2 - Ralph Kirshbaum
6. Gigue - Ralph Kirshbaum
1. Prelude - Ralph Kirshbaum
2. Allemande - Ralph Kirshbaum
3. Courante - Ralph Kirshbaum
4. Sarabande - Ralph Kirshbaum
5. Bourree 1 & 2 - Ralph Kirshbaum
6. Gigue - Ralph Kirshbaum
1. Prelude - Ralph Kirshbaum
2. Allemande - Ralph Kirshbaum
3. Courante - Ralph Kirshbaum
4. Sarabande - Ralph Kirshbaum
5. Gavotte 1 & 2 - Ralph Kirshbaum
6. Gigue - Ralph Kirshbaum

Tracks:

1. Prelude - Ralph Kirshbaum
2. Allemande - Ralph Kirshbaum
3. Courante - Ralph Kirshbaum
4. Sarabande - Ralph Kirshbaum
5. Menuet 1 & 2 - Ralph Kirshbaum
6. Gigue - Ralph Kirshbaum
1. Prelude - Ralph Kirshbaum
2. Allemande - Ralph Kirshbaum
3. Courante - Ralph Kirshbaum
4. Sarabande - Ralph Kirshbaum
5. Bourree 1 & 2 - Ralph Kirshbaum
6. Gigue - Ralph Kirshbaum
1. Prelude - Ralph Kirshbaum
2. Allemande - Ralph Kirshbaum
3. Courante - Ralph Kirshbaum
4. Sarabande - Ralph Kirshbaum
5. Gavotte 1 & 2 - Ralph Kirshbaum
6. Gigue - Ralph Kirshbaum

Customer Reviews:

Excellent overall.......2006-03-28

The two works presented in this bargain set represent Johann Sebastian Bach's greatest contribution to the solo string reportoire.

Although usually marginalized, the Cello Suites are hidden diamonds in the solo literature, requiring a depth of humanity and musicality that few performers actually achieve, so concerned as they are with simply hacking away at this seemingly simple music. Kirshbaum's reading is full of warmth and power, and his instrument (from Bach's time period) sings almost of its own accord. Tempi are just right; the sense of pacing in the G Major Prelude is magnificent, giving the piece a gently rocking feel. Kirshbaum's double stopping (as called for by many of the Allemanda movements) is impeccable and very clean; the harsh, biting sound such double-stopping requires from other performers is not present here.

The focal point of the set is, of course, Christian Tetzlaff's reading of the Six Solos. In comparison with the "big names," such as Perlman, Milstein, and Grumiaux, Tetzlaff cannot quite compete. His tempi are exceedingly swift, and he lacks much of the humanity present in Milstein and Menuhin. As a result, the quicker movements, such as the E Major Preludio and the B minor Doubles, sound less like the masterpieces they are and more like simple etudes to be sawed away on.

Tetzlaff's traversal of the Chaconne, however, is a breathless, exciting journey, and he is in top form during the massive fugues in each sonata. The recording location, while resonant, allows the violin's sound to sing without losing it in a sea of reverb. Although he suffers from tempi issues, Tetzlaff's technique is never in doubt, and he is solid and secure (perhaps even a bit too secure) during this recording.

Overall, despite issues with tempi in the Six Solos, this set is a great bargain, and hopefully Tetzlaff will decide to record these pieces again later in life.

Wonderful.......2006-01-10

I've been listening to and studying Bach's solo cello and violin works for over 30 years. Although I love this music dearly, it's rare that I'm surprized by it anymore. However, listening to Tetzlaff and Kirshbaum, I felt as if I were hearing them for the first time all over again. Both musicians are such masters of their instruments that their "technique" never intrudes on the music. These are really breathtaking performances.

Unbelievable!.......2005-10-19

Both these artists are exceptional. I have always had trouble listening to "anybody else's interpretation" of the bach cello suites, being a cellist myself. This one is truly outstanding. The excellent Bach solo violin interpretation by Christian Tetzlaff is just an added plus -- I was most impressed that my father listened through all the way and just made one or two comments about how the music was "alive". He was rapt. My father doesn't do that easily.

Average customer rating:

Another Amazing Angela Album
Good work without much personality
One woman and a piano...
Superb Performances of Sublime Music

Bach: The Six Partitas / Angela Hewitt
Johann Sebastian Bach , and Angela Hewitt
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Tracks:

Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Praeludium
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Allemande
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Corrente
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Sarabande
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Menuet I - Menuet II - Menuet I da capo
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Giga
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia: Grave adagio - Andante - Allegro
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Allemande
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Courante
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Ouverture - Allegro
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Allemande
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Courante
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Aria
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Sarabande
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Menuet
Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Gigue

Tracks:

Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Fantasia
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Allemande
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Corrente
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Sarabande
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Burlesca
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Scherzo
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827: Gigue
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Praeambulum
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Allemande
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Corrente
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Sarabande
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Tempo di Minuetta
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Passepied
Partita No. 5 in G Major BWV 829: Gigue
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Toccata - (Fugue)
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Allemande
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Corrente
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Air
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Sarabande
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Tempo di Gavotta
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV 830: Gigue

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Sometimes it helps not to specialize. As Angela Hewitt expands her horizons beyond Bach, her Bach, paradoxically, has ripened tenfold, as revealed in this magnificent set of partitas. One listens in vain for a single slip-up in timing or voicing. Articulation is marvelously varied, but never for the sake of variety itself. More to the point, the music's dancelike subtexts bring out a more deeply felt, emotionally three-dimensional music-making than encountered in Hewitt's previous Bach efforts. This gifted pianist has come into her own. Hear her. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Another Amazing Angela Album.......2007-07-19

Ms. Hewitt has once again managed to blow us away with another stunning perfect interpretation of Bach's Partitas. This is an excellent record for anyone learning Bach (especially those having problems with phrasing and counterpoint) or simply for enjoyment.

Good work without much personality.......2005-07-12

This was one of the first collections of Bach's Partitas I purchased on CD, having been promoted by British critics. Hewitt's playing in this music is linear, inoffensive, crystalline and lacking in personality. These are good performances but I don't believe this pianist is the final word in this music. The sound on these full priced CDs is fine.

I've tested a number of individual performances (Argerich, Pires, Wolf Harden, Anderszewski,others) and complete sets (Glenn Gould, Richard Goode, Andras Schiff, Roselyn Turek and Christopher Sager on piano and Igor Kipnis & Trevor Pinnock on harpsichord, Richard Troeger on clavichord) and have found some of the same shortcomings in all the sets or CDs recorded individually. A newer set by Craig Sheppard has gotten universally good reviews by U.S. critics; I haven't heard it.

In particular, Gould can be impatient and is poorly recorded part of the time. Sager is the epitome of blandness and Goode is not far behind. Turek is a unique voice in Bach and anything she does should be given utmost consideration. Her recordings of the Partitas contain all her typical characteristics -- deliberate approach, heightened elocution and near new discovery of the counterpoint. However, her approach is not always dynamic and will not suit all tastes.

On harpsichord, Pinnock's recordings are fascinating but don't wear well over time because they all sound so much alike. Only Kipnis, it seems to me, understands the difference between each Partita and how to project those differences in Bach's individual voice and humanity. Of the sets I've tested, his comes closest to portraying the unique qualities of the each of the six Partitas. Troeger's clavichord recording is a disaster -- slavishly metrical, unimaginative and ugly sounding.

I continue to cling to individual favorites (see my past reviews) including Elena Kuschnerova's fabulous performance of the titantic Partita No. 6, Gould's remarkable performance of Partita No. 4 and the unbelieveable performance of the Partita No. 1 by Dubravka Tomsic, included in a dirt cheap CD that I called "Best Bach CD on the Planet" in my Amazon review. It is a crime more people don't know about this remarkable CD, which is available for $4.98.

I hope a piano set arrives someday that mimics some of the individual creativity from Kipnis with the drama of Kuschnerova and uncanny musical understanding of Tomsic. Until that time, I wouldn't recommend you spend the better part of $30 for this collection, although this one better than overrated groupings by Richard Goode and Andras Schiff.

One woman and a piano..........2004-03-31

I first heard Angela Hewitt playing Bach on the radio, and immediately sought out a recording. This is what I ended up with, and months later it is still revealing new riches. The music, of course, is vast and rich, and Hewitt breathes life into every note. This is not the cold mathematical playing that some advocate for Bach (and that his music survives), this is Bach that sings and dances, contemplates and exults. Try this out if you want to hear how one slender woman, a piano, and a long dead composer can collaborate to create an entire world.

Superb Performances of Sublime Music.......2003-07-12

It is amazing that Bach's Partitas are the first compositions that he published, though he had written hundreds of others before them. It is also sobering that he had to pay for their publication, as he did for many of the 12 works that were published in his lifetime. [About 1080 compositions have survived, but it is thought that Bach probably wrote about 2000.]

These pieces are among the best of Bach's keyboard works and are played beautifully by Angela Hewitt. I enjoy hearing them played on harpsichord, too, but when they are played on the piano, I want the performer to treat it like a piano as Ms Hewitt does.

She plays stylistically, but is not afraid to occasionally use the pedal and to use the dynamic resources of the piano. I also recommend her set of French Suites.

Partitas 4 5 & 6 - 70th Anniversary Edition
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Glen Gould at his best

Shallow and mechanical

ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!!

Partitas 4 5 & 6 - 70th Anniversary Edition
Glenn Gould , and Bach
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Glen Gould at his best.......2007-03-09

A compelling, even thrilling, performance. Satisfying in technical execution and sound engineering.Worthy of listening to over and over again.

Shallow and mechanical.......2006-09-14

Well, where do I start?

First thing I noticed about some of these recordings is a few arrangements sound a bit shallow and thin. Upon reading the liner notes, my observations were confirmed when I read that Glenn modifies his piano to play more responsively. He does this by "fixing the action - so that it is a shallower and more responsive action than the standard".

For the faster ones, this lends itself in some cases, and in others, you would expect more feeling in the music. "Partita IV - Gigue" is one of my favorite Bach arrangements...but it sounds almost like a completely different song to me when Gould plays it....so fast and mechanical, void of human emotion or feeling. I was a little let down by that aspect. Respectively though, he does play them flawlessly...and amazingly fast!

Something else that I've noticed, is that in many, if not all, of the recordings, you can hear someone humming along with the music. Sometimes it's faint, sometimes it's obvious. I don't know if it's Glenn, or a conductor, or the producer, or what...but it can be distracting. But ala 1950's recording I suppose.

Regarding the recording, most songs have a nice stereo spread...but some are monophonic, so when listening in headphones, you notice the inconsistency.

Sorry if I'm offending any Gould fans out there, but this review would have been helpful for me, if such a review existed and I do hope this review will be helpful to someone out there looking for recordings of their favorite Partitas.

ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!!.......2006-05-16

The apogee of this recording is the toccata in e--the first movement of the e minor Partita, S. 830.

This is one of the first recordings GG made for Columbia--immediately after the Goldberg Variations in 1955, and made the same year.

Bach's "toccatas" contained three to five episodes generally following this formula: i) the toccata, proper; ii) an adagio or arietta section; iii) a fugue.

Bach's toccata in e consists of i) toccata, introduction; ii) fugue/aria; iii) toccata, conclusion.

GG was an odd bird: at heart, an ardent Romanticist; on the surface, a sleek Modernist. He does something remarkable with this piece: he infuses an ardently subjective Romanticism with an hard-edged Modernism, turning this antiquated Baroque piece inside out: he makes the upward rushing thrust of the toccata into a pain-filled cry, and the fugue into a studied glacier. With his uncanny timing, GG stretches the piece out to nearly 10 mins: the ending, when the aria theme returns to conjoin the toccata recapitulation--with Gould's exquisite timing and incredible manual dexterity--is absolutely breathtaking. This is incredible art.

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Partitas 1 2 & 3 - 70th Anniversary Edition
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Bach: English Suites, Partitas - Gustav Leonhardt (4 CD's)

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Factual correction regarding the instrument used in the English Suites
Wonderful sarabandes
excellent performance, and outstanding value
Disappointed

Bach: English Suites, Partitas - Gustav Leonhardt (4 CD's)
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Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante 1/Courante 2 Avec Deux Doubles
4. Sarabande
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6. Gigue
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4. Sarabande/Les Agrements De La Meme Sarabande
5. Gavotte 1 Alternativement/Gavotte 2 Et la Musette/ Gavotte 1
6. Gigue

Tracks:

1. Prelude (Vitement)
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Menuet 1/Menuet 2/Menuet 1
6. Gigue
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Passepied 1 En Rondeau/Passepied 2/Passepied 1
6. Gigue
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande/Double
5. Gavotte 1/Gavotte 2/Gavotte 1
6. Gigue

Tracks:

1. Praeludium
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Menuets 1 & 2
6. Gigue
1. Sinfonia (Grave/Adagio/Andante)
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Rondeau
6. Capriccio
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3. Courante
4. Sarabande
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6. Scherzo
7. Gigue

Tracks:

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3. Courante
4. Sarabande
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7. Gigue
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3. Courante
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6. Passepied
7. Gigue
1. Toccata
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Air
6. Tempo Di Gavotta
7. Gigue

Customer Reviews:

Factual correction regarding the instrument used in the English Suites.......2006-08-06

The instrument Leonhardt plays in his recording of the English Suites is not a genuine antique, but rather a forgery made by Skowroneck and passed off by GL for a decade or so as a harpsichord made in 1755 by Nicolas Lefebvre of Rouen. Lebvre was a real organbuilder and instrument maker in Rouen in the middle of 18th century, but none of his harpsichords actually survive. All was revealed by Skowroneck in a fascinating article in the Galpin Society journal in 2002. The instrument, incidentally, is really fine and sounds as good as many antiques

Wonderful sarabandes.......2005-05-23

I agree with the previous reviewer (banjoboomer), these are wonderful performances, and, as he points out, Leonhardt does play the repeats in the sarabandes. And how beautifully he plays those sarabandes! In fact I fell in love with how Leonhardt plays the sarabande of partita no. 4; he plays it so naturally and with such a sense of timing that one does not easily realize how magnificently it is actually played.

excellent performance, and outstanding value.......2005-04-26

These are fine, nuanced, and well-recorded performances of both the English suites and the Partitas. Although, as the other reviewer notes, Leonhardt skips the repeats in most movements, the low price tag and the quality of the interpretation more than make up for this quirk. (And just so you can rest easy: Leonhardt *does* take the repeats in the Sarabandes where Bach has written out the ornamentation to his simple melodic line, so nothing is "left out" on that score.) The instrument in the English suites is an authentic German harpsichord of the period, restored by the great Skowroneck, and the Partitas are played on a William Dowd replica. In both cases the recording engineering avoids both the over-closeness that mars many of Kenneth Gilbert's otherwise provocative performances and the distance that can rob a recorded harpsichord of its richness. That said, the main attraction here is the interpretation, which similarly avoids the extremes of metrical rigidity and distracting overelaboration. I'm still in love with Pinnock's more recent recording of the Partitas on Hänssler, but I cannot recommend this pairing strongly enough, if you're looking for an historically informed performance of these works.

Disappointed.......2005-03-24

While this seems a great value-Gustav Leonhardt playing the Partitas and English Suites for under $20-there is a catch: None of the repeats are taken. I had to return the set.

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Excelllent

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Excelllent.......2007-02-07

This edition of Bachs Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin are of a very high standard, and also has a very good tone, although the recording is not recently.

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A fine collection...

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Customer Reviews:

A fine collection..........2007-06-03

This is a fine collection, but note that the 6 Partitas are Pinnock's original 1985 recording, and not his recent 1999 recording, Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825-830 (Edition Bachakademie Vol 115) /Pinnock (harpsichord).

However this collection is excellent value simply for Pinnock's lively 1980 recording of the Goldberg Variations, and one can regard the 1979 French Overture, 1984 Italian Concerto, and 1985 Partitas recordings as useful bonuses.

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A good introduction
a Penguin guide rosette... for good reasons!

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Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: Aria
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: Sarabande
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: Menuet
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: Gigue

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Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: Allemande
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Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: Sarabande
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: Burlesca
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: Scherzo
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: Gigue
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Plrd
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Allemande
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Corrente
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Sarabande
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Tempo Di Minuetto
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Passepied
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: Gigue
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Toccata
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Allegmande
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Corrente
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Air
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Sarabande
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Tempo Di Gavotta
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: Gigue

Customer Reviews:

A good introduction.......2005-05-12

I first got the Igor Kipnis keyboard partitas (on harpsichord), and more recently purchased this two-CD set. I think this would have been better to get first, partially because of the multitudinous ornaments Kipnis adds on the repeats (I was somewhat new to this concept). Also, hearing them on the piano is a completely different experience again.

a Penguin guide rosette... for good reasons!.......2003-05-31

Roberts has long been considered one of Britain's finest pianists. His performances here of Bach's Partitas are astoundingly fresh and beautiful. Recording took place in 2000, and its quality is also first rate. These two CDs were rewarded the Penguin classical Guide's "rosette" which indicates recordings of exceptionally high quality. That is certainly the case here.

Bach: Partitas for harpsichord, Nos.3, 5 & 6

Average customer rating:

Excellent if you enjoy the harpsichord

Bach: Partitas for harpsichord, Nos.3, 5 & 6
Igor Kipnis
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Bach: Solo Partitas Nos. 1, 2, 4
Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas
Bach: Goldberg Variation; Italian Concerto; French Overture; Italian Variations
Bach: Harpsichord Concertos 1
Bach: Harpsichord Concertos 2

ASIN: B00004VW01
Release Date: 2000-08-01

Tracks:

I. Fantasia
II. Allemande
III. Corrente
IV. Sarabande
V. Burlesca
VI. Scherzo
VII. Gigue
I. Praeambulum
II. Allemanda
III. Corrente
IV. Sarabande
V. Tempo Di Minuetto
VI. Passepied
VII. Gigue
I. Toccata
II. Allemanda
III. Corrente
IV. Air
V. Sarabande
VI. Tempo Di Gavotta
VII. Gigue

Customer Reviews:

Excellent if you enjoy the harpsichord.......2006-06-30

I'm not much for Bach played on the haprsichord. If you are, these are outstanding versions of three of Bach's most wonderful solo works, his Partitas for keyboard.

For the uninitiated, the keyboard partitas are collections of 5-6 French dances, sometimes linked with an overture or, as in Partita No. 6, a titanic Tocatta that is one of Bach's most supreme creations.

I've heard a few versions of the partitas played on the harpsichored and this one is clearly the best in terms of both musical value and sound. Kipnis was a master of Bach in his day and you see why on this recording. Another recording -- equally low priced -- contains the remaining three partitas.

I like this collection because it includes the Partita No. 6, Bach's best work in the form, that shows the way to the mature piano sonata in its form and cerebral character. The recording also includes excellent performances of the Partitas Nos. 3 and 5, which generally get short shrift in collections like this. For that reason, they are underrepresented and these performances, like Kipnis' version of No. 6, cannot be bettered regardless of how far and wide you search among harpsichord versions.

The tiny cost of this CD makes it one of the very best Bach buys out there today. This has stayed in circulation a long time but one never knows about a classical recording. The industry eliminates wonderful recordings like this one when they bring in other ones, so ensure you get this by acquiring it today. You won't be sorry.