Mahan Esfahani — Bach: The French Suites

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The <i>French Suites</i>—not Bach’s title—aren’t very French, but they were fashionably up to date when they were composed in the early to mid 1720s. Mahan Esfahani plays to the strengths of their then-trendy lightness and grace, finding endless variety in the short dances which together make up the six suites. His performance is all about intimacy. Indeed, the greatest innovation here is the use of a clavichord, the smallest, sweetest, most sensitive member of the keyboard family. This is how Esfahani likes to play the music at home and, closely recorded to capture the instrument’s whispering tone, we feel we’re there with him. For contrast he plays three suites on a harpsichord, the “Allemande” from French Suite No. 4 benefitting wonderfully from the extra resonance. The album includes some of Bach’s lesser-known but equally appealing suites.

Артист

Mahan Esfahani

Треки

  1. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande 3:56
  2. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: II. Courante 1:57
  3. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande 3:28
  4. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IVa. Menuet I 0:57
  5. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IVb. Menuet II 1:11
  6. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IVc. Menuet I da capo 0:32
  7. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: V. Gigue 3:43
  8. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande 3:18
  9. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: II. Courante 1:54
  10. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande 3:22
  11. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: IV. Air 1:36
  12. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: Va. Menuet I 1:09
  13. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: Vb. Menuet II 0:53
  14. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: Vc. Menuet I da capo 0:34
  15. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue 2:55
  16. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande 3:04
  17. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: II. Courante 2:16
  18. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande 3:21
  19. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise 1:34
  20. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: Va. Menuet 1:04
  21. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: Vb. Trio 1:20
  22. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: Vc. Menuet da capo 0:33
  23. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue 2:11
  24. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: I. Allemande 3:28
  25. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: II. Courante 2:14
  26. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: III. Sarabande 4:53
  27. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: IV. Bourrée 1:46
  28. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: Va. Menuet I 0:55
  29. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: Vb. Menuet II 0:48
  30. Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819: Vc. Menuet I da capo 0:42
  31. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: I. Ouverture 3:52
  32. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: II. Aria 4:03
  33. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: III. Gavotte en rondeau 1:16
  34. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: IV. Bourrée 0:50
  35. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: Va. Menuet I 0:55
  36. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: Vb. Menuet II 1:02
  37. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: Vc. Menuet I da capo 0:36
  38. Suite in G Minor, BWV 822: VI. Gigue 2:00
  39. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: I. Praeludium 2:04
  40. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: II. Allemande 3:20
  41. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: III. Courante 1:52
  42. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: IV. Sarabande 3:19
  43. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: V. Gavotte I 1:15
  44. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: VI. Gavotte II 2:17
  45. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: VII. Air 1:54
  46. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: VIII. Menuet 0:55
  47. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a: IX. Gigue 2:41
  48. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande 3:25
  49. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante 1:48
  50. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande 4:48
  51. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte 1:09
  52. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée 1:24
  53. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure 2:20
  54. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue 3:43
  55. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: Ia. Prélude 1:40
  56. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: Ib. Allemande 2:44
  57. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: II. Courante 1:37
  58. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande 2:44
  59. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte 1:12
  60. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise 1:32