Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825-830 András Schiff

• 1 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - I. Praeambulum (Live) 02:12
• 2 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - II. Allemande (Live) 04:17
• 3 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - III. Corrente (Live) 01:35
• 4 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - IV. Sarabande (Live) 04:08
• 5 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - V. Tempo di Minuetta (Live) 02:23
• 6 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - VI. Passepied (Live) 01:31
• 7 Partita V in G Major, BWV 829 - VII. Gigue (Live) 03:47
• 8 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - I. Fantasia (Live) 01:51
• 9 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - II. Allemande (Live) 02:48
• 10 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - III. Corrente (Live) 02:40
• 11 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - IV. Sarabande (Live) 03:14
• 12 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - V. Burlesca (Live) 02:00
• 13 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - VI. Scherzo (Live) 01:00
• 14 Partita III in A Minor, BWV 827 - VII. Gigue (Live) 02:57
• 15 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - I. Praeludium (Live) 01:53
• 16 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - II. Allemande (Live) 03:09
• 17 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - III. Corrente (Live) 02:43
• 18 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - IV. Sarabande (Live) 04:26
• 19 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - V. Menuet I (Live) 01:16
• 20 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - VI. Menuet II (Live) 01:18
• 21 Partita I in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 - VII. Gigue (Live) 02:12
• 22 Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826 - I. Sinfonia (Live) 04:17
• 23 Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826 - II. Allemande (Live) 04:32
• 24 Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826 - III. Courante (Live) 02:05
• 25 Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826 - IV. Sarabande (Live) 03:01
• 26 Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826 - V. Rondeau (Live) 01:28
• 27 Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826 - VI. Capriccio (Live) 03:19
• 28 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - I. Ouverture (Live) 05:50
• 29 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - II. Allemande (Live) 07:57
• 30 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - III. Courante (Live) 03:20
• 31 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - IV. Aria (Live) 02:05
• 32 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - V. Sarabande (Live) 05:56
• 33 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - VI. Menuet (Live) 01:21
• 34 Partita IV in D Major, BWV 828 - VII. Gigue (Live) 03:37
• 35 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - I. Toccata (Live) 07:20
• 36 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - II. Allemanda (Live) 03:41
• 37 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - III. Corrente (Live) 04:48
• 38 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - IV. Air (Live) 01:41
• 39 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - V. Sarabande (Live) 05:33
• 40 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - VI. Tempo di Gavotta (Live) 01:58
• 41 Partita VI in E Minor, BWV 830 - VII. Gigue (Live) 05:40
• Total Runtime 02:12:49

Info for Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825-830

Nach seinem Beethoven-Zyklus kehrt András Schiff zu Bach zurück: Bei einer Matinée im Neumarkter Reitstadl nahm er 2007 die großartigen sechs Partiten auf, die Bach 1731 als erstes seiner Werke publizierte, weil er eine einzigartige Synthese der traditionsreichen Suitenform in ihnen verwirklicht sah. Verglichen mit seiner Aufnahme von 1983 demonstriert die neue Version Schiffs Entwicklung hin zu mehr Freiheit, Klangreichtum und der schieren Lust an der Phrasierung.

'In seiner zweiten Aufnahme der Bach'schen Klavierpartiten präsentiert sich Andras Schiff ohne artikulatorische Mätzchen sowie mit vollem barocken Klavierton und originellen Detaillösungen für Verzierungen.“ (Stereo)

„Nach den zuletzt erschienenen Beethoven-Sonaten klingt Schiffs Bach strenger, organischer, bezwingender als früher. Durchaus noch romantisch – man höre, wie er die D-Dur-Allemande, das wohl großartigste Stück der Sammlung, als unendliche Melodie über dezent begleitender linker Hand mit sehnsuchtsvoller Agogik anlegt. damit paart sich aber eine scharf geschliffene Artikulation, die einerseits auf die Alte-Musik-Praxis verweist, andererseits darauf, wie grandios Schiff gerade Haydn, Bartok, Janacek spielt. So bohrt sich diese Musik mit zunehmendem ernst dann doch als schlüssiger Zyklus ins Bewusstsein des Hörers.“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

András Schiff, Klavier

Concert recording, September 21, 2007 Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt
Tonmeister: Stephan Schellmann
Produced by Manfred Eicher

As a young pianist, András Schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach; in recent years, as part of his long-term relationship with ECM, he has gone back to Bach as a sage veteran, earning even more acclaim for his New Series versions of the Goldberg Variations (2001) and the Six Partitas (2007), both intimate concert recordings. In August 2011, Schiff turned his focus to the 48 preludes and fugues of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, recording both Books I and II in the Auditorium Radiosvizzera Italiana, Lugano. The performance of these influential works sets new interpretive standards. For the recording, Schiff’s own Steinway was brought to Lugano, and the production beautifully captures a masterful player and his instrument of choice.

András Schiff, born in Budapest in 1953, puts a strong focus on cyclic performances of the important piano works by the masters from Bach to Bártok. His wide-ranging discography on ECM includes works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Janáček, among many others. One of Schiff's most ambitious projects to date, the complete Beethoven sonata cycle was performed in 20 major musical centers worldwide and recorded for ECM in concert at the Zürich Tonhalle. In 1999, Schiff created his own chamber orchestra, the Cappella Andrea Barca, which consists of international soloists, chamber musicians and friends. In addition to working annually with this orchestra, he conducts London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

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