Bach: The Six Partitas - Mahan Esfahani (2 CDs)

‘A comprehensive overview of every style available to Bach, from the archaic to the modern’: Mahan Esfahani rises confidently to the challenge of his own brilliant appraisal of the Partitas in performances brimming with intellectual and emotional energy.

performed on harpsichord.

Partita No 1 in B flat major BWV825[19'07]
CD1
1 Praeludium[1'53]
2 Allemande[3'20]
3 Corrente[3'01]
4 Sarabande[5'44]
5 Menuet I – Menuet II – Menuet I da capo[2'51]
6 Giga[2'18]

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV826[22'15]
7 Sinfonia[5'12]
8 Allemande[5'27]
9 Courante[2'19]
10 Sarabande[3'58]
11 Rondeaux[1'34]
12 Capriccio[3'45]

Partita No 6 in E minor BWV830[32'32]
13 Toccata[8'36]
14 Allemande[4'18]
15 Corrente[4'49]
16 Air[1'07]
17 Sarabande[4'56]
18 Tempo di Gavotta[2'46]
19 Gigue[6'00]

Partita No 3 in A minor BWV827[20'52]
CD2
20 Fantasia[2'33]
21 Allemande[3'46]
22 Corrente[3'02]
23 Sarabande[4'28]
24 Burlesca[2'15]
25 Scherzo[1'26]
26 Gigue[3'22]

Partita No 4 in D major BWV828[31'53]
27 Ouverture[6'24]
28 Allemande[10'18]
29 Courante[3'31]
30 Aria[2'18]
31 Sarabande[4'04]
32 Menuet[1'18]
33 Gigue[4'00]

Partita No 5 in G major BWV829[21'47]
34 Praeambulum[2'24]
35 Allemande[4'20]
36 Corrente[2'07]
37 Sarabande[4'52]
38 Tempo di Minuetta[1'53]
39 Passepied[1'53]
40 Gigue[4'18]