Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Grand Piano
Catalogue: GP915
Release: 2022
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068
01. I. Ouverture
02. II. Air
03. III. Gavotte I & II
04. IV. Bourrée
05. V. Gigue
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067
06. I. Ouverture
07. II. Rondeau
08. III. Sarabande
09. IV. Bourrée I & II
10. V. Polonaise & Double
11. VI. Menuett
12. VII. Badinerie
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV1069
13. I. Ouverture
14. II. Bourrée I & II
15. III. Gavotte
16. IV. Menuett I & II
17. V. Réjouissance
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV1066
18. I. Ouverture
19. II. Courante
20. III. Gavotte I & II
21. IV. Forlane
22. V. Menuett I & II
23. VI. Bourrée I & II
24. VII. Passepied I & II
Eleonor Bindman’s new arrangement of Bach’s orchestral suites for piano duet follows her widely admired recording of the six Brandenburg Concertos. Once again, the transcription re-imagines Bach’s writing using the modern piano, in this case a Bösendorfer. Bindman and her Duo Vivace partner, Susan Sobolewski, draw upon the suite’s dance movements to suggest how Bach might have distributed the material, ordering them for maximum contrast, and succeeding in conveying the music’s vitality and beauty in a new medium.