Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mahan Esfahani
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68311-2
Release: 2021
Size: 2.92 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825
01. I. Praeludium
02. II. Allemande
03. III. Corrente
04. IV. Sarabande
05. V. Menuet I – Menuet II – Menuet I da capo
06. VI. Giga
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
07. I. Sinfonia
08. II. Allemande
09. III. Courante
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Rondeaux
12. VI. Capriccio
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV830
13. I. Toccata
14. II. Allemande
15. III. Corrente
16. IV. Air
17. V. Sarabande
18. VI. Tempo di Gavotta
19. VII. Gigue
CD 02
Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV827
01. I. Fantasia
02. II. Allemande
03. III. Corrente
04. IV. Sarabande
05. V. Burlesca
06. VI. Scherzo
07. VII. Gigue
Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV828
08. I. Ouverture
09. II. Allemande
10. III. Courante
11. IV. Aria
12. V. Sarabande
13. VI. Menuet
14. VII. Gigue
Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829
15. I. Praeambulum
16. II. Allemande
17. III. Corrente
18. IV. Sarabande
19. V. Tempo di Minuetta
20. VI. Passepied
21. VII. Gigue
A comprehensive overview of every style available to Bach, from the archaic to the modern: Mahan Esfahani rises condently to the challenge of his own brilliant appraisal of the Partitas in performances brimming with intellectual and emotional energy.