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Bach: The French Suites

Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord/clavichord)

Bach: The French Suites
All credit to Esfahani for this carefully prepared recording...there is much to enjoy in playing that displays poise and expressive nuance as well as virtuosity.

BBC Music Magazine, December 20233 out of 5 stars

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Bach: The French Suites

Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord/clavichord)

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All credit to Esfahani for this carefully prepared recording...there is much to enjoy in playing that displays poise and expressive nuance as well as virtuosity.

BBC Music Magazine, December 20233 out of 5 stars

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‘Mahan Esfahani couldn’t make a routine recital of Bach’s keyboard music if you paid him’ was BBC Record Review’s verdict on a previous release: prospective listeners to this wonderful new set should rest assured that any hint of the routine remains as distant a threat as ever.

  • Release date: 6th Oct 2023
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalogue number: CDA684012
  • Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV812
Work length15:44
I. Allemande
Track length3:56
II. Courante
Track length1:57
III. Sarabande
Track length3:28
IVa. Menuet I
Track length0:57
IVb. Menuet II
Track length1:11
IVc. Menuet I da capo
Track length0:32
V. Gigue
Track length3:43
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813
Work length15:41
I. Allemande
Track length3:18
II. Courante
Track length1:54
III. Sarabande
Track length3:22
IV. Air
Track length1:36
Va. Menuet I
Track length1:09
Vb. Menuet II
Track length0:53
Vc. Menuet I da capo
Track length0:34
VI. Gigue
Track length2:55
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV814
Work length15:23
I. Allemande
Track length3:04
II. Courante
Track length2:16
III. Sarabande
Track length3:21
IV. Anglaise
Track length1:34
Va. Menuet
Track length1:04
Vb. Trio
Track length1:20
Vc. Menuet da capo
Track length0:33
VI. Gigue
Track length2:11
Bach, J S: Suite in E flat major, BWV819
Work length14:46
I. Allemande
Track length3:28
II. Courante
Track length2:14
III. Sarabande
Track length4:53
IV. Bourrée
Track length1:46
Va. Menuet I
Track length0:55
Vb. Menuet II
Track length0:48
Vc. Menuet I da capo
Track length0:42
Bach, J S: Suite in G minor, BWV822
Work length14:34
I. Ouverture
Track length3:52
II. Aria
Track length4:03
III. Gavotte en rondeau
Track length1:16
IV. Bourrée
Track length0:50
Va. Menuet I
Track length0:55
Vb. Menuet II
Track length1:02
Vc. Menuet I da capo
Track length0:36
VI. Gigue
Track length2:00
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV815a (Early Version)
Work length19:37
I. Praeludium
Track length2:04
II. Allemande
Track length3:20
III. Courante
Track length1:52
IV. Sarabande
Track length3:19
V. Gavotte I
Track length1:15
VI. Gavotte II
Track length2:17
VII. Air
Track length1:54
VIII. Menuet
Track length0:55
IX. Gigue
Track length2:41
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816
Work length18:37
I. Allemande
Track length3:25
II. Courante
Track length1:48
III. Sarabande
Track length4:48
IV. Gavotte
Track length1:09
V. Bourrée
Track length1:24
VI. Loure
Track length2:20
VII. Gigue
Track length3:43
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817
Work length17:04
Ia. Prélude
Track length1:40
Ib. Allemande
Track length2:44
II. Courante
Track length1:37
III. Sarabande
Track length2:44
IV. Gavotte
Track length1:12
V. Polonaise
Track length1:32
VI. Bourrée
Track length1:44
VII. Gigue
Track length2:31
VIII. Menuet
Track length1:20
Bach, J S: Suite in A minor, BWV818
Work length17:32
I. Fort gai
Track length2:03
II. Allemande
Track length3:14
III. Courante
Track length1:23
IV. Sarabande
Track length3:19
V. Sarabande simple - Sarabande double
Track length3:46
VII. Passepied
Track length1:06
VII. Gigue
Track length2:41

Awards and reviews

December 2023

All credit to Esfahani for this carefully prepared recording...there is much to enjoy in playing that displays poise and expressive nuance as well as virtuosity.
3 out of 5 stars

December 2023

If the clavichord added a sense of intimacy to the earlier recording [the Botebook for Anna Magdalena], here its more quicksilver touch has had a profound impact on the interpretation, including those works played on the harpsichord.
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