6 Partitas Clavier 1

1. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Christopher Caja Sager
Conducted by Michael Steinberg

2. Partita for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Christopher Caja Sager

3. Partita for keyboard No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Christopher Caja Sager

4. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Christopher Caja Sager

5. Partita for keyboard No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Christopher Caja Sager

6. Partita for keyboard No. 4 in D major, BWV 828
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Christopher Caja Sager

Customer Reviews:

A fine collection..........2007-06-03

This is a fine collection, but note that the 6 Partitas are Pinnock's original 1985 recording, and not his recent 1999 recording, Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825-830 (Edition Bachakademie Vol 115) /Pinnock (harpsichord).

However this collection is excellent value simply for Pinnock's lively 1980 recording of the Goldberg Variations, and one can regard the 1979 French Overture, 1984 Italian Concerto, and 1985 Partitas recordings as useful bonuses.

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Sergey Schepkin plays Bach: Vital, Intelligent, Earthy, Dancing

The Six Keyboard Partitas Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Ongaku Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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The Goldberg Variations
Sergey Schepkin Plays Debussy

ASIN: B000001Z2M
Release Date: 1997-05-27

Tracks:

Partita V in G, BWV 829: Praeambulum
Partita V in G, BWV 829: Allemande
Partita V in G, BWV 829: Corrente
Partita V in G, BWV 829: Sarabande
Partita V in G, BWV 829: Tempo Di Minuetto
Partita V in G, BWV 829: Passepied
Partita V in G, BWV 829: Gigue
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Toccata
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Allemanda
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Corrente
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Air
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Sarbande
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Tempo Di Gavotta
Partita VI in e, BWV 830: Gigue
Clavierubung III: Four Duets: Duetto I in e, BWV 802
Clavierubung III: Four Duets: Duetto II in F, BWV 803
Clavierubung III: Four Duets: Duetto III in G, BWV 804
Clavierubung III: Four Duets: Duetto IV in a, BWV 805
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: (Ov)
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Courante
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Gavotte I
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Gavotte II
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Gavotte I Da Capo
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Passepied I
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Passepied II
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Passepied I Da Capo
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Sarabande
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Bourree I
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Bourree II
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Bourree I Da Capo
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Gigue
Clavierubung II: Ov In The French Style (Partita in b), BWV 831: Echo

Album Description

Includes Partitas V and VI plus the Four Duets and the Overture in the French Style.

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Sergey Schepkin plays Bach: Vital, Intelligent, Earthy, Dancing.......2007-05-13

The Baroque Era in western classical music is supposedly named for the Portuguese word that means, misshapen pearl. These performances of the JS Bach Partitas set one to thinking, backwards, and forwards.

We first have to cope with the use of the modern piano, instead of say, the harpsichord. If Wanda Landowska made playing Bach on the harpsichord in concert a signal of our ongoing return to original or period instruments, Bach on the modern piano is still very much with us. Liszt encouraged pianists to play Bach, and partly because of his genius, Liszt got away with playing Bach in public when for most music lovers, the old Baroque master was a historical watermark, mainly acknowledged for the pedagogical values of learning to play his music.

The later rediscovery of Bach and Handel had a lot to do with Baron van Swieten in Vienna, plus Mendelssohn's advocacy (would the St. Matthew Passion have been completely lost?), plus later figures like Edwin Fischer, Busoni, Egon Petri (a Busoni student and protege), and above all most recently, Canadian piano genius Glenn Gould.

Thanks to miracles of modern information technology, Glenn Gould's Bach performances have been deftly analyzed, so that his trailblazing piano performance of the Bach Goldberg Variations, first released in about 1955, is now recreated, recorded, and available in state of the art super audio sound. See the Zenph re-performance series soon to appear on the shelves.

Bach kept being resolutely played and programmed by a gaggle of pianists in each successive generation. Then along comes Joao Carlos Martins. He immerses himself in all the keyboard works, and climbs another high peak by way of a much more Romantic manner of Bach playing. Then along comes Sergey Schepkin.

He is just himself. His approach to playing Bach on the piano partly eludes description. You get the brilliant clarity and ski-sloped vigor of Glenn Gould's style, plus a whole contrary dimension of wit, fantasy, earthiness, and emotion - qualities we would otherwise associate mainly with the later Romantic schools of Bach performance.

In Schepkin's hands, the old master comes off sounding like a much closer brother to Domenico Scarlatti - or even Rameau.

The stiff, gruff Lutheran piety so disappointed by earthly life is gone from Schepkin's performances, as it variously was absent from both Glenn Gould and Joao Carlos Martins. Instead we get just bucket-loads of sheer joy, a depth of fantasy and imagination that yet does not distort or violate period practice fundamentals, re-imagined, crafted to the modern piano. Schepkin's magic is partly due to his free and improvisatory way with Baroque ornamentation. He is near as florid as Handel in the operas - or Reinhold Keiser, or C.H. Graun. He brings a vocal, operatic sense of embellishment to the long, winding, intertwining Bach polyphonies. Rather like what violinist Andrew Manze does on his fiddle with this sort of period-informed performance practice.

There is absolutely nothing of the dry, laborious keyboard exercise here. And I have not always been a fan of everybody playing the Bach Partitas.

In addition to the high intelligence and wit, Schepkin manages also to convey a dimension of play, of kaleidoscopic gaming that still remains earthy and folk-loric. At times, the sophistication of this playing will probably remind you of Rameau's courtly, satin-clad harpsichord music. Artifice strangely elaborating the best of untutored, illiterate Nature.

Well, go get this and the first volume discs. After you listen a while, who cares what I say? Very, very highly recommended. Along with Gould and Martins, Schepkin is our main Bach man, shedding all manner of varied lights and genius on the composer as he can be revealed on the cornucopian resources of the modern piano. And these two red book discs of the complete Bach Partitas are only the beginning. Schepkin has recorded a whole lot more. Oh yeah.

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With my best wishes !
Simply Awful!
Bach played with astonishing artistry and virtuosity.

Bach: Complete Partitas For Harpsichord

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000041A7
Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

No 1 in B flat, BWV 825: Praeludium
No 1 in B flat, BWV 825: Allemande
No 1 in B flat, BWV 825: Corrente
No 1 in B flat, BWV 825: Sarabande
No 1 in B flat, BWV 825: Menuet I-II
No 1 in B flat, BWV 825: Giga
No 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia (Grave adagio -- Andante)
No 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Allemande
No 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Courante
No 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
No 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
No 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Capriccio
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Fantasia
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Allemande
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Corrente
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Sarabande
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Burlesca
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Scherzo
No 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Gigue
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Ouverture
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Allemande
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Courante
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Aria
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Sarabande
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Menuet
No 4 in D, BWV 828: Gigue

Tracks:

Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Praeambulum
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Allemande
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Corrente
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Sarabande
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Tempo di minuetto
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Passepied
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Gigue
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Toccata
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Allemande
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Corrente
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Air
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Sarabande
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Tempo di gavotta
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Gigue
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Ouverture
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Courante
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Gavotte I-II
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Passepied I-II
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Sarabande
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Bourree I-II
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Gigue
Partita In B Minor, BWV 831: Echo

Amazon.com

The Partitas were among the very few compositions that Bach himself published--by subscription at his own expense. Each one appeared alone over several years, and then finally as a complete set of six. A partita is exactly the same thing as a suite, simply a collection of stylized dance pieces often preceded by an overture or prelude. Because Bach saw them into print, it is obvious that he regarded them as something exceptional, and they are widely regarded as the finest keyboard suites ever composed. Blandine Verlet is a spectacular artist whose name deserves to be better known in this country. She continued her survey of Bach keyboard works on Auvidis, and this Philips recording is a solitary effort for the label. It's very, very good. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

With my best wishes !.......2007-01-11

If you enjoy listening Harpsichord the real ''baroque'' way this is the CD to acquire. The unique sound of the older Harpsichord played by Blandine Verlet transforms the experience into a marvelous journey in time.
Cheers !

Simply Awful!.......2005-09-10

I've bought 200+ CD's over the years, and this is the only CD in my collection that I cannot listen to. There is a rythmic instability in the playing that is atrocious. I've learnt a number of these partitas, heard numerous recordings of them, and cannot fathom why this performer tries to contort the rhythms as she does. Obviously as a musician one must decide when to bend the rhythm a little - a la Casals or other great Bach interpreters, but in this recording the distortions are that bad that the music has completely lost its meaning and continuity.

Listen to the opening line of the first partita before buying this CD - a simple phrase is completely distorted. Also, be sure to listen to the gigue of this same first partita - it sounds like a child practicing! Listen to Richard Goode or numerous others play this gigue and you'll wonder how this CD was ever released.

Bach played with astonishing artistry and virtuosity........2000-07-19

Virgil Thomson once described a recital of Wanda Landowska playing Bach on the harpsichord as being "as stimulating as a needle shower." Well, the same applies to another female master of the harpsichord, Blandine Verlet, who here performs Bach's "Partitas," among the most intricate, demanding works ever composed for the keyboard, with a mixture of white-knuckled control and breathtaking expression heard only in the performances of people who are in absolute control of their instruments, on every level. And Verlet is indeed, since the death of Landowska, sans peer as an interpreter of Bach on the harpsichord. This is music of surpassing sublimity, performed with grace, wit (yes, wit), passion and even restraint by a truly astounding musician. Bach performed to perfection--could there be a better reason to buy this CD?

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Bach: Goldberg Variations; Partitas 1-6

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000SQ3
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Variation 1 - 15
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Variation 16 - 30
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Toccata
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Allemande
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Courante
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Air
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Sarabande
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Tempo di Gavotta
Partita VI in E Minor BWV 830: Gigue

Tracks:

Partita I in B Flat Major BWV 825: Praeludium
Partita I in B Flat Major BWV 825: Allemande
Partita I in B Flat Major BWV 825: Courante
Partita I in B Flat Major BWV 825: Sarabande
Partita I in B Flat Major BWV 825: Menuett I and II
Partita I in B Flat Major BWV 825: Gigue
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Sinfonia
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Grave/Adagio/Andante
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Allemande
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Courante
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Sarabande
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Roundeau
Partita II in C Minor BWV 826: Capriccio
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Fantasia
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Allemande
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Courante
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Sarabande
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Burlesca
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Scherzo
Partita III in A Minor BWV 827: Gigue
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Ouverture
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Allemande
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Courante
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Aria
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Sarabande
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Menuett
Partita IV in D Major BWV 828: Gigue
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Praeambulum
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Allemande
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Courante
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Sarabande
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Tempo di Minuetto
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Passepied
Partita V in G Major BWV 829: Gigue

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Bach: The Complete Partitas

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000041MV
Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Praeluduim
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Allemande
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Corrente
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Sarabande
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Menuet I
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Menuet II
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825: Giga
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Allemande
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Courante
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Fantasia
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Allemande
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Corrente
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Sarabande
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Burlesca
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Scherzo
Partita No. 3 In A Minor, BWV 827: Gigue
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Ouverture
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Allemande
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Courante
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Aria
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Sarabande
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Menuet
Partita No. 4 In D, BMV 830: Gigue
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Praeambulum
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Allemande
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Corrente
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Sarabande
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Tempo di minuetto
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Passepied
Partita No. 5 In G, BWV 829: Gigue

Tracks:

Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Toccata
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Allemanda
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Corrente
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Air
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Sarabande
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Tempo di gavotta
Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830: Gigue
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Ouverture
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Courante
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Gavotte I- II
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Passepied I- II
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Sarabande
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Bourree I- II
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Gigue
French Overture In B Minor, BWV 831: Echo
Duetto No. 1 in E Minor, BWV 831
Duetto No. 2 in F, BWV 803
Duetto No. 3 in G, BWV 804
Duetto No. 4 in A Minor, BWV 805
Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: 1. -
Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: 2. Andante
Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: 3. Presto

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well worth the high price.

Bach: Italian Concerto/Partitas

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E407
Release Date: 1991-04-05

Customer Reviews:

well worth the high price........2006-09-06

Bach on the piano doesn't get more controversial than this.....no sooner had this bracing disc appeared was it deleted under a heap of exasperated reviews.Hence it's relative rarity.
Weissenberg cultivates a bright sonority coupled with fortissimos which leave the listener shell shocked.The counterpoint tends to pile up as opposed to some careful delineation and already hectic tempos seem to accelerate beyond the realms of normal practice....all of this ought to add up to a most uncouth cocktail but the results are surprisingy spellbinding.Listen to the splendid way Weissenberg hammers out the beautiful Allemande from the 4th Partita (left hand often louder than right) and you're taken back to the world of Wanda Landowska's larger than life harpsichord playing.The final Gigue bubbles along at an exhilirating pace,an instance where Gould is way too static in comparison.Likewise,the 6th Partita forges ahead with a chaotic energy which is utterly dazzling.
Perfect antidote to more well mannered approaches to Bach and well worth the high price.

Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo [Exclusive Free Sampler Included]

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Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo [Exclusive Free Sampler Included]

Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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