JS Bach - Partita no.3, French Suites 2, 3 & 5
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Label: MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Cat No: MDG90322806
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 21st July 2023
Contents
Works
French Suites (6), BWV812-817Artists
Christian Zacharias (piano)Works
French Suites (6), BWV812-817Artists
Christian Zacharias (piano)About
The suites were composed at the height of Bach's years in Kothen. Writing music for the court was Bach's daily bread, but at the piano he could let his imagination run wild. Only on first glance is it surprising he uses the tight constraints of the suite with its fixed movements. On closer inspection we find a gigue concluding the G major Suite and a three-part fugue in Partita no.3.
In contrast to the "English" Suites composed around the same time, in the "French" Suites Bach discards with a prelude at the beginning. Only the Partita from the first part of the "Clavier-Übung" is preceded by a Fantasia composed in the "scholarly style". Contrary to what the title suggests, this is set strictly in the style of a two-part invention - Bach remains true to himself even as a composer of dance suites.
Christian Zacharias makes it all sound so natural, as though it couldn't be any other way. The phrasing is clear and organic, and the tonal brilliance is unparalleled: On this carefully produced Super Audio CD, the powerful-sounding Steinway concert grand "Manfred Bürki" from 1901 with Zacharias at the helm is clearly the best choice for Bach aficionados.
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