Name: Bach: Solo Keyboard Works by András Schiff
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András Schiff has recorded Bach's six partitas twice, first for Decca in 1985 and then for ECM in 2009, and both are superlative in their own ways. Schiff was then and is now a pianist possessing a fluent technique, an agile tone, and a sense of phrasing that makes counterpoint sing, but his interpretations of the Partitas have changed over 25 years. His later performances are more pointed and more poised, thoughtful, and ardent than his earlier one, but they are also less mellow and much less pedaled, with no less drive, but perhaps less lyricism. Whether Schiff's earlier or later performance appeals more will be a matter of personal taste. Less significant, perhaps, but still striking, is the difference in the quality of the sound. Decca's early digital sound, like its late stereo sound, was rich, deep, detailed, and atmospheric. ECM's late digital sound, like its early digital sound, is extremely clear and enormously immediate. With Decca, one is sitting a few rows in front of the pianist. With ECM, one is sitting on the bench with the pianist.

Bach: Solo Keyboard Works

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Volume 1

1. J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 - 1. (Allegro)

2. J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 - 2. Andante

3. J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 - 3. Presto

4. J.S. Bach: Invention No.1 in C, BWV772a

5. J.S. Bach: Invention No.2 in C minor, BWV773

6. J.S. Bach: Invention No.3 in D, BWV774

7. J.S. Bach: Invention No.4 in D minor, BWV775

8. J.S. Bach: Invention No.5 in E flat, BWV776

9. J.S. Bach: Invention No.6 in E, BWV777

10. J.S. Bach: Invention No.7 in E minor, BWV778

11. J.S. Bach: Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779

12. J.S. Bach: Invention No.9 in F minor, BWV780

13. J.S. Bach: Invention No.10 in G, BWV781

14. J.S. Bach: Invention No.11 in G minor, BWV782

15. J.S. Bach: Invention No.12 in A, BWV 783

16. J.S. Bach: Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784

17. J.S. Bach: Invention No.14 in B flat, BWV 785

18. J.S. Bach: Invention No.15 in B minor, BWV 786

19. J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 - 1. Prelude

20. J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 - 2. Allemande

21. J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 - 3. Courante

22. J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 - 4. Sarabande

23. J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 - 5. Bourrée I & II

24. J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 - 6. Gigue

25. J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869 - Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846

26. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C minor (WTK, Book I, No.2), BWV 847

27. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D (WTK, Book I, No.5), BWV 850

28. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D minor (WTK, Book I, No.6), BWV 851

29. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor (WTK, Book I, No.14), BWV 859

30. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A flat (WTK, Book I, No.17), BWV 862

Volume 2

1. J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903

2. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 1. Allemande

3. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 2. Courante

4. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 3. Sarabande

5. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 4. Gavotte

6. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 5. Bourrée

7. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 6. Loure

8. J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G, BWV 816 - 7. Gigue

9. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 1. Overture

10. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 2. Allemande

11. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 3. Courante

12. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 4. Aria

13. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 5. Sarabande

14. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 6. Menuet

15. J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 7. Gigue

16. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C (WTK, Book II, No.1), BWV 870

17. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp (WTK, Book II, No.3), BWV 872

18. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E flat (WTK, Book II, No.7), BWV 876

19. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F minor (WTK, Book II, No.12), BWV 881

20. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor (WTK, Book II, No.24), BWV 893

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