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Bach: Partitas for Harpsichord / Tilney
Music and Arts Programs of America

Bach: Partitas for Harpsichord / Tilney

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Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Colin Tilney
Format
CD
Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Released
Oct 16, 2020
Catalog #
MA CD-1301
UPC
017685130120

About

Johann Sebastian Bach's six Partitas for Harpsichord are among the greatest and most inspired works of all keyboard literature. They represent the composer's genius at the height of his maturity, matched only by his Goldberg Variations. They are performed here by Colin Tilney on a copy of an instrument by Christian Zell, Hamburg, 1728, built by Colin Booth, Wells, England, 1984. Colin Tilney is internationally known for his harpsichord, clavichord and fortepiano playing, with many solo recordings on DG (Archive), EMI Electrola, Decca, Hyperion, Dorian, Doremi and CBC SM 5000. Originally working in London as an accompanist and repetiteur, in 1979 he moved to Canada, first to Toronto, where he taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music and founded the chamber group Les Coucous Benevoles; more recently (2002) to Victoria where he is on the staff of the Music School at the University of Victoria. J.S. Bach: Partitas for Harpsichord is his eighth recording for Music & Arts.

REVIEW:

Colin Tilney’s tempos in Bach’s music have considerably slowed down with age (the harpsichordist is 87 at this writing), and he never was a sprinter to begin with. As a consequence, his Six Partitas rarely reflect the music’s dance roots. Indeed, movements dependent on rhythmic momentum, like the Fifth Partita’s Praeambulum, No. 6’s Air, No. 3’s Courante, and all of the Gigues often leave a ponderous impression. Rhythmic amorphousness prevails in No. 1’s Praeludium, where Tilney’s loosely held duple meter soon settles into a tuple meter groove. However, Tilney retains his masterful legato finger technique, and the ability to make the quills on his resplendently engineered harpsichord sing, as No. 1’s Sarabande, No. 2’s Sinfonia, and No. 4’s sensitively ornamented Allemande bear out.

Given the performances’ leisurely trajectory, it’s not surprising that they spill over to three CDs rather than the usual two. While my reference Bach Partitas on harpsichord remain those of Trevor Pinnock (Hänssler), Igor Kipnis (Warner Classics), and Jory Vinikour (Sono Luminus), the sheer beauty that Tilney creates in Bach’s more reflective movements may well be worth the price of admission.

-- ClassicsToday.com (Jed Distler)

Tracklist 40 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Præludium 02:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Præludium
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  3. 2 II. Allemande 04:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  4. 3 III. Corrente 04:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 06:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  6. 5 V. Minuet I-II 03:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Minuet I-II
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  7. 6 VI. Gigue 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  8. 7 I. Sinfonia 05:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Sinfonia
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  9. 8 II. Allemande 05:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  10. 9 III. Courante 03:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  11. 10 IV. Sarabande 03:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  12. 11 V. Rondeaux 02:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Rondeaux
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  13. 12 VI. Capriccio 02:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Capriccio
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 I. Fantasia 03:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Fantasia
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  16. 2 II. Allemande 03:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  17. 3 III. Corrente 02:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  18. 4 IV. Sarabande 03:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  19. 5 V. Burlesca 02:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Burlesca
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  20. 6 VI. Scherzo 01:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Scherzo
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  21. 7 VII. Gigue 05:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  22. 8 I. Ouverture 07:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Ouverture
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  23. 9 II. Allemande 06:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  24. 10 III. Courante 05:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  25. 11 IV. Aria 02:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Aria
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  26. 12 V. Sarabande 03:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  27. 13 VI. Menuet 02:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Menuet
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  28. 14 VII. Gigue 05:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  29. Disc 3
  30. 1 I. Præambulum 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Præambulum
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  31. 2 II. Allemande 02:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  32. 3 III. Corrente 02:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  33. 4 IV. Sarabande 04:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  34. 5 V. Tempo di Minuetto 02:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Tempo di Minuetto
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  35. 6 VI. Passepied 02:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Passepied
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  36. 7 VII. Gigue 03:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  37. 8 I. Toccata 08:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Toccata
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  38. 9 II. Allemande 04:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  39. 10 III. Corrente 03:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  40. 11 IV. Air 02:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Air
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  41. 12 V. Sarabande 04:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  42. 13 VI. Tempo di Gavotta 02:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Tempo di Gavotta
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney
  43. 14 VII. Gigue 04:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Colin Tilney