Bach: The French Suites / Xiao-Mei

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Label
Accentus Music
Release Date
May 19, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, J.S.
    • PERFORMER
      Zhu Xiao-Mei
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 19, 2017
    • UPC
      4260234831306
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ACC30404
    • LABEL
      Accentus Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    2. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    3. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    4. IV. Air

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    5. V. Menuet

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    6. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    7. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    8. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    9. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    10. IV. Gavotte

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    11. V. Air

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    12. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    13. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    14. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    15. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    16. IV. Menuet I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    17. V. Menuet II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    18. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    19. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    20. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    21. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    22. IV. Gavotte

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    23. V. Polonaise

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    24. VI. Bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    25. VII. Menuet

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    26. VIII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    27. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    28. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    29. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    30. IV. Anglaise

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    31. IV. Menuet

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    32. VI. Trio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    33. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    34. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    35. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    36. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    37. IV. Gavotte

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    38. V. Bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    39. VI. Loure

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei

    40. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zhu Xiao-Mei


It is with children in mind that I recorded these French Suites, always having heartfelt simplicity and purity in their mind. Children see the world with hope, optimism, and cast in light – much like Miró sees the world. I find a childlike purity in him, similar to what I hear in the French Suites. There is a quote by Miró that touches me enormously and makes me think a lot whenever I play, as it reflects something that may be the most difficult aspect of musical interpretation – and of art in general: To gain freedom is to gain simplicity.'' (Zhu Xiao-Mei) Zhu Xiao-Mei was born in 1949 in Shanghai. She began performing early, playing on Beijing radio and television when she was only 8. When she was ten she entered the National School of Music for exceptionally gifted children. She came to America in 1979, attending the New England Conservatory in Boston. Currently, she teaches at the Conservatoire de Paris.