Bach: Orchestral Suites - Transcribed for Piano Duet by Eleonor Bindman

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Label
Grand Piano
Release Date
November 11, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 11, 2022
    • UPC
      747313991525
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GP915
    • LABEL
      Grand Piano
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Ouverture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    2. II. Air, "Air on the G String"

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    3. III. Gavotte I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    4. IV. Bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    5. V. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    6. I. Ouverture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    7. II. Rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    8. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    9. IV. Bourrée I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    10. V. Polonaise - Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    11. VI. Menuet

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    12. VII. Badinerie

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    13. I. Ouverture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    14. II. Bourrée I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    15. III. Gavotte

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    16. IV. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    17. V. Réjouissance

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Eleonor Bindman, Susan Sobolewski

    18. I. Ouverture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    19. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    20. III. Gavotte I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    21. IV. Forlane

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    22. V. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    23. VI. Bourrée I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman

    24. VII. Passepied I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Susan Sobolewski, Eleonor Bindman


To watch a live Q&A with pianist Eleonor Bindman discussing the recording of her transcriptions of Bach's Orchestral Suites, click here.

Eleonor Bindman’s new arrangement of Bach’s Orchestral Suites for piano duet follows her widely admired recording of the six Brandenburg Concertos (GP777–78). Once again, the transcription reimagines Bach’s writing using the modern piano, in this case a Bösendorfer. Bindman and her Duo Vivace partner, Susan Sobolewski, draw upon the suite’s dance movements to suggest how Bach might have distributed the material, ordering them for maximum contrast, and succeeding in conveying the music’s vitality and beauty in a new medium.

REVIEW:

This is the world premiere recording of Eleonor Bindman’s arrangement for four hands at one piano of Bach’s four Orchestral Suites. Much like Bindman’s arrangements of the Brandenburg Concertos, this is not a small undertaking. Bindman’s partner for the Brandenburgs was Jenny Lin, and here Susan Sobolewski fills that role admirably. The pianists trade places on the piano bench, so each gets two suites playing the upper part and two playing the lower.

Nothing I heard in these arrangements seemed out of place, and the phrasing and dynamic shaping of the lines were exceptional. This new set is satisfying and very musical. It will give you a fresh look at some of Bach’s greatest works in piano arrangements that work quite well.

-- American Record Guide (James Harrington)