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J. S. Bach: The English Suites

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$29.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Zhu Xiao-Mei
Format
CD
Label
Accentus Music
Released
Oct 18, 2024
Catalog #
ACC30428
UPC
4260234832051

About

J. S. Bach The English Suites BWV 806-811 Zhu Xiao-Mei piano After a six-year hiatus, acclaimed pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei returns with a deeply personal and masterful recording of J.S. Bach's English Suites. This release completes her heartfelt journey through Bach's piano compositions, marking another significant milestone in her extraordinary career. This project is the culmination of years of meticulous preparation and an intimate relationship with the music. Zhu Xiao-Mei's approach is characterized by a profound connection to each piece, allowing her to bring out the subtleties and nuances that make Bach's work so timeless. Her dedication to living with the music day-by-day ensures a performance that is both authentic and deeply resonant. J. S. Bach The English Suites BWV 806-811 CD 1 1-7 8-17 18-24 CD 2 1-7 8-14 15-22 Available worldwide English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 The English Suites, with their blend of lively orchestral and delicate intimate moments, have a special place in Zhu XiaoMei's heart. She describes them as "a music of intimacy," making this recording particularly unique. Despite the challenges, including pandemic-related delays and finding the perfect piano, her dedication to authenticity shines through in every note. Zhu Xiao-Mei's insightful and sensitive performance invites you into a world of subtlety and depth, offering a refreshing contrast to today's fast-paced musical landscape. This album is not just a completion of her Bach recordings but a milestone that underscores her exceptional artistry and unwavering devotion to Bach's timeless music.

Tracklist 46 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prélude 03:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  3. 2 II. Allemande 02:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  4. 3 III. Courante 01:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 03:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  6. 5 V. Gavotte I 00:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Gavotte I
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  7. 6 VI. Gavotte II - Gavotte I (da capo) 01:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gavotte II - Gavotte I (da capo)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  8. 7 VII. Gigue 02:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  9. 8 I. Prélude 02:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  10. 9 II. Allemande 03:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  11. 10 III. Courante I 00:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Courante I
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  12. 11 IV. Courante II 01:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Courante II
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  13. 12 IV. Double I 01:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Double I
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  14. 13 IV. Double II 01:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Double II
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  15. 14 V. Sarabande 02:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  16. 15 VI. Bourrée I 01:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Bourrée I
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  17. 16 VII. Bourrée II - Bourrée I (da capo) 01:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Bourrée II - Bourrée I (da capo)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  18. 17 VIII. Gigue 02:01
    Track
    17
    Title
    VIII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  19. 18 I. Prélude 05:00
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  20. 19 II. Allemande 02:26
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  21. 20 III. Courante 01:17
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  22. 21 IV. Sarabande 02:51
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  23. 22 V. Bourrée I 01:08
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Bourrée I
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  24. 23 VI. Bourrée II - Bourrée I (da capo) 01:42
    Track
    23
    Title
    VI. Bourrée II - Bourrée I (da capo)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  25. 24 VII. Gigue 03:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 I. Prélude 05:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  28. 2 II. Allemande 02:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  29. 3 III. Courante 01:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  30. 4 IV. Sarabande 01:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  31. 5 V. Passepied I 01:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Passepied I
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  32. 6 VI. Passepied II - Passepied I (da capo) 01:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Passepied II - Passepied I (da capo)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  33. 7 VII. Gigue 03:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  34. 8 I. Prélude 04:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  35. 9 II. Allemande 02:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  36. 10 III. Courante 00:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  37. 11 IV. Sarabande 01:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  38. 12 V. Menuet I 00:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Menuet I
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  39. 13 VI. Menuet II - Menuet I (da capo) 01:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Menuet II - Menuet I (da capo)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  40. 14 VII. Gigue 02:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  41. 15 I. Prélude 08:36
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  42. 16 II. Allemande 03:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  43. 17 III. Courante 01:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  44. 18 IV. Sarabande 01:50
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  45. 19 IV. Double 00:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Double
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  46. 20 V. Gavotte I 01:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    V. Gavotte I
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  47. 21 VI. Gavotte II - Gavotte I (da capo) 01:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    VI. Gavotte II - Gavotte I (da capo)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei
  48. 22 VII. Gigue 02:42
    Track
    22
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Zhu Xiao-Mei