Martin Helmchen - Bach: Six Partitas (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Prelude
02. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: II. Allemande
03. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: III. Courante
04. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande
05. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuett I & II
06. Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Gigue
07. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: I. Fantasia
08. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: II. Allemande
09. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: III. Courante
10. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: IV. Sarabande
11. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: V. Burlesca
12. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: VI. Scherzo
13. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: VII. Gigue
14. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: I. Ouverture
15. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: II. Allemande
16. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: III. Courante
17. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: IV. Aria
18. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: V. Sarabande
19. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: VI. Menuett
20. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: VII. Gigue

CD2
01. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: I. Sinfonia
02. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande
03. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: III. Courante
04. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande
05. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: V. Rondeau
06. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio
07. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: I. Preambulum
08. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: II. Allemande
09. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: III. Corrente
10. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: IV. Sarabande
11. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: V. Tempo di Minuetto
12. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: VI. Passepied
13. Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: VII. Gigue
14. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata
15. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande
16. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: III. Corrente
17. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air
18. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande
19. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta
20. Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue



Martin Helmchen belongs to the category of great piano virtuosos who are also interested in early instruments: 'One of the most thrilling moments of my life as a pianist was when I encountered the intact, original Spat & Schmahl tangent piano from 1790. My initial doubts about a pianist of today being able to master such an instrument rapidly gave way to the swelling conviction that here one could make certain things in Bach's music sound in a way that is impossible on both the harpsichord and the modern piano. Everything here subjugated me: the colours, the symbiosis of the characteristics of the harpsichord, clavichord and early piano, the buff stop, the opening up of polyphonic textures.' It is true that this instrument was built forty years after Bach's death, but, Helmchen continues, 'the greatest composers, including Beethoven, complained about the limitations of their instrument, and it's fascinating to play keyboard instruments that were ultimately an extension and improvement of the ones those composers knew'.

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