Mahan Esfahani, Britten Sinfonia - Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
1.01. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 I. Allegro
1.02. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 II. Adagio
1.03. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 III. Allegro
1.04. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053 I. [Allegro]
1.05. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053 II. Siciliano
1.06. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053 III. Allegro
1.07. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054 (After BWV 1042) I. [Allegro]
1.08. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054 (After BWV 1042) II. Adagio e piano sempre
1.09. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054 (After BWV 1042) III. Allegro
1.10. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057 I. [Allegro]
1.11. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057 II. Andante
1.12. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057 III. Allegro assai

CD2
2.01. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055 I. Allegro
2.02. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055 II. Larghetto
2.03. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055 III. Allegro ma non tanto
2.04. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 I. [Allegro]
2.05. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 II. Adagio
2.06. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 III. Presto
2.07. J.S. Bach Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A Minor, BWV 1044 I. Allegro
2.08. J.S. Bach Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A Minor, BWV 1044 II. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce
2.09. J.S. Bach Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A Minor, BWV 1044 III. Tempo di alla breve
2.10. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1058 (After BWV 1041) I. [Allegro]
2.11. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1058 (After BWV 1041) II. Andante
2.12. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1058 (After BWV 1041) III. Allegro assai
2.13. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059 (Reconstr. Esfahani) I. Allegro
2.14. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059 (Reconstr. Esfahani) II. Cembalo ad libitum
2.15. J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059 (Reconstr. Esfahani) III. Presto

Mahan Esfahani’s mammoth project to record the complete keyboard works of Bach reaches a new high point with The Complete Keyboard Concertos. At every stage in the series Esfahani has sought to challenge long-held assumptions about the composer we seek to know. By teaming up with the Britten Sinfonia, he dispels any assumptions that the harpsichord might be seen as an ‘ancient’ instrument, eschewing period instruments in favour of modern ones.

In his typically scholarly but engaging liner notes Esfahani writes of Bach the trendsetter putting the keyboard front and centre in a concerto for the first time. In addition to his roles as harpsichordist and director, Esfahani adds a compositional feather to his cap with the first recording of his own reconstruction of the “lost concerto” No 8 (BWV1059), once available only as a small fragment.