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Bach, Partitas BWV 825 - 830
Johann Sebastian Bach

Schaghajegh Nosrati

Bach, Partitas BWV 825 - 830

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Label: CAvi
UPC: 4260085534913
Catnr: AVI 8553491
Release date: 08 October 2021
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CAvi
UPC
4260085534913
Catalogue number
AVI 8553491
Release date
08 October 2021

"Frankly, I’ve never heard a better performance of this piece on either piano or harpsichord"

American Record Guide, 01-3-2022
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„There are countless reasons for loving Bach’s music“

Schaghajegh Nosrati on her relationship to Johann Sebastian Bach

There are countless reasons for loving Bach’s music. Certain musicians and music-lovers are fascinated by its complexity, its flawless craftmanship. Others treasure it for its emotional, spiritual significance with total absence of sentimentality. Others, still, are seduced by Bach’s appealing mixture of transparency and warmth.

I also love Bach for all the above reasons, and many more. For me there is no question that he is the greatest composer of all time. It is all the more surprising and heart-warming to note the modesty he displayed in rare testimonials referring to his own work and vocation as a composer.

When I learn that a composer of Bach’s stature published his impressive collection of partitas under the modest title Clavierübung (“Exercise for Keyboard”), and when I read his statement that music’s only purpose should be “the glory of God and the recreation of the human spirit”, I see that he was manifestly excluding his own person – a gesture that stands in stark contrast with my own generation’s chronic hubris and boundless egocentricity…..

The order of the partitas on this recording does not follow the printed version – for several reasons. For one, from a purely technical point of view, a chronological order would be difficult to put into practice. Partitas Nos. 4 and 6 last half an hour each and would fit on one CD, but combined with No. 5 they would surpass the total length of 80 minutes per CD.

Apart from this, however, I do not find it obligatory to listen to the partitas in the order in which they were printed, since the composer himself certainly did not have a live performance of the entire collection in mind, but viewed each one as a self-contained work. I have thus chosen to introduce each CD with an overture-like movement (CD 1 sets in with the Ouverture of the 4th Partita, and CD 2 begins with the Sinfonia of the 2nd), while, at the same time, proposing a succession of suites in major and minor modes.

I also found it appropriate to place the two longest and most diametrically opposed works, Partitas 4 and 6, at the beginning and at the end of the recorded collection, thereby achieving a certain degree of symmetry..

The chosen order and the regular alternation between major and minor (as opposed to the chronological order, which would have C Minor followed by A Minor, and D Major followed by G Major) serve to highlight the variety among these works. (excerpt from the Booklet texte by Schaghajegh Nosrati) www.nosrati-pianist.com

Artist(s)

Schaghajegh Nosrati (piano)

Schaghajegh Nosrati, born in Bochum in 1989, is an extremely versatile musician and was able to establish herself as a concert pianist early on thanks to her outstanding reputation as a Bach interpreter. Her international breakthrough came with her success as a prizewinner at the 2014 Leipzig Bach Competition, but above all through her increasing musical collaboration with Sir András Schiff, who praised the “astonishing clarity, purity and maturity” of her Bach playing and her associated understanding of music. In recent years, the pianist has performed at many renowned venues, including the Essen Philharmonie (as part of the Ruhr Piano Festival, standing in for Daniel Barenboim), at the Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels (Bozar), the Lucerne Festival, the Tonhalle Zurich, the Vancouver Playhouse, the Kennedy Center Washington, Palau de...
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Schaghajegh Nosrati, born in Bochum in 1989, is an extremely versatile musician and was able to establish herself as a concert pianist early on thanks to her outstanding reputation as a Bach interpreter.
Her international breakthrough came with her success as a prizewinner at the 2014 Leipzig Bach Competition, but above all through her increasing musical collaboration with Sir András Schiff, who praised the “astonishing clarity, purity and maturity” of her Bach playing and her associated understanding of music.
In recent years, the pianist has performed at many renowned venues, including the Essen Philharmonie (as part of the Ruhr Piano Festival, standing in for Daniel Barenboim), at the Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels (Bozar), the Lucerne Festival, the Tonhalle Zurich, the Vancouver Playhouse, the Kennedy Center Washington, Palau de la Música Catalana Barcelona, the Berlin Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall London and Carnegie Hall in New York. In the 2022/23 season, Schaghajegh Nosrati was “Artist in Residence” at the Beethovenhaus Bonn and soloist with the Beethovenorchester Bonn.
The pianist accepted invitations from the Bochum Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Anneliese Brost Forum. At the Bach Montréal Festival, she performed with the festival orchestra under the direction of Reinhard Goebel, and she also made her highly successful debut with the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra with Mozart‘s Piano Concerto K. 467 at the Bremen Glocke.
She made her debut at the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin in 2019, standing in for Radu Lupu, who was ill at the time. She was invited back in 2022, this time to perform “Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Book 1” by J.S. Bach, which Schaghajegh Nosrati had recorded the previous year in the same hall and as part of a CD production (CAvI Music).

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Composer(s)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.  Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.  
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.


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Frankly, I’ve never heard a better performance of this piece on either piano or harpsichord
American Record Guide, 01-3-2022

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Disc #1
01.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Ouverture
06:13
(Johann Sebastian Bach)
02.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Allemande
09:01
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
03.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Courante
03:40
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
04.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Aria
02:10
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
05.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Sarabande
06:28
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
06.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Menuet
01:35
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
07.
Partita No. 4 D-Dur / in D Major, BWV 828: Gigue
03:47
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
08.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Fantasia
02:05
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
09.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Allemande
03:07
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
10.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Corrente
02:55
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
11.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Sarabande
03:48
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
12.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Burlesca
02:20
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
13.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Scherzo
01:06
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
14.
Partita No. 3 a-Moll / in A Minor, BWV 827: Gigue
03:16
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
15.
Partita No. 1 B-Dur / in B flat Major, BWV 825: Praeludium
02:07
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
16.
Partita No. 1 B-Dur / in B flat Major, BWV 825: Allemande
03:24
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
17.
Partita No. 1 B-Dur / in B flat Major, BWV 825: Corrente
02:56
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
18.
Partita No. 1 B-Dur / in B flat Major, BWV 825: Sarabande
04:46
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
19.
Partita No. 1 B-Dur / in B flat Major, BWV 825: Menuet I & II
02:59
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
20.
Partita No. 1 B-Dur / in B flat Major, BWV 825: Giga
02:17
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati

Disc #2
01.
Partita No. 2 c-Moll / in C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia
04:26
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
02.
Partita No. 2 c-Moll / in C Minor, BWV 826: Allemande
04:29
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
03.
Partita No. 2 c-Moll / in C Minor, BWV 826: Courante
02:30
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
04.
Partita No. 2 c-Moll / in C Minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
03:12
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
05.
Partita No. 2 c-Moll / in C Minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
01:46
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
06.
Partita No. 2 c-Moll / in C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio
03:40
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
07.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Praeambulum
02:14
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
08.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Allemande
04:47
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
09.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Corrente
01:45
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
10.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Sarabande
04:06
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
11.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Tempo di Menuetto
02:18
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
12.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Passepied
01:32
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
13.
Partita No. 5 G-Dur / in G Major, BWV 829: Gigue
04:14
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
14.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Toccata
07:21
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
15.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Allemande
03:30
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
16.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Corrente
04:52
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
17.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Air
01:25
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
18.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Sarabande
05:36
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
19.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Tempo di Gavotta
02:03
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
20.
Partita No. 6 e-Moll / in E Minor, BWV 830: Gigue
06:09
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Schaghajegh Nosrati
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