Bach: The French Suites

 
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The French Suites
Richard Egarr (harpsicord)

[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Saturday 20 August 2016

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Noted for his idiosyncratic and probing performances, British keyboard player and conductor Richard Egarr continues his Bach cycle with these captivating readings of the complete French Suites, BWV812-817. "High octane, muscular, a rush of blood to the head... Moments of calm between the storm ... were suddenly stark, raw and searching. … I was gripped by the energy of it all, by the urgency of the ornamentation, by the aching crunches in the Allemandes." (HERALD SCOTLAND, concert review)

"He digs into his harpsichord, a huge-sounding modern Dutch instrument, and produces dark, nutty tones with chunky middle voices and gnarly chordal textures. He adds embellishments all over the place and his rhythms are spiky and erratic." (Guardian)

"Richard Egarr uses a copy of a French harpsichord for his enjoyable recording, and what a beauty it is…[Egarr's] allemandes are as delightful as I have heard, like lazily flowing summer rivers intrigued by rubato eddies" (Gramophone)

"Egarr unapologetically opts for a brightly resonant Flemish style harpsichord that ideally compliments his famously brightly resonant playing … a reading instinct with a vitality and characterfulness that takes nothing for granted and lives exuberantly in the moment." (BBC Music)

"a zest and expressive range that's a constant delight, Bach, reinvigorated and in rude health … the sound is very well captured, you're immersed in Bach and Egarr." (CDReview)

Tracks:

French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812
French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813
French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816
French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817
French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813
French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813/II