'Mahan Esfahani couldn't make a routine recital of Bach's keyboard music if you paid him' was BBC Record Review's verdict on a previous release: prospective listeners to this wonderful new set should rest assured that any hint of the routine remains as distant a threat as ever.
1 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 I. Allemande
2 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 II. Courante
3 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 III. Sarabande
4 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 Iva. Menuet I
5 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 Ivb. Menuet II
6 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 Ivc. Menuet I Da Capo
7 Bach: French Suite No.1 in D minor, BWV812 V. Gigue
8 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 I. Allemande
9 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 II. Courante
10 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 III. Sarabande
11 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 IV. Air
12 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 Va. Menuet I
13 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 VB. Menuet II
14 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 VC. Menuet I Da Capo
15 Bach: French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV813 VI. Gigue
16 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 I. Allemande
17 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 II. Courante
18 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 III. Sarabande
19 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 IV. Anglaise
20 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 Va. Menuet
21 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 VB. Trio
22 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 VC. Menuet Da Capo
23 Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor, BWV814 VI. Gigue
24 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 I. Allemande
25 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 II. Courante
26 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 III. Sarabande
27 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 IV. Bourrée
28 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 Va. Menuet I
29 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 VB. Menuet II
30 Bach: Suite in E Flat Major, BWV819 VC. Menuet I Da Capo
31 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 I. Ouverture
32 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 II. Aria
33 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 III. Gavotte en Rondeau
34 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 IV. Bourrée
35 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 Va. Menuet I
36 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 VB. Menuet II
37 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 VC. Menuet I Da Capo
38 Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV822 VI. Gigue
39 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 I. Praeludium
40 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 II. Allemande
41 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 III. Courante
42 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 IV. Sarabande
43 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 V. Gavotte I
44 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 VI. Gavotte II
45 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 VII. Air
46 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 VIII. Menuet
47 Bach: French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV815 IX. Gigue
48 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 I. Allemande
49 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 II. Courante
50 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 III. Sarabande
51 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 IV. Gavotte
52 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 V. Bourrée
53 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 VI. Loure
54 Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV816 VII. Gigue
55 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 Ia. Prélude
56 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 Ib. Allemande
57 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 II. Courante
58 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 III. Sarabande
59 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 IV. Gavotte
60 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 V. Polonaise
61 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 VI. Bourrée
62 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 VII. Gigue
63 Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV817 VIII. Menuet
64 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 I. Fort Gai
65 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 II. Allemande
66 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 III. Courante
67 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 IV. Sarabande
68 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 V. Sarabande Simple - Sarabande Double
69 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 VI. Passepied
70 Bach: Suite in a Minor, BWV818 VII. Gigue
'Mahan Esfahani couldn't make a routine recital of Bach's keyboard music if you paid him' was BBC Record Review's verdict on a previous release: prospective listeners to this wonderful new set should rest assured that any hint of the routine remains as distant a threat as ever.
