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J. S. Bach: Partitas

Céline Frisch (early keyboard instruments)

J. S. Bach: Partitas
Frisch has taken care with her choice of instrument, performing on Milanese maker Andre Restelli's 1998 copy of one of the few remaining early 18th-century German harpsichords, a singlemanual...

BBC Music Magazine, September 20254 out of 5 stars

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J. S. Bach: Partitas

Céline Frisch (early keyboard instruments)

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Frisch has taken care with her choice of instrument, performing on Milanese maker Andre Restelli's 1998 copy of one of the few remaining early 18th-century German harpsichords, a singlemanual...

BBC Music Magazine, September 20254 out of 5 stars

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The French harpsichordist Celine Frisch has an extensive discography, including many award-winning recordings devoted to Bach. Now she presents the Partitas, the famous and abundant collection of six suites that Bach composed from 1726 onwards - at the rate of one new partita per year - which he published as his Opus 1: As Celine Frisch points out, "Bach explores the possibilities of each dance in order to extend its limits deploying an intense expressive palette that ranges from the most disarming tenderness through to the most poignant distress and unbridled joy".

  • Release date: 18th Jul 2025
  • Label: Alpha
  • Catalogue number: ALPHA1138
  • Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825
Work length20:21
I. Praeludium
Track length2:20
II. Allemande
Track length4:57
III. Corrente
Track length2:45
IV. Sarabande
Track length5:05
V. Menuets I & II
Track length2:32
VI. Gigue
Track length2:42
Bach, J S: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
Work length22:09
I. Sinfonia
Track length5:02
II. Allemande
Track length5:17
III. Courante
Track length2:16
IV. Sarabande
Track length3:52
V. Rondeaux
Track length1:38
VI. Capriccio
Track length4:04
Bach, J S: Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV828
Work length33:45
I. Ouverture
Track length5:58
II. Allemande
Track length11:02
III. Courante
Track length3:33
IV. Air
Track length2:04
V. Sarabande
Track length6:18
VI. Menuet
Track length1:21
VII. Gigue
Track length3:29
Bach, J S: Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829
Work length21:25
I. Praeambulum
Track length2:50
II. Allemande
Track length4:51
III. Corrente
Track length1:54
IV. Sarabande
Track length4:48
V. Tempo di Minuetta
Track length1:38
VI. Passepied
Track length1:25
VII. Gigue
Track length3:59
Bach, J S: Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV827
Work length22:09
I. Fantasia
Track length2:47
II. Allemande
Track length3:30
III. Corrente
Track length3:13
IV. Sarabande
Track length4:13
V. Burlesca
Track length2:15
VI. Scherzo
Track length1:08
VII. Gigue
Track length5:03
Bach, J S: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV830
Work length32:11
I. Toccata
Track length7:47
II. Allemande
Track length3:47
III. Corrente
Track length4:42
IV. Air
Track length1:20
V. Sarabande
Track length6:43
VI. Tempo di Gavotta
Track length1:55
VII. Gigue
Track length5:57

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Awards and reviews

September 2025

Frisch has taken care with her choice of instrument, performing on Milanese maker Andre Restelli's 1998 copy of one of the few remaining early 18th-century German harpsichords, a singlemanual instrument built in Hanover by Christian Vater in 1738...This alone merits Frisch's album well worth a listen.
4 out of 5 stars

August 2025

Frisch’s primary ambition to communicate the greatness of this compendium of Italian, French and German (and pure Bachian) styles should not be underplayed. Of the hits, Partita No 6 uses the space judiciously, the piece elegantly growing through each movement with poise and purpose.
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