Bach : The 6 Partitas

Description

Sometimes, a dream becomes reality. For Francesco Tristano, it was double, to inscribe his art in the future by dedicating himself first and foremost to one of the most undeniably timeless figures in the entire history of music, Johann Sebastian Bach. This deep desire fueled the creation of intothefuture, Francesco Tristano's very singular line of recordings, where sounds willingly transform into abstract and subtly poetic photographic imagery, which will pepper the booklets. This is evidenced by this first volume dedicated to the six Partitas (BWV 825 to BWV 830).
For the Luxembourgish pianist, this collection constituted the starting point of his patient exploration of Bach's work, as it also represents the supreme achievement of the composer in the genre of the keyboard suite with dances. Also known as "German suites," to differentiate them from the two collections of "English" (BWV 806 to BWV 811) and "French" (BWV 812 to BWV 817) suites, the 6 Partitas belong to the rare compositions that Bach had published during his lifetime, as the first part of the Clavier-Übung – from 1726 to 1730, then all six in 1731. Composed separately, probably one after the other, these six suites, an infinite kaleidoscope of moods, were meant to imperiously embody his plural and abundant art, in a supreme synthesis of the tastes of the time.
With their lively tempos (Partita III, Fantasia; Partita I, Allemande; Partita V, Tempo di Minuetto; Partita VI, Corrente), their very alert phrasing (Partita I, Gigue; Partita II, Capriccio; Partita VI, Toccata; Partita II, Courante), the six Partitas according to Francesco Tristano, a musician with inexhaustible liveliness of spirit, celebrate life everywhere. This impression of whirlwind, this sense of movement is irresistible! Once again, Francesco Tristano knows how to stand out.