Artist(s): Rubinsky, Sonia
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: 8.574026
Barcode: 747313402670
Release Date: 06/2019

BACH, J.S.: Magna Sequentia I - A Grand Suite of Dances (compiled by S. Rubinsky) (S. Rubinsky)

Magna Sequentia I is a unique sequencing of dance movements drawn from Bach’s keyboard works featuring pieces from the French Suites and the Partitas. Whereas Bach’s suites typically comprise six to eight movements, Sonia Rubinsky has selected 19, compiled with a tonal logic that still keeps the structure of a suite. She has chosen several examples of each of the dance forms used by Bach so one can appreciate the dazzling variety of both style and mood. Enhanced by her historically informed performance, Magna Sequentia I offers fresh insights into Bach performance on a modern grand piano.

Tracklist

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
1I. Ouverture06:30
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
2II. Allemande12:34
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
3II. Allemande02:54
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
4III. Corrente04:51
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
5French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: II. Courante02:09
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
6French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: II. Courante02:06
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
7Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria04:11
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
8Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande05:27
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
9French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuet I - V. Menuet II03:33
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
10Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: VI. Passepied01:51
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
11Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: V. Burlesca02:10
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
12Keyboard Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée01:08
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
13French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure01:49
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
14Overture (Partita) in the French Style in B Minor, BWV 831: III. Gavotte I - IV. Gavotte II03:30
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
15Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air01:37
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
16Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.01:41
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
17Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue05:41
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
18French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue03:42
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)
19Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio03:37
Rubinsky, Sonia (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:11:01