Arranger(s): Bindman, Eleonor
Label: Grand Piano
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: GP915
Barcode: 747313991525
Release Date: 11/2022

BACH, J.S.: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4 (arr. E. Bindman for piano 4 hands) (Bindman, Sobolewski)

Eleonor Bindman’s new arrangement of Bach’s Orchestral Suites for piano duet follows her widely admired recording of the six Brandenburg Concertos (GP777-78). Once again, the transcription reimagines Bach’s writing using the modern piano, in this case a Bösendorfer. Bindman and her Duo Vivace partner, Susan Sobolewski, draw upon the suite’s dance movements to suggest how Bach might have distributed the material, ordering them for maximum contrast, and succeeding in conveying the music’s vitality and beauty in a new medium.

Tracklist

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bindman, Eleonor - Arranger
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
1 I. Ouverture 06:35
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
2 II. Air, "Air on the G String" 04:46
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
3 III. Gavotte I-II 03:59
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
4 IV. Bourrée 01:27
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
5 V. Gigue 02:51
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
6 I. Ouverture 07:17
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
7 II. Rondeau 01:40
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
8 III. Sarabande 03:06
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
9 IV. Bourrée I-II 02:00
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
10 V. Polonaise - Double 03:21
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
11 VI. Menuet 01:22
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
12 VII. Badinerie 01:32
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
13 I. Ouverture 07:05
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
14 II. Bourrée I-II 03:02
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
15 III. Gavotte 02:15
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
16 IV. Menuet I-II 03:59
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
17 V. Réjouissance 02:35
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
18 I. Ouverture 05:56
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
19 II. Courante 02:15
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
20 III. Gavotte I-II 02:56
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
21 IV. Forlane 01:44
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
22 V. Menuet I-II 02:53
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
23 VI. Bourrée I-II 03:03
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)
24 VII. Passepied I-II 02:53
Sobolewski, Susan (piano)
Bindman, Eleonor (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:20:32