The six partitas represent the pinnacle of Bach's unique keyboard language and the expressive possibilities of the harpsichord within the suite form.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded in DXD at 24 bit, 352.8kHz in Auro 9.1 Immersive Audio, using Merging Technologies Horus and Hapi.
Performer Biography
Jory Vinikour has collaborated with many leading orchestras and conductors, and has worked extensively as an accompanist for celebrated singers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach intended to create a tonal unity across the six partitas, with missing keys later appearing in his second Clavier Übung volume.
Performer Biography
Jory Vinikour, the harpsichordist on this recording, won First Prizes in the Warsaw International Harpsichord Competition in 1993 and the Prague Spring Festival in 1994.
Composition History
Johann Sebastian Bach's six Partitas for Harpsichord, BWV 825-830, were his first self-published opus, released in 1731.
Recording & Production
This recording was made at Sono Luminus Studios in Boyce, Virginia, using a double-manual German harpsichord by Thomas and Barbara Wolf.
