Bach: A Strange Beauty

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Sony

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88697727282

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24th Jan 2011

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0886977272820

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Bach: A Strange Beauty

Bach, J S:

Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'

Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056

Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein'

English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV808

Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052

Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude

Simone Dinnerstein (piano)

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Debut CD on Sony Classical from this critically acclaimed New York classical pianist. This is her first orchestral disc & features x15 recordings. Described by the NY Times as "An utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpretation".

play Bach: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639

play Bach: Keyboard Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056 - 1. Allegro

play Bach: Keyboard Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056 - 2. Largo

play Bach: Keyboard Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056 - 3. Presto

play Bach: Nun Freut Euch Ihr Lieben Christen, BWV 734

play Bach: English Suite #3 In G Minor, BWV 808 - Prelude

play Bach: English Suite #3 In G Minor, BWV 808 - Allemande

play Bach: English Suite #3 In G Minor, BWV 808 - Courante

play Bach: English Suite #3 In G Minor, BWV 808 - Sarabande

play Bach: English Suite #3 In G Minor, BWV 808 - Gavottes 1&2

play Bach: English Suite #3 In G Minor, BWV 808 - Gigue

play Bach: Keyboard Concerto In D Minor, BWV 1052 - 1. Allegro

play Bach: Keyboard Concerto In D Minor, BWV 1052 - 2. Adagio

play Bach: Keyboard Concerto In D Minor, BWV 1052 - 3. Allegro

play Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

February 2011	“one must acknowledge Dinnerstein's energetic execution, plus the unusual clarity and point of her left-hand work...As a Bach pianist, Dinnerstein is obviously serious, and has fingers to burn”
14th January 2011 ****	“Kempff's fastidious arrangement of "Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gmein" offers the most dazzling display of her virtuosity...the stately calm of the 5th Keyboard Concerto's "Largo" has an almost weightless poise, while the English Suite No 3 offers an engrossing journey between styles”
January 2011	“there is nothing exaggerated or self-seeking about her technical display. Where she excels is in the slow movements...the involvement and emotional commitment is total...Dinnerstein's is a fascinating and soulful approach of which I hope to hear more, especially in the transcriptions to which her romantic temperament and depth of sonorities are ideally suited.”
21st January 2011 ****	“Few current pianists surge forward in Bach with such light-fingered energy and joy; listening to her finale in the fifth keyboard concerto or the start of the third English Suite you almost get giddy. She’s equally individual in ruminating mode...Dinnerstein embraces [Jesu, Joy] calmly and lovingly — the perfect close to this uneven, engaging, idiosyncratic album.”
27th January 2011 ***	“[the disc] gives a good sense of her generally romantic approach to playing the composer's music on a modern concert grand, in which expressive warmth and beauty of tone seem to be prized above other qualities. It's a style that's perfectly suited to the three chorale-prelude arrangements by great 20th-century pianists”
March 2011 *****	“Dinnerstein has Argerich's touch: her Bach swings. The Suite's gigue has jazz momentum and the F minor concerto finale sounds unstoppable...The whole, beautifully conceived programme is shot with emotion, none more than the unfashionable transcriptions...This irresistable pianist knows her mind and expresses it.”