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Six Partitas for harpsichord (Clavier Übung I) BWV 825-830
Johann Sebastian Bach

Ton Koopman

Six Partitas for harpsichord (Clavier Übung I) BWV 825-830

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917257427
Catnr: CC 72574
Release date: 18 April 2013
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Challenge Classics
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0608917257427
Catalogue number
CC 72574
Release date
18 April 2013

"This is altogether a very welcome recording indeed from a great player in his full maturiry."

Early Music Review, 01-8-2013
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For a long time Baroque and Bach specialst Koopman wanted to record this masterpieces of Bach and now was the time to do it! Recorded in the trusted and beautiful-sounding Walloon Church in Amsterdam.

My recording of Bach’s harpsichord partitas was a long time in coming. The main reason was a lack of time (recording Bach’s complete organ works, complete cantatas and Dieterich Buxtehude’s Opera Omnia required much time and attention). Another factor was my respect for these masterpieces by Bach – they are not something to just fit in between other projects. I already had plans to record them in the 1990s, for Erato, and now that I finally am able to, it is for my own label. They were recorded in the trusted and beautiful-sounding Walloon Church in Amsterdam, with the famous recording duo of Tini Mathot and Adriaan Verstijnen, using my own Kroesbergen/Ruckers harpsichord and Werckmeister III tuning.

The Library of Congress possesses a printed copy of the Clavier-Übung that has Bach’s own handwritten notes and additions. There has been discussion about the meaning of these, but I think this copy gives definitive answers – these are corrections and additions made by Bach himself that do not appear in any modern editions of the partitas. Christoph Wolff talks about them in his introduction in this CD booklet. Significant, for example, is the addition in Bach’s hand to the second partita, in the transition in the sinfonia from its second to third section: there stands allegro, and a measure later, adagio. Until Christoph Wolff made this discovery, nobody knew what to do with these measures, and even now they are seldom or never played this way.
Ton Koopman
Eindelijk een opname van Bachs meesterlijke partitas door Ton Koopman
Eindelijk heeft Ton Koopman de partita’s voor clavecimbel van Johann Sebastian Bach opgenomen! Hij wilde deze meesterlijke composities al lange tijd opnemen, maar had een gebrek aan tijd. Hij was druk bezig met de opnames van alle cantates en orgelwerken van Bach, en het volledige oeuvre van Dieterich Buxtehude. Daarnaast heeft Koopman ook veel respect voor de partita’s. Hij wilde ze niet zomaar tussen twee projecten in opnemen.

De partita’s werden opgenomen in de prachtig klinkende Walloon Kerk in Amsterdam, met het beroemde opnameduo Tini Mathot en Adriaan Verstijnen. Koopman gebruikte zijn eigen Kroesbergen/Ruckers klavecimbel, in de Werckmeister III stemming. De zes partita’s, gepresenteerd onder de naam Clavier-Übung I, zijn de eerste werken voor toetsinstrument die Bach zelf uitgaf. Bach probeerde mogelijk een werk te componeren dat vergelijkbaar was met Händels Pieces pour le Clavecin. De partitta’s vormen Bachs laatste en meest volgroeide werk op het gebied van de suites.

Ton Koopman staat in Nederland bekend als de barok- en Bachspecialist, en is ook internationaal vermaard. Hij heeft een grondige kennis op het gebied van Bach en Buxtehude door musicologisch onderzoek. Met zijn Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra treedt hij over de hele wereld op. Daarnaast bespeelt Koopman ook het orgel en het klavecimbel.
Für die Aufnahme der Vokalwerke von Buxtehude erhielt Ton Koopman den Echo Klassik, weitere Preise und Ehrungen wurden ihm für zahlreiche Einspielungen zuteil, darunter sogar eine Goldene Schallplatte für 10.000 verkaufte Aufnahmen der Matthäus-Passion von J.S. Bach. Koopman gilt bekanntermaßen weltweit als absoluter Experte der Barockmusik. Der Forscher und Musiker hegte über viele Jahre den Wunsch Bachs Partiten einzuspielen. Jetzt setzte er sich ans Cembalo und spielte die Sechs Partiten aus dem 1. Buch der Clavierübung ein. Die auch klanglich hervorragende Aufnahme, die in der Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam entstand, setzt einen weiteren Glanzpunkt in Koopmans Diskographie.

Artist(s)

Ton Koopman

Ton Koopman is a leading figure in Early Music and historically informed performance practice. As organist and harpsichordist Ton Koopman has performed all over the world and played the most beautiful historical instruments of Europe. His Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir has gained worldwide fame as one of the best ensembles on period instruments. Between 1994 and 2004 Ton Koopman and ABO&C have recorded all sacred and secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, an extraordinary project that earned international acclaim. After that Koopman recorded the complete works by Bach’s predecessor, Dieterich Buxtehude. Besides performing as a soloist and with his ABO&C, Ton Koopman is very active as a guest conductor for modern orchestras and also devotes part of his time...
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Ton Koopman is a leading figure in Early Music and historically informed performance practice. As organist and harpsichordist Ton Koopman has performed all over the world and played the most beautiful historical instruments of Europe. His Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir has gained worldwide fame as one of the best ensembles on period instruments. Between 1994 and 2004 Ton Koopman and ABO&C have recorded all sacred and secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, an extraordinary project that earned international acclaim. After that Koopman recorded the complete works by Bach’s predecessor, Dieterich Buxtehude. Besides performing as a soloist and with his ABO&C, Ton Koopman is very active as a guest conductor for modern orchestras and also devotes part of his time to teaching. Ton Koopman is president of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society and, since 2019, president of the Leipzig Bach Archiv.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.  Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.  
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.


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This is altogether a very welcome recording indeed from a great player in his full maturiry.
Early Music Review, 01-8-2013

Putting the art in Partita
BBC Music Magazine, 01-7-2013

Ton Koopman plays enthralling from the beginning with brio, disarming sovereignty and exuberant enthusiasm
Toccata, 01-7-2013

Big effects are a hall mark of Koopman's style. The playing throughout these suites is consistently extrovert and red-blooded, with frequent changes of registration on the robust Ruckers-style instrument by Willem Kroesbergen. [...] Koopman creates a rich drama of dymnamic contrasts, thin flutey sounds alternating with grander, thicker, coupled passages, in orchestral style.
Grammophone, 01-5-2013

In the end, Koopman's vision might be too animated in some parts, but it is completely consistent
Luister, 22-4-2013

It is impressing, with which kind of self-conception and meticulousness Koopman approaches to each composition.
klassik.com

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Disc #1
01.
Partita 1 (BWV 825): Praeludium
02:00
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02.
Partita 1 (BWV 825): Allemande
05:02
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03.
Partita 1 (BWV 825): Corrente
03:02
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
04.
Partita 1 (BWV 825): Sarabande
05:30
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
05.
Partita 1 (BWV 825): Menuet I & II
02:44
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
06.
Partita 1 (BWV 825): Gigue
02:45
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
07.
Partita 2 (BWV 826): Sinfonia
04:32
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
08.
Partita 2 (BWV 826): Allemande
04:29
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09.
Partita 2 (BWV 826): Courante
02:37
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
10.
Partita 2 (BWV 826): Sarabande
02:48
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
11.
Partita 2 (BWV 826): Rondeaux
01:39
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
12.
Partita 2 (BWV 826): Capriccio
04:08
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
13.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Toccata
06:00
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14.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Allemande
03:56
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15.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Corrente
05:13
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
16.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Air
01:25
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
17.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Sarabande
04:48
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18.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Tempo di Gavotta
02:04
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
19.
Partita 6 (BWV 830): Gigue
06:11
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman

Disc #2
01.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Fantasia
02:09
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
02.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Allemande
03:44
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
03.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Corrente
03:46
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
04.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Sarabande
04:06
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
05.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Burlesca
02:07
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
06.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Scherzo
01:20
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
07.
Partita 3 (BWV 827): Gigue
03:34
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
08.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Ouverture
06:02
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
09.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Allemande
06:48
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
10.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Courante
03:47
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
11.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Aria
02:09
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
12.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Sarabande
05:47
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
13.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Menuet
01:17
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
14.
Partita 4 (BWV 828): Gigue
04:29
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
15.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Praeambulum
02:33
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
16.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Allemande
05:38
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
17.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Corrente
01:59
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
18.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Sarabande
04:01
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
19.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Tempo di Minuetta
01:46
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
20.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Passepied
02:08
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
21.
Partita 5 (BWV 829): Gigue
04:27
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Ton Koopman
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