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Mahan Esfahani
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Video Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Mahan Esfahani - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

J.S. Bach: English Suite in d, BWV 811; Praeludium in a, BWV 922

 

English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 []
Prelude (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 922 []

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord) [harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy after Michael Mietke, 1702-1704]

Mahan Esfahani

Aug 2009

MP3 / TT:

Recorded at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
Listen to this recording at: Mahan Esfahani: Audio & Video


K-2

Poulenc: Concert champetre; Bach: Partita No. 4, BWV 828 (BBC Music Magazine Collection Vol. 18 No. 9)

 

Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [34:12]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

BBC Music Magazine BBCMM-318

Nov 9, 2009

CD / TT: 61:25

Recorded at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
Download from: Internet Archive
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K-3

Bach: Goldberg Variations

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord) [Instrument by Huw Saunders, London, 2013, after a double-manual instrument by Johann Heinrich Harraß of Großbreitenbach, Thuringia, c1710; Pitch: a’ = 415 Hz]

Deutsche Grammophon 4795929
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Apr 2016

CD / TT: 78:38
MP3 / TT: 78:25

Recorded at Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
A co-production with Deutschlandfunk; Producer: Christoph Glaßen; Engineer: Michael Morawietz; Executive Producers: Maider Múgica: Christiane Lehnigk [Deutschlandfunk], Angelika Meissner [Deutsche Grammophon]; Project Manager: Anna-Lena Rodewald; Project Coordinator: Malene Hill; Harpsichord Technician: Simon Neal; Design: Mareike Walter.
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CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (2016): Amazon.co.uk
CD (2016): Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


K-4

J.S. Bach: The Toccatas (BWV 910-916)

 
 

1. Toccata No. 1 in F sharp minor, BWV 910 [1114]
2. Toccata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 911 [12:05]
3. Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [12:33]
4. Toccata No. 4 in D minor, BWV 913 [14:22]
5. Toccata No. 5 in E minor, BWV 914 [8:04]
6. Toccata No. 6 in G minor, BWV 915 [10:08]
7. Toccata No. 7 in G major, BWV 916 [8:28]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
The instrument was built by the workshop of Jukka Ollikka in Prague and completed in January 2018; it is based on the theories and surviving examples of Michael Mietke with the hypothetical addition of an extra soundboard for the 16' register and a cheek inspired by Pleyel, 1912; the disposition is as follows: 16'8'8"4' with buff on the upper manual / soundboard from carbon-fibre composite, EE to f3 / length: 2.8 metres/
Tuning and technical work by Simon Neal based on various 18th-century German temperaments, a' = 415Hz.

Hyperion CDA-68244
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Jun 20-23, 2018

CD / TT: 76:53
MP3 / TT: 76:54

Recorded at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Sebastien Chonion; Keyboard Technician Simon Neal; Executive Producers: Simon Perry, Perdita Andrew.
Buy this album at:
CD (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2019): Hyperion


K-6

Bach: The Six Partitas (BWV 825-830)

 
 

CD-1 [74:01]:
1-6. Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 [19:10]
7-12. Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [22:17]
13-19. Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 [20:54]
CD-2 [74:42]:
1-7. Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [31:57]
8-14. Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 [21:51]
15-21. Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 [32:33]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
The instrument was built by the workshop of Jukka Ollikka in Prague and completed in January 2018; it is based on the theories and surviving examples of Michael Mietke with the hypothetical addition of an extra soundboard for the 16' register and a cheek inspired by Pleyel, 1912; the disposition is as follows: 16'8'8"4' with buff on the upper manual / soundboard from carbon-fibre composite, EE to f3 / length: 2.8 metres/
Tuning and technical work by Simon Neal based on various 18th-century German temperaments, a' = 415Hz.

Hyperion CDA-68311/2
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Mar 22-25, 2020

2-CD / TT: 148:43
MP3 / TT: 148:26

Recorded at Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth, Wales, UK.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Mark Brown; Keyboard Technician Simon Neal; Executive Producer: Simon Perry.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2021) Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2021): Hyperion


K-7

Bach: Italian Concerto (BWV 971); French Overture (BWV 831)

 
 

1-3. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:44]
4-17. French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 [33:52]
18. Duetto No. 1 in E minor, BWV 802 [2:43]
19. Duetto No. 2 in F major, BWV 803 [3:04]
20. Duetto No. 3 in G major, BWV 804 [2:37]
21. Duetto No. 4 in A minor, BWV 805 [2:38]
22-27. Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B flat major, BWV 992 [10:11]
28. Capriccio in honour of J.C. Bach in E major, BWV 993 [6:07]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
The instrument was built by the workshop of Jukka Ollikka in Prague and completed in January 2018; it is based on the theories and surviving examples of Michael Mietke with the hypothetical addition of an extra soundboard for the 16' register and a cheek inspired by Pleyel, 1912; the disposition is as follows: 16'8'8"4' with buff on the upper manual / soundboard from carbon-fibre composite, EE to f3 / length: 2.8 metres.
Tuning and technical work by Simon Neal based on various 18th-century German temperaments, a' = 415Hz.

Hyperion CDA-68336
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Mar 15-17, 2021

CD / TT: 73:59
MP3 / TT: 73:44

Recorded at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Mark Brown; Keyboard Technician Simon Neal, Edmund Pickering (Mar 15); Executive Producer: Simon Perry.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Playlist [28 Tracks; TT: 74:11]
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K-8

Bach: Notebooks for Anna Magdalena

 
 

1. AMN II/3: Minuet No. 1 in F major, BWV Anh. 113 [1:46]
2. AMN II/4: Minuet No. 2 in G major, BWV Anh. 114 /AMN II/5: Minuet No. 3 in G minor, BWV Anh. 115 [by C. Petzold] [3:33]
3. AMN II/6: Rondeau in B flat major, BWV Anh. 183 [by François Couperin, original title: Les Bergeries] [4:16]
4. AMN II/7: Minuet No. 4 in G major, BWV Anh. 116 [1:43]
5. AMN II/8a: Polonaise in F major, BWV Anh. 117 [1:18]
6. AMN II/9: Minuet No. 9 in B-flat major, BWV Anh. 118 [1:23]
7. AMN II/10: Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 119 [1:12]
8. AMN II/11: Chorale Prelude Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 691 [WFN 3] [1:35]
9. AMN II/12: Chorale Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille in F major, BWV 510 [1:20]
10. AMN II/13: Chorale Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille in E minor, BWV 511 [1:14]
11. AMN II/14: Minuet No. 6 in A minor, BWV Anh. 120 [1:28]
12. AMN II/15: Minuet No. 7 in C minor, BWV Anh. 121 [1:03]
13. AMN II/16: March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 [by C.P.E. Bach] [1:04]
14. AMN II/17: Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 123 [by C.P.E. Bach] [1:19]
15. AMN II/18: March in G major, BWV Anh. 124 [by C.PE. Bach] [1:25]
16. AMN II/19: Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 125 [by C.P.E. Bach] [1:59]
17. AMN II/20a: Aria So oft ich eine Tobackspfeife in G minor, BWV 515a [5:28]
18. AMN II/21: Menuet in G major fait par Mons. Böhm, BWV deest [by G. Böhm] [1:08]
19. AMN II/22: Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 [0:42]
20. AMN II/23: March in E-flat major, BWV Anh. 127 [1:12]

21. AMN II/24: Polonaise in D minor, BWV Anh. 128 [1:16]
22. AMN II/25: Aria Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 [by G.H. Stölzel] [2:46]
23. AMN II/26: Keyboard aria in G major, BWV 988/1 [4:21]
24. AMN II/27: Sonata in E flat major (Solo per il Cembalo), BWV Anh. 129 [by C.P. Emanuel Bach] [2:12]
25. AMN II/28: Polonaise in G major, BWV Anh. 130 [by J.A. Hasse] [2:00]
26. AMN II/29: Prelude in C major, BWV 846/1 [from WTC 1] [2:10]
27. AMN II/32: Movement in F major, BWV Anh. 131 [by J.C. Bach] [0:44]
28. AMN II/33: Aria Warum betrübst du dich, BWV 516 [1:37]
29. AMN II/34: Recitative Ich habe genug from Cantata BWV 82/2 [1:06]
30. AMN II/38: Aria Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen from Cantata BWV 82/3 [unfinished] [7:09]
31. AMN II/35: Chorale setting Schaff's mit mir, Gott, BWV 514 [0:57]
32. AMN II/36: Minuet in D minor, BWV Anh. 132 [0:54]
33. AMN II/37: Aria Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (Aria di Giovannini), BWV 518 [2:57]
34. AMN II/39: Chorale Dir, dir Jehova, will ich singen (version for choir), BWV 299 [0:55]
35. AMN II/40: Song Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen, BWV 517 [1:32]
36. AMN II/41: Aria Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke, BWV 509 [0:57]
37. AMN II/42: Chorale O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 513 [1:22]
38. Chorale Prelude Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728 [1:49]
39. WFN 11: Menuett I (Menuet No. 1 in G major, BWV 841) [1:17]
40. AMN II/25: Aria Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 [by G.H. Stölzel] [2:40]

Mahan Esfahani (Clavichord: 1-4, 7-8, 11-12, 15-16, 18, 23, 25-26, 30-32, 38, 40; Harpsichord: 5-6, 9-10, 13-14, 17, 19-22, 24, 27-29, 33-37, 39]; Soprano: Carolyn Sampson [9-10, 17, 22, 28-31, 33-37, 40]

CDA-68387
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Jun 1-3, 2021

CD / TT: 77:09
MP3 / TT: 76:49

Recorded at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Mark Brown; Keyboard Technician: Miles Hellon; Executive Producer: Simon Perry.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Playlist [40 Tracks; TT: 77:29]
Buy this album at:
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K-9

Bach: The French Suites (BWV 812-817)

 
 

CD-1 [76:28]:
1-7. French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 [15:47]
8-15. French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 [15:45]
16-23. French Suite No. 3 in D minor, BWV 814 [15:26]
24-30. Suite in E flat major, BWV 819 [14:49]
31-38. Suite in G minor, BWV 822 [14:38]
CD-2 [73:04]:
1-9. 39-47. French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815 [19:40]
10-16. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [18:40]
17-25. French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 [17:08]
26-32. Suite in A Minor, BWV 818 [17:34]

Mahan Esfahani (Clavichord, Harpsichord)
Clavichord: by Peter Bavington (London) based on an instrument in Nuremberg which has been reliably attributed to Johann Heinrich Silbermann, the nephew of the famous organ-builder Gottfied Silbermann.
Harpsichord: built by the workshop of Jukka Ollikka in Prague and completed in January 2018; it is based on the theories and surviving examples of Michael Mietke with the hypothetical addition of an extra soundboard for the 16' register and a cheek inspired by Pleyel, 1912; the disposition is as follows: 16'8'8"4' with buff on the upper manual / soundboard from carbon-fibre composite, EE to f3 / length: 2.8 metres.
Both instruments were tuned by Miles Hellon according theories by 18th century Geram tuning theorists.

Hyperion CDA-68401/2
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Feb 14-17, 2022

2-CD / TT: 149:32
MP3 / TT: 148:58

Recorded at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Mark Brown; Keyboard Technician: Miles Hellon; Executive Producer: Simon Perry.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Playlist [70 Tracks; TT: 150:08]
French Suites BWV 812-817: Playlist [48 Tracks; TT: 106:54]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download (2023): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Video Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


KV-1

Mahan Esfahani: Harpsichord Concert

 

Mahan Esfahani plays Wanda Landowska's Pleyel harpsichord, featuring pieces from her 1927 concert at the Library of Congress:
1. G.F. Handel: Passacaglia
2. W.A. Mozart: Sonata in A major
3. J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
4a. J.P. Rameau: La Poule
4b. J.P. Rameau: La Pollette
4c. D. Scarlatti: Sonata
5a. François Couperin: Les Fastes de la Grande et Ancienne Menestrandise
5b. W. Byrd: Wolseys Wilde
5c. Georg Philipp Telemann: Bourrée

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Library of Congress

May 29, 2010

Video / TT: 75:21

Recorded & filmed in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA.
Watch on LOC Website:
Complete Concert [75:21]


KV-2

Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord Concert

J. Kuhnau: Sonata IIa: “The Melancholy of Saul Assuaged by Means of Music” from the Musicalische Vorstellung einiger biblischer Historien
J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
W.F. Bach: Four Polonaises, selected from Fk. 12
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in F-sharp minor, W1. 52/4
B. Martinu: Deux impromptus pour clavecin H. 381
S. Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, op. 22
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in A minor, Wq. 49/1 (“Württemberg”)

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Library of Congress

Apr 4, 2014

Video / TT: 102:46

Recorded & filmed in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [102:46]
Watch on LOC Website:
Compolete Concert [116:28]


KV-3

Mahan Esfahani - Live at Wigmore Hall

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [126:06]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Wigmore Hall

Apr 20, 2020

Video / TT: 126:06

Recorded, filmed & streamed live from Wignore Hall, London, England.
Watch on YouTube:
WTC1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [126:06]


KV-4

Mahan Esfahani - Live at Wigmore Hall

French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Fantasia on a rondo in C minor, BWV 918
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Encore: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Wigmore Hall

Apr 21, 2020

Video / TT: 78:57

Recorded, filmed & streamed live from Wignore Hall, London, England.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [78:57]


KV-5

Lecture Recital »zur Gemueths-Ergoetzung« / »for the amusement of the mind«, Bach Marathon Tag/Day 1 [F2020-M1/8]

 

00:25: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [20:12]
25:54: Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [29:56]
59:43: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 [32:42]
1:36:20: Encore: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971/2. Adagio [5:06]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Bach-Archiv Leipzig

Jun 13, 2020

Video / TT: 101:26

Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recorded by Bachfest Leipzig.
Technical Realisation: Tobias Finke (Audio); Leipzig Fernsehen (Video).
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [101:26]


KV-6

Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord - Concert

 

00:15: Introduction
01:56: J.S. Bach: Six Little Preludes BWV 933-938 [12:23]
14:19: J.S. Bach: French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 [29:42]
44.01: B. Martinů: Deux Pièces (op. posth.)
49:58: L. Andriessen: Overture to Orpheus
61:25: J.C.F. Fischer: Passacaglia in D minor from Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie Suite

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Library of Congress

Apr 30, 2021

Video / TT: 57:01

Virtual concert recorded & filmed in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [57:01]
Watch on LOC Website:
Complete Concert []


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: 6 Sonatas for recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord BWV 1030-1035 [H-7]

 
 

1-4. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [16:44]
5-7. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031 [10:13]
8-10. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032 [11:46]
11-12. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033 [8:24]
15-18. Sonata for flute & continuo . 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 [14:32]
19-22. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035 [11:59]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Hille Perl (Viola da gamba); Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

OUR Recordings 6.220673
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Jun 11-14, 2019

SACD / TT: 74:19
MP3 / TT: 70:02

Recorded at Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Producer/Mix & Mastering: Preben Iwan; Editing: Michala Petri & Mette Due; Executive Producer: Lars Hannibal.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in BWV 1030: Complete Work [16:53; recording session]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 BWV 1032: Complete Work [12:05; recording session]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 BWV 1033: Complete Work [8:17; Garnisons Church, Copenhagen on Jun 11-14 2019]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 BWV 1034: Complete Sonata [13:48; Wigmore Hall, London on Feb 17, 2015]
Buy this album at:
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HV-1

Mahan Esfahani performs with Michala Petri and Hille Perl at The Royal Library in Copenhagen

 
 

Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035, transposed to F major [12:23]
Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, arranged for viola da gamba [12:46]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [16:53]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [12:54]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034, transposed to G minor [14:04]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E-flat major, BWV 1031, transposed to G major [11:10]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord); Hille Perl (Viola da gamba)

YouTube

Nov 7, 2020

Video / TT: 108:05

Recorded & filmed live in the Queen's Hall at The Black Diamond - Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark. The concert series was supported by William Demant Fonden and Knud Højgaards Fond.
Video Production: Signal Media and the Royal Danish Library.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [108:05]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 BWV 1035: Complete Work [12:23]
Suite for solo cello No. 2 BWV 1008: Complete Work [12:46]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 BWV 1030: Complete Work [16:53]
Toccata No. 3 BWV 912: Complete Work [12:54]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 BWV 1034: Complete Work [14:04]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 BWV 1031: Complete Work [11:10]


Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Time Present and Time Past

 

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (Cadenza: Johannes Brahms) [22:07]

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Concerto Köln

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord) [Harpsichord Maker: Detmar Hungerberg, Burkhard Zander; Harpsichord Technician: Hans Giese]
Concerto Köln: Violins 1: Mayumi Hirasaki, Markus Hoffmann, Geminiani, J. S. Bach: Hedwig van der Linde, Anna von Raußendorff, Górecki: Wolfgang von Kessinger, Monica Waisman, Antje Engel, Bettina von Dombois; Violins 2: Jörg Buschhaus, Horst-Peter Steffen, Chiharu Abe, Geminiani: Wolfgang von Kessinger, Górecki: Anna von Raußendorff, Maren Ries, Hedwig van der Linde; Violas: Antje Sabinski, Aino Hildebrandt, Górecki: Claudia Steeb, Gabrielle Kancachian; Cellos: Jan Kunkel, Górecki: Ulrike Schaar, Nicholas Selo, John Semon; Double-basses: Jean-Michel Forest, Górecki: Roberto Fernandez de Larrinoa; Harpsichord [Geminiani], Markus Märkl; Lute [Geminiani, J. S. Bach]: Michael Dücker

Archiv Produktion 4794481

Sep 2014

CD / TT: 73:45

Recorded at Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Producer: Christoph Classen; Engineer: Michael Morawietz; Assistant Engineer: Anna D'hein; Executive Producer: Christiane Lehnigk; Executive Producer: Angelika Meissner; Production Coordination Malene Hill; Project Manager: Anna-Lena Rodewald.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: iTunes


O-2

The Club Album: Live from Yellow Lounge [O-4]

 

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Allegro [4:34], Vivace [3:31]
Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria [5:08]

Mahan Esfahani [BWV 1043]

Mutter's Virtuosi (Concert Master: Ye-Eun Choi)

Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin); Nancy Zhou (Violin) [BWV 1043]; Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord); Lambert Orkis (Piano) [Bach-Gounod]

Deutsche Grammophon 4795023
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May 7 & 8, 2015

CD / TT: 61:45
MP3 / TT: 61:34

Recorded live at Neue Heimat, Berlin, Germany.
Producers: Anca-Monica Pandelea, Christoph Post; Production Managers: Christiane Alsfasser, Yvonne Mahling; Project Manager: Burkhard Bartsch; Production Coordination: Nasim Beizai, Malene Hill; Executive Producer: Ute Fesquet; Technician: Markus Fischinger; Live Visuals: Philipp Geist; Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer: Bernhard Güttler; Engineers: Julian Helms, Rainer Maillard, Douglas Ward; Piano Technician: Serge Poulain; Make-Up: George Tsiogkas.
Buy this album at:
CD (201): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD+DVD (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for chamber orchestra by Mahan Esfahani [79:48]

Mahan Esfahani

Academy of Ancient Music

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

BBC Music Magazine BBCMM-403

Jul 21, 2012

CD / TT: 79:48

Recorded live at the BBC Proms, London England.
Accompanies BBC Music Magazine 2016, Vol. 25, No. 2.


A-2

Byrd, Bach, Ligeti

 
 

Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3 [5:56], Ricercar a 6 [6:55], Canon a 2 per tonos (Ascendenteque Modulatione ascendat Gloria Regis) [2:58]

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

Wigmore Hall Live WHLCD-0066
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May 3, 2013

CD / TT: 74:58
MP3 / TT: 74:47

Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
Director: John Gilhooly; Producer: Jeremy Hayes; Engineer: Steve Portnoi ; General Manager: Darius Weinberg.
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Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

The Brandenburg Project: Twelve Concertos [T-3]

 
 

SACD-1 [62:16]:
1-4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 [17:52]
5. Mark-Anthony Turnage: Maya, for solo cello, two oboes, cor anglais, contra-bassoon, 2 horns & strings (2016) [14:23]
6-8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [10:31]
9. Steven Mackey: Triceros, for piccolo trumpet, flute, oboe, solo violin, strings & harpsichord (2015) [18:26]
SACD-2 [65:38]:
1-3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [11:15]
4-8. Anders Hillborg: Bach Materia, for violin & strings (2017) [22:07]
9-11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 [14:31]
12-14. Olga Neuwirth: Aello - Ballet mécanomorphe (2016-20) [16:41]
SACD-3 [79:24]:
1-3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [19:31]
4-6. Uri Caine: Hamsa, for flute, violin, piano & string orchestra (2015) [30:27]
7-9. Brett Dean: Approach - Prelude to a Canon (2017) [12:49]
10-12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 [15:44]

Thomas Dausgaard

Swedish Chamber Orchestra

BWV 1046: Mårten Larsson (Oboe); Antje Weithaas (Violin); Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord); Maya Beiser (Cello); Håkan Hardenberger (Trumpet); Fiona Kelly (Flute); Pekka Kuusisto (Violin); Claire Chase (Flute); Uri Caine (Piano); Tabea Zimmermann (Viola); Brett Dean (Viola)
Maya: Maya Beiser (Cello)
BWV 1047: Håkan Hardenberger (Trumpet); Fiona Kelly (Flute); Mårten Larsson (Oboe); Antje Weithaas (Violin); Björn Gäfvert (Harpsichord)
Triceros: Håkan Hardenberger (Trumpet); Fiona Kelly (Flute); Mårten Larsson (Oboe); Antje Weithaas (Violin); Björn Gäfvert (Harpsichord)
BWV 1048: Pekka Kuusisto (Violin I); Urban Svensson (Violin II); Roger Olsson (Violin III); Göran Fröst (Viola I); Linn Elvkull (Viola II); Kate Pelly (Viola III); Mats Levin (Cello I); Andreas Tengberg (Cello II); Rajmund Follmann (Cello III); Sébastien Dubé (Double-bass0; Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
Bach Materia: Pekka Kuusisto (Violin); Sébastien Dubé (Double-bass)
BWV 1049: Pekka Kuusisto (Violin); Per Gross (Recorder I); Katarina Widell (Recorder II); Björn Gäfvert (Harpsichord)
Aelo: Claire Chase (Flute); Anders Hemström (Trumpet I); Margit Csökmei (Trumpet II); Oskar Ekberg (Keyboard); Lars Fhager (Percussion)
BWV 1050: Fiona Kelly (Flute); Antje Weithaas (Violin); Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
Hamsa: Fiona Kelly (Flute); Antje Weithaas (Violin); Uri Caine (Piano)
Approach: Tabea Zimmermann (Viola I); Brett Dean (Viola II); Björn Gäfvert (Harpsichord)
BWV 1051: Tabea Zimmermann (Viola I); Brett Dean (Viola II); Hannah Thorell (Cello) [gamba I]; Andreas Tengberg (Cello) [gamba II]; Mats Levin (Cello); Peter Nitsche (Double-bass); Björn Gäfvert (Harpsichord)

BIS BIS-2199
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May 2017 [Hillborg]
Aug 2017 [Caine, Mackey]
Mar 2018 [Dean, Neuwirth, BC 6]
Jul 2018 [Turnage, BC 5 & BC 1: part]
Sep 2018 [BC 1: part & BC 2-4]

3-SACD / TT: 207:18
MP3 / TT: 206:09

Recorded at Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden [Hillborg]; Concert Hall ofthe School of Music, Theatre and Art, Örebro, Sweden [Caine, Mackey, Dean, Neuwirth, BC 6, Turnage, BC 5 & BC 1: part; BC 1: part & BC 2-4].
Producer: Martin Nagorni (Arcantus Musikproduktion); Sound Engineers: Christian Starke (Hillborg, Caine, Mackey, BC 1: & BC 2-4], Fabian Frank (Arcantus Musikproduktion) [Dean, Neuwirth, BC 6]; Bastian Schick [Turnage, BC 5 & BC 1: part].
Post-production: Editing: Martin Nagorni; Mixing: Martin Nagorni (with Olga Neuwirth and Christoph Amann [Aello]); Executive producer: Robert Suff.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2012 - November 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Kim Patrick Clow (November 2019)

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