Zhu Xiao-Mei
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

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

Zhu Xiao-Mei - Short Biography

Discussions: Partitas BWV 825-830 - played by Zhu Xiao-Mei
Review: Zhu plays the Goldbergs
Comparative Review: Round-Up of Goldberg Variations Recordings: Recordings | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works

K-2

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Mandala MAN-4950
Mirare MIR-048
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1990 (not 1999)

CD / TT: 61:20
CD / TT: 61:20
MP3 / TT::60:58

Recorded at…
1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Xiao-Mei.
Review: Zhu plays the Goldbergs
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Mandala CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Mirare CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Mirare Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

K-1

J.S. Bach: 6 Partitas

Partitas BWV 825-830 [16:55, 20:19, 15:46, 27:03, 17:29, 27:16]

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Mandala MAN-4958-59
Mirare MIR-156
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Sep 1999

2-CD / TT: 124:48
2-CD / TT: 124:48
MP3 / TT: 124:48

Recorded at Saint-Pierre de la Villette, France.
Discussions: Partitas BWV 825-830 - played by Zhu Xiao-Mei
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Manada 2-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Mirare 2-CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Mirare Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

K-3

J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien tempéré, Livre 2 · Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Buch 2

WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Mirare MIR-044

Apr 2007

2-CD / TT: 132:52

Recorded: at Ferme de Villefavard, Villefavard (Haute-Vienne), France.
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K-4

J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien tempéré, Livre 1 · Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Buch 1

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Mirare MIR-103

Apr-May 2009

2-CD / TT: 102:31

Recorded at Temple Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France.
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K-6

J.S. Bach:Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Accentus ACC-30372

Nov 6, 2011

CD / TT: 76:24

Recorded at Théâtre et Auditorium de Poitiers (TAP), Poitiers, France.
Producer: Paul Smaczny; Editing, Recording Producer: Cécile Lenoir; Editing Sebastian Braun; Michel Mollard: Associate Producer; Piano Tuner: Kazuto Osato.
2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Xiao-Mei.
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CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

K-5

Bach: Goldberg Variations

01:15-80:40: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [TT: 85:54; Playing Time: 79:25]
Including the documentary by Michel Mollard: "The Return is the Movement of Tao: Zhu Xiao-Mei and the Goldberg Variations" [52:29]

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Accentus ACC-20313

Jun 21, 2014 [not Jun 19-21, 2013]

DVD / TT: 138 min

Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, during Bachfest Leipzig 2014.
Production company: ACCENTUS Music; Co-Production Company: ZDF; Associated Production Company: Arte; Executive Producer: Paul Smaczny; Distribution TV: C Major Entertainment GmbH; Director: Paul Smaczny.
3^rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Xiao-Mei.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Trailer [4:46] | Complete Work [TT: 85:49; Begins: 1:15] | Complete Work [TT: 85:49; Begins: 1:15] black
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K-9

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen: BWV 988;aus d. Leipziger Thomaskirche, Bachfest Leipzig 2014

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [51:58]

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

ZDF

Dec 15, 2014

DVD-R / TT: 84 min

Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by Arte.
This performance is definitely different from [K-5].
4^th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Xiao-Mei.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [52:13] | Complete Work [51:58]

K-7

J.S. Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias

Two-Part Inventions (15), BWV 772-786 []
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), BWV 787-801 []

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Accentus Music ACC-30350
Accentus Music ACC-40350
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Jul 2015

CD / TT:
2-LP / TT: 46 min
MP3 / TT: 45:37

Recorded at Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Producer: Paul Smaczny; Associate Producer: Michel Mollard; Editing, Recording Producer & Editor: Sebastian Braun; Recording Engineer: Toine Mertens.
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LP (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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K-8

J.S. Bach: The French Suites

French Suites BWV 812-817 [12:18, 11:55, 13:06, 11:43, 16:22, 14:01]

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Accentus Music ACC-30404
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May 2016

CD / TT: 79:26
MP3 / TT: 79:10

Recorded at Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Producer: Paul Smaczny; Recording Engineer :Toine Mertens; Editing, Recording Producer: Georg Obermayer.
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

A-1

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Accentus ACC-30308

Feb 2014

CD / TT: 72:48

Recorded at Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewadhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Editor, Recording Producer: Sebastian Braun; Engineer: Toine Mertens; Producer: Paul Smaczny.
Watch on YouTube: Trailer [2:54]
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CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

Box Sets

B-1

J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien tempéré · Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [102:31]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [132:52]

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Mirare MIR-235

WTC 1: Apr-May 2009
WTC 2: Apr 2007

4-CD / TT: 235:23

Recorded at Temple Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France (WTC 1); . Ferme de Villefavard, Villefavard (Haute-Vienne), France (WTC 2).
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4-CD (2013): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2006 - October 2020)

Zhu Xiao-Mei: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings: Zhu plays the Goldbergs
Discussions of Instrumental Recordings: Partitas BWV 825-830 - played by Zhu Xiao-Mei