Eleonor Bindman’s new arrangement of Bach’s Orchestral Suites for piano duet follows her widely admired recording of the six Brandenburg Concertos (GP777-78). Once again, the transcription reimagines Bach’s writing using the modern piano, in this case a Bösendorfer. Bindman and her Duo Vivace partner, Susan Sobolewski, draw upon the suite’s dance movements to suggest how Bach might have distributed the material, ordering them for maximum contrast, and succeeding in conveying the music’s vitality and beauty in a new medium.
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bindman, Eleonor - Arranger
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (arr. E. Bindman for piano 4 hands)
1 I. Ouverture 06:35
2 II. Air, "Air on the G String" 04:46
3 III. Gavotte I-II 03:59
4 IV. Bourrée 01:27
5 V. Gigue 02:51
Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 (arr. E. Bindman for piano 4 hands)
6 I. Ouverture 07:17
7 II. Rondeau 01:40
8 III. Sarabande 03:06
9 IV. Bourrée I-II 02:00
10 V. Polonaise - Double 03:21
11 VI. Menuet 01:22
12 VII. Badinerie 01:32
Overture (Suite) No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069 (arr. E. Bindman for piano 4 hands)
13 I. Ouverture 07:05
14 II. Bourrée I-II 03:02
15 III. Gavotte 02:15
16 IV. Menuet I-II 03:59
17 V. Réjouissance 02:35
Overture (Suite) No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 (arr. E. Bindman for piano 4 hands)
18 I. Ouverture 05:56
19 II. Courante 02:15
20 III. Gavotte I-II 02:56
21 IV. Forlane 01:44
22 V. Menuet I-II 02:53
23 VI. Bourrée I-II 03:03
24 VII. Passepied I-II 02:53
