℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Released October 6, 2023
Duration 2h 29m 00s
Record Label Decca
Genre Classical
 

Bach: The French Suites

Mahan Esfahani

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French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812  
1.1
I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:56
1.2
II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:57
1.3
III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:28
1.4
IVa. Menuet I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:57
1.5
IVb. Menuet II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:11
1.6
IVc. Menuet I da capo
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:32
1.7
V. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:43
French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813  
1.8
I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:18
1.9
II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:54
1.10
III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:22
1.11
IV. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:36
1.12
Va. Menuet I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:09
1.13
Vb. Menuet II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:54
1.14
Vc. Menuet I da capo
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:34
1.15
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:55
French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814  
1.16
I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:04
1.17
II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:16
1.18
III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:21
1.19
IV. Anglaise
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:34
1.20
Va. Menuet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:04
1.21
Vb. Trio
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:20
1.22
Vc. Menuet da capo
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:33
1.23
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:11
Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 819  
1.24
I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:28
1.25
II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:14
1.26
III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
4:53
1.27
IV. Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:46
1.28
Va. Menuet I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:55
1.29
Vb. Menuet II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:48
1.30
Vc. Menuet I da capo
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:42
Suite in G Minor, BWV 822  
1.31
I. Ouverture
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:52
1.32
II. Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
4:03
1.33
III. Gavotte en rondeau
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:16
1.34
IV. Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:50
1.35
Va. Menuet I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:55
1.36
Vb. Menuet II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:02
1.37
Vc. Menuet I da capo
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:36
1.38
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:00
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a  
1.39
I. Praeludium
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:04
1.40
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:20
1.41
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:52
1.42
IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:19
1.43
V. Gavotte I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:15
1.44
VI. Gavotte II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:17
1.45
VII. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:54
1.46
VIII. Menuet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
0:56
1.47
IX. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:41
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816  
1.48
I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:25
1.49
II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:48
1.50
III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
4:48
1.51
IV. Gavotte
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:09
1.52
V. Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:24
1.53
VI. Loure
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:20
1.54
VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:43
French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817  
1.55
Ia. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:40
1.56
Ib. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:44
1.57
II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:37
1.58
III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:44
1.59
IV. Gavotte
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:12
1.60
V. Polonaise
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:32
1.61
VI. Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:44
1.62
VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:31
1.63
VIII. Menuet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:20
Suite in A Minor, BWV 818  
1.64
I. Fort gai
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:03
1.65
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:14
1.66
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:23
1.67
IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:19
1.68
V. Sarabande simple - Sarabande double
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
3:46
1.69
VII. Passepied
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
1:06
1.70
VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Mahan Esfahani
2:41
Digital Booklet
‘Mahan Esfahani couldn’t make a routine recital of Bach’s keyboard music if you paid him’ was BBC Record Review’s verdict on a previous release: prospective listeners to this wonderful new set should rest assured that any hint of the routine remains as distant a threat as ever.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca Studio Masters
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-8.76
-13.39 to -2.89
-27.59
-34.16 to -23.42
-24.92
-32.70 to -20.00
12
8 to 16
1
I. Allemande
-11.75-31.57-29.213
2
II. Courante
-7.94-26.68-24.513
3
III. Sarabande
-10.21-33.05-31.016
4
IVa. Menuet I
-8.93-26.77-24.611
5
IVb. Menuet II
-7.88-26.74-24.413
6
IVc. Menuet I da capo
-10.05-26.96-24.011
7
V. Gigue
-6.53-28.22-25.514
8
I. Allemande
-8.03-29.99-27.414
9
II. Courante
-6.10-24.35-21.713
10
III. Sarabande
-10.59-31.27-28.414
11
IV. Air
-4.78-25.38-22.912
12
Va. Menuet I
-9.49-26.53-24.112
13
Vb. Menuet II
-7.64-25.97-23.412
14
Vc. Menuet I da capo
-7.93-26.03-23.511
15
VI. Gigue
-4.93-25.81-23.014
16
I. Allemande
-10.09-29.98-27.913
17
II. Courante
-7.09-27.17-24.912
18
III. Sarabande
-10.77-30.86-31.113
19
IV. Anglaise
-7.93-27.83-25.413
20
Va. Menuet
-10.03-27.58-25.212
21
Vb. Trio
-10.93-30.75-28.513
22
Vc. Menuet da capo
-9.81-27.69-25.111
23
VI. Gigue
-8.37-26.42-23.812
24
I. Allemande
-10.80-29.45-28.012
25
II. Courante
-10.92-28.25-26.212
26
III. Sarabande
-10.09-30.73-30.214
27
IV. Bourrée
-7.21-27.47-25.313
28
Va. Menuet I
-10.08-28.11-26.812
29
Vb. Menuet II
-8.38-25.73-23.513
30
Vc. Menuet I da capo
-11.08-30.10-26.212
31
I. Ouverture
-2.89-24.56-21.115
32
II. Aria
-9.08-28.34-25.113
33
III. Gavotte en rondeau
-8.33-26.62-22.811
34
IV. Bourrée
-7.12-27.36-23.513
35
Va. Menuet I
-9.95-27.91-24.712
36
Vb. Menuet II
-6.97-26.22-22.713
37
Vc. Menuet I da capo
-10.21-28.42-24.611
38
VI. Gigue
-5.12-25.17-21.113
39
I. Praeludium
-5.33-25.65-23.212
40
II. Allemande
-8.44-26.08-24.310
41
III. Courante
-6.10-23.99-21.111
42
IV. Sarabande
-5.27-25.13-27.78
43
V. Gavotte I
-6.41-23.42-23.79
44
VI. Gavotte II
-7.67-25.04-21.512
45
VII. Air
-7.16-24.54-21.810
46
VIII. Menuet
-11.99-29.85-26.011
47
IX. Gigue
-5.60-24.26-20.013
48
I. Allemande
-9.07-26.65-23.511
49
II. Courante
-7.27-24.81-21.212
50
III. Sarabande
-10.31-29.34-26.113
51
IV. Gavotte
-12.99-29.76-26.012
52
V. Bourrée
-9.62-27.37-24.012
53
VI. Loure
-11.01-28.37-25.212
54
VII. Gigue
-4.47-23.93-20.112
55
Ia. Prélude
-10.12-27.44-24.011
56
Ib. Allemande
-8.99-25.80-22.212
57
II. Courante
-8.17-26.17-22.511
58
III. Sarabande
-9.83-27.01-23.812
59
IV. Gavotte
-8.54-26.75-23.012
60
V. Polonaise
-10.47-28.14-24.712
61
VI. Bourrée
-9.89-26.26-22.811
62
VII. Gigue
-6.60-23.71-20.012
63
VIII. Menuet
-13.39-31.44-26.912
64
I. Fort gai
-7.85-27.97-25.213
65
II. Allemande
-10.67-31.29-29.614
66
III. Courante
-10.25-28.60-26.513
67
IV. Sarabande
-11.67-33.37-31.514
68
V. Sarabande simple - Sarabande double
-12.53-34.16-32.713
69
VII. Passepied
-10.74-28.93-26.413
70
VII. Gigue
-9.08-28.40-26.113

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