℗ 2006 BIS Records
| Released | February 1, 2006 |
| Duration | 1h 04m 36s |
| Catalogue No. | BIS-CD-1330 |
| Genre | Classical (Instrumental) |
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Keyboard Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
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1.1
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I. Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
5:49 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
8:35 | |||
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1.3
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III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
3:09 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
2:20 | |||
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1.5
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V. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
7:18 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Menuet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
1:29 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
3:12 | |||
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Keyboard Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830
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1.8
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I. Toccata
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
7:10 | |||
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1.9
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II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
4:44 | |||
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1.10
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III. Corrente
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
4:24 | |||
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1.11
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IV. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
1:25 | |||
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1.12
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V. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
7:46 | |||
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1.13
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VI. Tempo di Gavotta
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
2:01 | |||
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1.14
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VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Freddy Kempf |
5:14 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... Kempf’s piano is the sweetest sounding Steinway D piano I’ve ever heard and you will never hear one more perfectly in regulation or tune, which is why I always give credit in my reviews to Kempf’s technician ... I can’t imagine the piano sounding any better than this, a tribute to BIS’s technical standards which are among the very highest in the industry."
- MusicWeb International
After a series of highly praised recordings of music by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, British pianist Freddy Kempf turns to the music of earlier times. The Partitas he presents on this 2006 release may be seen as a summation of Bach’s achievements in the genre of instrumental suites. His use of different textures, his increasingly frequent recourse to harmony and to gallant melodies rather than the imitative counterpoint that had formerly held sway, the great virtuosity he requires and, even more importantly, the profundity he achieves make these works not only the apex but also the logical conclusion of this tradition of transforming a suite of dances into great art.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – BIS Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.28 -9.79 to 0.00 | -22.61 -29.08 to -18.95 | -19.69 -26.10 to -16.00 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | I. Overture | -1.03 | -21.33 | -18.4 | 12 |
| 2 | II. Allemande | -7.59 | -26.12 | -23.3 | 12 |
| 3 | III. Courante | -2.92 | -20.10 | -17.4 | 11 |
| 4 | IV. Aria | -2.65 | -22.86 | -20.1 | 12 |
| 5 | V. Sarabande | -9.79 | -29.08 | -26.1 | 12 |
| 6 | VI. Menuet | -5.39 | -23.68 | -20.8 | 11 |
| 7 | VII. Gigue | 0.00 | -19.11 | -16.2 | 11 |
| 8 | I. Toccata | -1.49 | -21.59 | -18.2 | 12 |
| 9 | II. Allemande | -3.96 | -24.54 | -21.6 | 12 |
| 10 | III. Corrente | -2.17 | -23.10 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 11 | IV. Air | -1.40 | -19.43 | -16.5 | 11 |
| 12 | V. Sarabande | -4.58 | -25.32 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 13 | VI. Tempo di Gavotta | -1.15 | -21.37 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 14 | VII. Gigue | -1.83 | -18.95 | -16.0 | 11 |