℗ 2021 Albany Records
Released June 1, 2021
Duration 3h 33m 58s
Record Label Albany Records
Catalogue No. TROY1869-71
Genre Classical (Keyboard)
 

Bach to Black: Suites for Piano

Rochelle Sennet

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English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810  
1.1
I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
5:11
1.2
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:50
1.3
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:12
1.4
IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:21
1.5
V. Passepied I en Rondeau and Passepied II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:30
1.6
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:01
Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22  
1.7
I. Valse Bohémienne
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
2:08
1.8
II. Valse Rustique
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
3:10
1.9
III. Valse de la Reine
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
5:02
1.10
IV. Valse Mauresque
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
3:17
English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808  
1.11
I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:27
1.12
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:39
1.13
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:19
1.14
IV. Sarabande et les agréments de la même Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:37
1.15
V. Gavotte I alternativement and Gavotte II ou la Musette
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:18
1.16
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:57
1.17
Four Dances for Boris
Jeffrey Mumford; Rochelle Sennet
5:24
English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811  
1.18
I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
8:54
1.19
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:11
1.20
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:33
1.21
IV. Sarabande and Double
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:20
1.22
V. Gavotte I and Gavotte II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:02
1.23
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:45
In the Bottoms  
1.24
I. Prelude (Night)
R. Nathaniel Dett; Rochelle Sennet
3:56
1.25
II. His Song
R. Nathaniel Dett; Rochelle Sennet
2:53
1.26
III. Honey (Humoresque)
R. Nathaniel Dett; Rochelle Sennet
1:25
1.27
IV. Barcarolle (Morning)
R. Nathaniel Dett; Rochelle Sennet
5:35
1.28
V. Dance (Juba)
R. Nathaniel Dett; Rochelle Sennet
2:20
English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807  
1.29
I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:59
1.30
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:54
1.31
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
1:57
1.32
IV. Sarabande de les agréments de la même Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:04
1.33
V. Bourrée I alternativement and Bourrée II.
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:52
1.34
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:49
Contrasts  
1.35
I. Sentence
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
0:24
1.36
II. Lament
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
1:00
1.37
III. Ragtime
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
0:46
1.38
IV. Procession
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
2:00
1.39
V. Etude
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
0:38
1.40
VI. Prelude
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
1:09
1.41
VII. Frolic
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
1:13
1.42
VIII. Romance
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
2:16
1.43
IX. Dialogue
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
0:56
1.44
X. Episode
H. Leslie Adams; Rochelle Sennet
1:35
English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806  
1.45
I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:26
1.46
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:41
1.47
III. Courante I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
1:39
1.48
IV. Courante II, Double I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:07
1.49
V. Double II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
1:11
1.50
VI. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:20
1.51
VII. Bourrée I and Bourrée II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:23
1.52
VIII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
2:45
African Suite, Op. 35  
1.53
I. Introduction - Allegro alla marcia
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
4:44
1.54
II. Love-Song
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
5:22
1.55
III. Valse de la Reine
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
4:08
1.56
IV. Danse Nègre
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rochelle Sennet
5:09
English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809  
1.57
I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:55
1.58
II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:51
1.59
III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
1:38
1.60
IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
4:16
1.61
V. Menuet I and Menuet II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:24
1.62
VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Rochelle Sennet
3:33
Three Movements for Piano  
1.63
I. Con brio
Frederick Tillis; Rochelle Sennet
2:25
1.64
II. Molto Adagio, ad libitum con espressione
Frederick Tillis; Rochelle Sennet
3:37
1.65
III. Con bravura
Frederick Tillis; Rochelle Sennet
5:35
Rochelle Sennet has paired the English Suites of Bach with works by Black composers based on similarities in key, mode, rhythmic energy, and occasional disruption of tonal expectations. Dr. Rochelle Sennet has established herself as a well-known performer, teacher, and scholar. A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory, the University of Michigan, and Texas Christian University, she received her DMA from the University of Illinois. She has been a prize winner in numerous competitions including the Kingsville International Piano competition, and the US Open Music Piano Concerto competition, among other. She is on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This is her fourth recording for Albany Records. "Back to Black represents my strong interest in performing repertoire by Black composers in combination with works of J.S. Bach. The suites included on this recording represent beauty, excellence, contrast, celebration of dance style, and dialogue." - Rochelle Sennet
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Albany Records Studio Masters

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II. Allemande
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III. Courante
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IV. Sarabande
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V. Passepied I en Rondeau and Passepied II
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VI. Gigue
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I. Valse Bohémienne
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II. Valse Rustique
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III. Valse de la Reine
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IV. Valse Mauresque
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II. Allemande
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III. Courante
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IV. Sarabande et les agréments de la même Sarabande
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V. Gavotte I alternativement and Gavotte II ou la Musette
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16
VI. Gigue
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Four Dances for Boris
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II. Allemande
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IV. Sarabande and Double
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V. Gavotte I and Gavotte II
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VI. Gigue
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I. Prelude (Night)
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II. His Song
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III. Honey (Humoresque)
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IV. Barcarolle (Morning)
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V. Dance (Juba)
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I. Prélude
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II. Allemande
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III. Courante
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IV. Sarabande de les agréments de la même Sarabande
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VI. Gigue
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I. Sentence
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III. Ragtime
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VII. Frolic
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IX. Dialogue
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X. Episode
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II. Allemande
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III. Courante I
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VII. Bourrée I and Bourrée II
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VIII. Gigue
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I. Introduction - Allegro alla marcia
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II. Love-Song
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IV. Danse Nègre
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I. Prélude
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II. Allemande
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III. Courante
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IV. Sarabande
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V. Menuet I and Menuet II
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VI. Gigue
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I. Con brio
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64
II. Molto Adagio, ad libitum con espressione
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65
III. Con bravura
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