Bach: Preludes, Inventions & Sinfonias

A collection of miniatures centred around the sets of Inventions and Sinfonias which Bach wrote principally as teaching aids—of an extremely superior kind, it should be noted—to encourage any young keyboard player ‘keen to learn’. These joyous, enthralling accounts from Mahan Esfahani prove that there is a great deal more to them than that.

CDA68448 80 minutes 28 seconds

‘The seven ‘Friedemann’ preludes sound especially effective as rendered on the clavichord by Esfahani, his intimate fluctuations of dynamic and tempo drawn out with beguiling freedom and sensitivity o ...
‘These are such lovely little pieces—fifty-five of them—and Mahan’s skill, musicality, delightful ornamentation and emotional sensitivity mean you don’t get tired of them at all. Such a good recording ...
‘Mr Esfahani here presents expressive and imaginative readings of the so-called 'Little' Preludes, the Inventions, and the Sinfonias. Long-time readers know that I always complain when these works are ...