Artist: Simone Dinnerstein
Album: Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias, BWV 772-801
Genre: Classical, Piano
Release Date: 2015
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 53:33
Total Tracks: 30
Total Size: 440 MB
Tracklist:
1-01. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772 (01:32)
1-02. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773 (02:03)
1-03. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774 (00:55)
1-04. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775 (01:33)
1-05. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 776 (01:11)
1-06. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777 (02:58)
1-07. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778 (01:04)
1-08. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (00:44)
1-09. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780 (02:27)
1-10. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781 (01:05)
1-11. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 782 (01:48)
1-12. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 (01:18)
1-13. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 (01:11)
1-14. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 785 (01:38)
1-15. Simone Dinnerstein – Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786 (01:31)
1-16. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787 (00:55)
1-17. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788 (03:08)
1-18. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major, BWV 789 (01:06)
1-19. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790 (02:51)
1-20. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 791 (02:53)
1-21. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 6 in E Major, BWV 792 (00:57)
1-22. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 793 (02:36)
1-23. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794 (01:06)
1-24. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 795 (03:27)
1-25. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796 (01:09)
1-26. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797 (03:01)
1-27. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 12 in A Major, BWV 798 (01:19)
1-28. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799 (02:24)
1-29. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 800 (02:13)
1-30. Simone Dinnerstein – Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801 (01:14)
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On her new album, Bach Inventions & Sinfonias, renowned pianist Simone Dinnerstein reconnects with the foundation of her musical career and what she’s best known for a solo album of J.S. Bach’s keyboard works. The recording was made at the Academy of Arts and Letters in New York by Grammy-winning producer Adam Abeshouse. The Inventions and Sinfonias, commonly known as the 3-part inventions, were originally written in 1723 as a musical guide for keyboard players and remain a core part of the piano repertoire for students, amateurs, and professional musicians alike. Bach Inventions & Sinfonias features beautiful, well-known music by one of the most popular composers of all time, performed by the premiere Bach pianist of our time.
Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias (commonly known as the 3-part Inventions) are the foundation of keyboard students’ study. Likewise most musicologists will study part of the Inventions at some stage of their theoretical education. Simone is keen to reach young students, their parents and musicologists, in addition to her usual fan base and plans a series of short videos on a selection of the inventions to connect with this audience.
Simone Dinnerstein says: “The first keyboard pieces of Bach that I remember hearing were his Inventions, when I was nine years old. The music seemed impossibly expressive and virtuosic at the time, and wholly beyond my abilities. Here were two continuous and independent voices, neither of which was subservient to the other. Until then I had thought of music as melody and accompaniment. An instrumental training is as much a training in how to listen as in how to play. In the text that accompanies the Inventions, Bach calls them ‘an honest guide.’ His Inventions and Sinfonias are marvels in demonstrating just how potent counterpoint is as an aid to expression, and how powerful a cantabile voice can be when surrounded by contradiction and elaboration. These small masterpieces have snippets of dances in them, laments and celebrations, simplicity and complexity.”‘An utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpretation’ (New York Times)
“this is a romantic approach, with a limpid, legato touch in many of the Inventions. There is a dynamic rise and fall which emphasises the shape of phrases, and there is a vocal clarity to the contrapuntal strands which keeps us soundly on message for the most part…In the end, most of these performances are very good indeed on their own, but only your individual taste will dictate if you respond to Dinnerstein’s approach.” (MusicWeb International)