JS Bach: The Six Partitas

Skilfully crafted, meticulously executed andutterly enjoyable,Giulia Nuti's solorecordingsincludethree anthologies of keyboard music, the last two released with Arcana. These albumsfeaturehistorically significant instruments carefully chosen by the artist to enhance the repertoirewith which they are associated: Le Coeur et l'Oreille (2017), recorded on the 1658 Louis Denis harpsichordand,more recently, The Fall of the Leaf (2022), featuring the splendid Italian "Rucellai" virginal built around 1575.

Heralbums have been met with critical acclaim and awards,such asthe "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" (German Record Critics' Award) and the "Diapason d'or".

For her fourth solo recital album, Giulia Nuti explores a different path,performingone of the pinnacles ofkeyboardliterature, Johann Sebastian Bach'sSix Partitas. In this recording, she uses a splendid harpsichord by Christian Kuhlmann (2016), a copy of themagnificent HenriHemsch of1751.

• Bach, J S: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825
• Bach, J S: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
• Bach, J S: Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV827
• Bach, J S: Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV828
• Bach, J S: Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829
• Bach, J S: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV830
• Bach, J S: Partitas Nos. 1-6, BWV825-830

March 2024