Mahan Esfahani Carolyn Sampson - Bach: Anna Magdalena Notebooks, 1722 and 1725 [CD]

Domestic music-making of a distinctly superior sort is lovingly recreated in a rare recording of the notebooks Bach presented to his second wife.

The famous music book was gifted by Johann Sebastian Bach to his wife, who noted down pieces composed by Bach and others. Award-winning harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and renowned soprano Carolyn Sampson perform these works.

"What an unfailingly delightful compilation it is, featuring keyboard galanteries, chorale melodies with or without voice and a wide variety of arias […] few if any will be disappointed with an enchanting programme, affectionately and intimately performed." - BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS; Recording 4 STARS)

"Mahan Esfahani and Carolyn Sampson are the perfect exponents of this repertoire with every item given a scrupulously faithful performance that never patronises any of the pieces, but treats each of them as though it were a miniature masterpiece, as indeed many of them are. […] This is a recording to which listeners will wish to return repeatedly." – MusicWeb International

Minuet in F major, BWV113

Minuets in G major / G minor, BWV114 & 115

Rondeau in B flat major, BWV183

Minuet in G major, BWV116

Polonaise in F major, BWV117

Minuet in B flat major, BWV118

Polonaise in G minor, BWV119

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV691

Gib dich zufrieden, BWV510

Gib dich zufrieden, BWV511

Minuet in A minor, BWV120

Minuet in C minor, BWV121

March in D major, BWV122

Polonaise in G minor, BWV123

March in G major, BWV124

Polonaise in G minor, BWV125

Erbauliche Gedanken eines Tobackrauchers, BWV515a

Menuet fait par Mons Böhm in G major

Musette in D major, BWV126

March in E flat major, BWV127

Polonaise in D minor, BWV128

Bist du bei mir, BWV508

Goldberg Variations 'Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen', BWV988\tI. Aria

Solo per il cembalo, BWV129

Polonaise in G major, BWV130

The well-tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-86 No 01 in C major, BWV846. Movement 1. Prelude

Rigaudon in F major, BWV131

Warum betrübst du dich?, BWV516

Ich habe genug, BWV82 No 2. Recitativo. Ich habe genug

No 3. Aria. Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen

Schaffs mit mir, Gott, BWV514

Minuet in D minor, BWV132

Willst du dein Herz mir schenken, BWV518

Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen, BWV299b

Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen, BWV517

Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke, BWV509

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV513

Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV728

Minuet in G major, BWV841

Bist du bei mir, BWV508

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 34571283876
• Release Date: May 31, 2025

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