Six Partitas for Keyboard Main Performer or Conductor: Andras Schiff Instrumentation: Piano Individual Works: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: London Catalog Number: 411732-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1984 Comments: Comments by Jan Hanford: My favorite performances of Bach's keyboard works are all by Andras Schiff. The Partitas are particularly delightful. Graceful and elegant, Schiff's performance is the one by which I measure all others. Strangely it is out-of-print in the U.S. but is available in Europe and at web sites like amazon.co.uk. Acknowledgements: From the collection of Jan Hanford. Date First Submitted: 04/17/1995 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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