Marie Nishiyama – J. S. Bach: Englische Suiten (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/176,4kHz]

Marie Nishiyama is universally recognized as a rare artist who plays both the harpsichord and the historical harp. Nishiyama has collaborated with many musicians from a wide range of genres such as René Jacobs, Paddy Maloney of The Chieftains, Carlos Núñez, Michala Petri, Corina Marti, Mutsumi Hatano, Yosuke Yamashita and so on. Nishiyama has released many CDs with very good reputation. Her latest album is “J. S. Bach: Toccaten”(KCD-2073 / July 2019). After she took her master’s degree in harpsichord at Tokyo Music University, she studied with Rinaldo Alessandrini and Nicolau de Figueiredo (harpsichord), Heidrun Rosenzweik and Mara Galassi (historical harp), Jesper Christensen (Basso continuo, ensemble), and Pedro Memelsdorff (medieval ensemble) at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Nishiyama’s honors and awards include the first prize in the 11th Yamanashi Early Music Festival. Since 2012, she has been the artistic director of Shinshu Early Music Village (Workshop) and she contributes her energy to teach younger people as a lecturer of “Musashino Academia Musicae”.

The English Suites, BWV 806–811, are a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord (or clavichord) and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard (discounting several less well-known earlier suites), the others being the six French Suites (BWV 812–817), the six Partitas (BWV 825-830) and the Overture in the French style (BWV 831). They probably date from around 1713 or 1714.

Tracklist:
1-1. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: I. Prélude (02:36)
1-2. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: II. Allemande (06:04)
1-3. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: III. Courante I (02:05)
1-4. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 IV. Courante II – V. Double I – VI. Double II (07:44)
1-5. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VII. Sarabande (05:26)
1-6. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VIII. Bourrée I & II (05:19)
1-7. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: IX. Gigue (03:39)
1-8. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: I. Prélude (06:00)
1-9. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: II. Allemande (05:07)
1-10. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: III. Courante (02:16)
1-11. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: IV. Sarabande – V. Les agréments de la même Sarabande (04:39)
1-12. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: VI. Bourrée I – VII. Bourrée II (05:18)
1-13. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: VIII. Gigue (04:16)
1-14. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: I. Prélude (04:15)
1-15. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande (05:37)
1-16. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: III. Courante (02:50)
1-17. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande (04:47)
1-18. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I – VI. Gavotte II (03:36)
1-19. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: VII. Gigue (03:27)
2-1. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: I. Prélude (06:26)
2-2. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: II. Allemande (05:08)
2-3. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: III. Courante (01:52)
2-4. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: IV. Sarabande (04:31)
2-5. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: V. Menuet I – VI. Menuet II (04:21)
2-6. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: VII. Gigue (04:11)
2-7. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: I. Prélude (06:36)
2-8. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: II. Allemande (05:04)
2-9. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: III. Courante (02:47)
2-10. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: IV. Sarabande (03:52)
2-11. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: V. Passepied I – VI. Passepied II (03:55)
2-12. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: VI. Gigue (04:13)
2-13. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: I. Prélude (10:17)
2-14. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: II. Allemande (06:47)
2-15. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: III. Courante (02:54)
2-16. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: IV. Sarabande – V. Double (07:24)
2-17. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavotte I – VII. Gavotte II (04:43)
2-18. Marie Nishiyama – 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811: No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VIII. Gigue (04:44)