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Celebrating Bach’s 340th at London’s 1901 Arts Club

Published 02/08/25

I’m excited to be performing works from my new release, Absolute, in a launch concert at London’s 1901 Arts Club on Sunday, March 23rd at… Continue reading Celebrating Bach’s 340th at London’s 1901 Arts Club

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Seattle Chamber Orchestra Solo Recital on March 7, 2025

Published 08/13/24

Join me on March 7, 2025 in Seattle as I present a solo recital of my Bach Transcriptions with the Seattle Chamber Music Orchestra. The… Continue reading Seattle Chamber Orchestra Solo Recital on March 7, 2025

New Analysis Video — Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1

Published 04/19/24

In honor of this new video, for a limited time, I’m offering a free download of both the analysis and score: Suite No. 1 is… Continue reading New Analysis Video — Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1

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In Concert at Old Stone House November 12

Published 09/29/23

November 12, 2023, Eleonor Bindman presents a solo recital at Old Stone House in Brooklyn. Program to include:

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88 by 20 performs Eleonor Bindman’s J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites Transcription

Published 08/17/23

The “88 by 20” Piano Duo, Asiya Korepanova and Ilya Kazantsev perform Eleonor Bindman’s J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 transcription during their August 18,… Continue reading 88 by 20 performs Eleonor Bindman’s J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites Transcription

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Interview on the Dress Rehearsal Podcast

Published 07/20/23

Eleonor Bindman joined the Dress Rehearsal Podcast to discuss her transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites, and Cello Suites. Listen to the podcast… Continue reading Interview on the Dress Rehearsal Podcast

Stretto Feature on Eleonor Bindman’s Piano Duet Arrangements

Published 03/10/23

Stretto Magazine has a double-review of Eleonor Bindman’s Brandenburg Concerts and Orchestral Suites arrangements for Piano Duet and recordings: “With an equal collaboration between the… Continue reading Stretto Feature on Eleonor Bindman’s Piano Duet Arrangements

Duo Vivace - Eleonor Bindman and Susan Sobolewski at the piano

Talking Bach Orchestral Suites with NCCR Cooler Classics

Published 12/01/22

I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss my new album of J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites transcribe for Piano Duet with North Cotswold Community Radio’s Peter Lewis.… Continue reading Talking Bach Orchestral Suites with NCCR Cooler Classics

J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites for Piano Duet Available Now

Published 11/11/22

From 21C Media — Today, November 11, pianist Eleonor Bindman releases a recording, with duo partner Susan Sobolewski, of J.S. Bach’s four Orchestral Suites – transcribed by Bindman for four-hands piano – on… Continue reading J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites for Piano Duet Available Now

Duo Vivace - Eleonor Bindman and Susan Sobolewski outside in Brooklyn

Announcing the Bach Orchestral Suites for Piano Duet

Published 11/02/22

On November 11th, the recording of my arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suites will start streaming and selling worldwide. Together with The Brandenburg Duets, this completes my most important musical… Continue reading Announcing the Bach Orchestral Suites for Piano Duet

Eleonor Bindman at piano with Bach Partitas Album cover added in the corner

J.S. Bach Partitas Reviews

Published 09/16/22

I am happy to share a few of the latest reviews of my J.S. Bach Partitas release as it is gratifying to see some critics… Continue reading J.S. Bach Partitas Reviews

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Album Release Concert at Old Stone House of Brooklyn

Published 05/04/22

I’m excited to launch my new recording of the complete J.S. Bach Partitas on the Delos label at the Old Stone House of Brooklyn on… Continue reading Album Release Concert at Old Stone House of Brooklyn

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“As she did with the Brandenburgs, Bindman set out to create more “balanced” transcriptions by dividing the responsibilities, and the technical difficulties, more equitably than Reger did.… If I were half of a piano duo, I would want to play these transcriptions with my partner. (And I would be able to, as the scores can be purchased on Bindman’s website.) They retain many of the qualities of Bach’s originals—the grandeur, the balanced grace, the songfulness, and the zest… I appreciate the textural and tonal variety of Bindman’s transcriptions, mirroring Bach’s originals without forgetting that idiomatic writing for two pianos and idiomatic orchestral writing are different. That variety is realized in these performances. The playing is stylish and historically-informed, even though a Bösendorfer piano was unknown during Bach’s time.… There is nothing here that I did not enjoy. …transcriptions such as these help me to see the skeleton that supports the rest of the orchestral body. More than that, however, they are fun, and they celebrate the joy of amateur music-making, even though the performers on this CD are professionals of the first rank.”

Raymond Tuttle
Fanfare

“These versions should not be missed, because they are very original and very, very special. Highly recommended.”

Michel Dutrieue
Stretto Magazine

what a marvelous Bach performer… The prelude from Partita 1 is deliciously slow and expressive, with unexpected marking of inner voices, beautiful ornamentation, shimmering tone.… There’s not a bad movement in the bunch, so I will list a few of my favorites: first of all, I love the thoughtful and poised allemandes; I used to think of them the same way until my harpsichord teacher Arthur Haas convinced me that the one from Partita 6 should be played like a rather quick Italian Allemanda. Maybe so, but Bindman’s slower account is pulling me back in the other direction.… The gigue from Partita 5 is likewise graceful, the interaction among the three voices beautifully controlled and radiant.”

—Rob Haskins
American Record Guide

Bindman’s very special ability to breathe life into the musical events and to give every theme, every figure a shape, even a human profile, also characterizes the fast dances, which never slip into mere motor skills, but are lived through emotionally, are intelligently thought out and logically completed. In this way she lends a fascinating stringency and inner tension even to the slow-motion sarabands, directed inward, so that Bach’s deep spirituality can also be felt here, while in the fast gigue and courante movements she conveys Bach’s life energy with impressive, pedal-free precision and instantaneous drive conjures: There are timeless signals from the galaxy, and everything grooves and swings as if they were messages from today: a fascinating album.”

Attila Csampai
Rondo

“If I had to describe these performances in a single word, that word would be “affectionate.” Bindman clearly loves this music, and she plays it caressingly, as a lover would. … I’d like to point to the aforementioned Sarabande from Partita No. 3, which, under Bindman’s fingers, becomes an absolutely hypnotizing and eloquently grave meditation on the expressive power of 16th-note triplets. This is why we listen to new recordings of music we love—to shine a light on it of which we had not previously been aware.… This release excited my admiration from the moment I started playing it, and that attention has not waned over the course of more than a week. This could be on my Want List at the end of the year.”

Raymond Tuttle
Fanfare
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