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Dale Henderson - Bach in the Subways

Conversations Around the Piano

Published 03/16/21

Episode 1 of Eleonor Bindman’s new series “Conversations Around The Piano” features cellist Dale Henderson, founder of Bach in the Subways. Eleonor and Dale talk… Continue reading Conversations Around the Piano

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Bach Cello Suites for Piano in Pianist Magazine

Published 01/05/21

Pianist Magazine highlights Eleonor Bindman’s J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano arrangements, saying it just “might be the ideal new project”! Nothing makes Eleonor… Continue reading Bach Cello Suites for Piano in Pianist Magazine

J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano a Pianodao recording of the Month

Published 12/02/20

The Pianodao blog names J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano their Recording of the Month! “I was intrigued to hear about New York-based pianist… Continue reading J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano a Pianodao recording of the Month

Talking J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano with Classical Archives

Published 12/02/20

Eleonor Bindman spoke with Barry Lenson about her new J.S. Bach Cello Suite transcriptions and recordings on the Classical Archives blog: Prepare to be surprised… Continue reading Talking J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano with Classical Archives

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Talking Bach Transcriptions With Seen and Heard International

Published 11/16/20

Seen and Heard International‘s Robert Beattie interviews Eleonor Bindman about her J.S. Bach transcriptions: “I spoke to Eleonor about her background as a professional pianist,… Continue reading Talking Bach Transcriptions With Seen and Heard International

J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Piano Score Now Available

Published 10/19/20

The J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano Score is now available to purchase as a download or a hard-copy print edition! My new transcription… Continue reading J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Piano Score Now Available

J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano is Out Now!

Published 10/09/20

The J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano are available worldwide, wherever you listen! Get it Now Order Direct Stream: Score “On the heels of… Continue reading J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano is Out Now!

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“A Lifelong Love fo Bach” – The Cross-Eyed Pianist Previews the Bach Cello Suites for Piano

Published 09/21/20

It is my pleasure to share The Cross-Eyed Pianist‘s preview of my October 9 release of J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano in a… Continue reading “A Lifelong Love fo Bach” – The Cross-Eyed Pianist Previews the Bach Cello Suites for Piano

Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano Release Day is October 9!

Published 08/14/20

The Naxos/Grand Piano label has set Eleonor Bindman’s J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano recording’s release date for October 9, 2020! J.S. Bach Cello… Continue reading Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano Release Day is October 9!

Eleonor Bindman on The Violin Channel

Live on the Violin Channel

Published 08/14/20

Eleonor Bindman joined the Violin Channel’s “Living Room Live” program:

Monday Morning Bach Spring Giveaways

Published 05/22/20

Over the past two months, I’ve been doing a free transcription score giveaway as part of my recent Monday Morning Bach posts to help people… Continue reading Monday Morning Bach Spring Giveaways

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The Cello Suites for Piano are Complete!

Published 05/08/20

My J.S. Bach Cello Suites transcriptions for Piano are complete and the recordings have officially been submitted to Naxos Records. I’m looking forward to the… Continue reading The Cello Suites for Piano are Complete!

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“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

Bindman’s approach, very sensibly, is to let this amazing music speak for itself. Opting for unhurried tempi, she approaches the dance movements with poise, her playing throughout the cycle an object lesson in perfectly balanced voicing and articulation. …In my review of her last Bach recording I hailed Bindman as delivering, ‘Bach playing of the highest order.’ With these model interpretations she does so again here… these intimately recorded and musically convincing performances strike just the right balance between familiarity and revelation. A superb release.”

Andrew Eales
Piano Dao

Eleonor Bindman continues to impress with every new display of her keyboard artistry. … I became aware of her prowess as pianist and arranger in her earlier recordings of Tchaikovsky’s Seasons plus the Waltz and Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (MSR, 2005) and The Brandenburg Duets with fellow pianist Jenny Lin (Grand Piano, 2018). Now, her complete survey of the Bach Partitas, BWV 825-830, proves the clincher: [she] can do anything! … Bach’s keyboard fingerings, difficult to master on the modern piano, hold no mystery for Bindman. It is a measure of this artist’s combined scholarship and keyboard prowess that we can’t tell where the composer leaves off and the performing artist takes over. Really, this is as fine a survey of the Partitas as I’ve ever been privileged to hear. I am pleased to recommend it.”

Phil Muse
Atlanta Audio Club

If you didn’t know the cello originals, you’d happily accept these as keyboard suites. … spectacular in Bindman’s hands… Fascinating, and fun; Bindman’s scholarly but readable notes seal the deal, and the recording is excellent.

Graham Rickson
The Arts Desk

Bindman takes [Bach] quite literally, transcribing in the register he wrote in, mostly, and clearly with enjoyment. Her tempos are sometimes faster than a cellist’s fingers might find practical, but her musical sense is excellent. She observes most of the written repeats.

David W Moore
American Record Guide
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