Enjoy a new playlist on Spotify and Apple Music highlighting great Bach transcriptions:
The Classical Post features The Brandenburg Duets in a new review:
“Bach expert and pianist Eleonor Bindman fastidiously transcribed and released a recording of Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concertos for piano four-hands on the Naxos/Grand Piano label that will stand the test of time. … Standing as a welcomed addition to pianists’ transcribed repertory, it replaces Max Reger’s difficult version from more than 120 years ago. Brava to Bindman for successfully tackling this enormous feat! … Equal partnership of two excellent pianists was required to convey and reinforce the core of Bach’s concertos. In this recording, both pianists certainly achieved this. … Through every key stroke, Bindman and Lin display a seamless and harmonious partnership and pour all their passion, vitality, and joy into each of the six concertos for piano four-hands. Overall, Bindman and Lin harken a world defined by powerful and imaginative nuance.”
WRTI host Debra Lew Harder joined Eleonor Bindman for an interview and live performances of The Brandenburg Duets in the WRTI Studios in Philadelphia. See the performances and interviews via YouTube below:
Wednesday, August 15 at 12:10 p.m., Eleonor Bindman joins WRTI Philadelphia host Debra Lew Harder for an interview and performance of the Brandenburg Duets!
If you love the music of J.S. Bach, tune in on Wednesday, August 15 at 12:10 p.m. to listen to his Brandenburg Concertos in a way you’ve never heard before. Pianist Eleonor Bindman, praised by The New York Times for her “impressive clarity of purpose and a full grasp of the music’s spirit,” performs selections from her impressive piano 4-hand arrangement of the Brandenburg Concertos with host Debra Lew Harder. “Playing Bach’s music is deeply gratifying, and twice as joyful when the experience can be shared with a partner.” That belief led Eleonor to undertake the massive project of transcribing the Brandenburg Concertos for piano duet (4-hands.)
LIVE performance program
Eleonor and Debra will perform selections from “The Brandenburg Duets,” Eleanor’s arrangements for piano 4-hands of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos:
WWFM: The Classical Network‘s David Osenberg interviewed Eleonor Bindman about The Brandenburg Duets for his “Cadenza” program, broadcast on June 28, 2018! Listen now:
Enjoy a new Spotify playlist from Eleonor Bindman highlighting the charm of the piano duet!
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After a marathon of 3 days and 371 takes last August, Eleonor completed the double CD recording of her transcription of J.S.Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos for piano four hands. The sessions took place at the Grammy-Award winning Sono Luminus Studios in Boyce, VA with producer Dan Merceruio and engineer Daniel Shores, on a Steinway Model D. Pianist Jenny Lin, whose recent concert appearances included participating in a “Philip Glass at 80” season, was Eleonor’s partner for this project.
Watch videos from the recording sessions below: