Eleonor Bindman & Jenny Lin - The Brandenburg Duets (2018)

Unlike the only published piano duet arrangement by Max Reger, which has serious performance limitations, Eleonor Bindman’s new transcription of the Brandenburg Concertos highlights their polyphony, imagining how Bach might have distributed the score if he had created four-part inventions for piano duet. With an equal partnership between the two instrumentalists, using the modern piano’s full potential to convey the unique scoring and character of each work, the concertos are ordered to create an engaging listening sequence. Both Eleonor Bindman and Jenny Lin receive critical accolades wherever they perform. The Poughkeepsie Journal write of Bindman: “…a strong pianist who attacks her work with great vitality and emotion. She is extremely expressive and mesmerizes her audience with her flair and technique.” Gramophone magazine hailed Lin as “an exceptionally sensitive pianist,” while The Washington Post labeled her as “…surely one of the most interesting pianists in America right now…”

Tracklist:
CD1
01. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): I. Allegro moderato
02. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): II. Adagio
03. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): III. Allegro
04. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Menuetto-Trio I-Polacca-Trio II
05. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): I. Allegro moderato-II. Adagio
06. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): III. Allegro
07. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): I. Allegro
08. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): II. Affettuoso
09. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): III. Allegro

CD2
01. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): I. Moderato
02. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): II. Adagio ma non tanto
03. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): III. Allegro
04. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): I. Allegro
05. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): II. Andante
06. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): III. Allegro
07. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): I. Allegro
08. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): II. Andante
09. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano 4 Hands): III. Allegro