BACH — OTO-NO-AWAI

A delicate layering of sounds, the fleeting moments of interplay. From there, an expanding universe of expressions and shadows.

With the rich resonance of a harpsichord crafted by the master artisan Anthony Sidey (Model: Ruckers/Hemsch.)

Akiko Sakikawa captures the subtleties of harpsichord music through refined expression, supported by impeccable technique. In this album, she focuses on the "French-style overture" with Partita IV and the French Overture in B Minor, while also performing the Lute Suite in E Minor—three suites from J.S. Bach’s mature period.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

• Partita IV D-Dur BWV 828
  
  • [1] Ouverture
  • [2] Allemande
  • [3] Courante
  • [4] Sarabande
  • [5] Aria
  • [6] Menuet
  • [7] Gigue
• Suite e-Moll „Aufs Lautenwerk“ BWV 996
  
  • [8] Praeludio
  • [9] Allemande
  • [10] Courante
  • [11] Sarabande
  • [12] Bourrée
  • [13] Gigue
• Französische Ouverture h-Moll BWV 831
  
  • [14] Ouverture
    
  • [15] Courante
  • [16] Gavotte I-II
  • [17] Passepied I-II
    
  • [18] Sarabande
  • [19] Bourrée I-II
  • [20] Gigue
  • [21] Echo

Akiko Sakikawa, harpsichord

Instrument: Cembalo von Anthony Sidey, Paris, 1996
nach Andreas Ruckers, Antwerpen, 1636 / Henri Hemsch, Paris 1763

Recording: Lake Sagami-ko Community Center, 1-3 March 2023