Johann Sebastian Bach - The 6 French Suites (Francesco Tristano)

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

• French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812
• French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813
• French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814
• French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815
• French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816
• French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817

Francesco Tristano, piano

Date: 2026

Label: Naive

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Luxembourg pianist Francesco Tristano continues his Bach recording journey with the naïve label by releasing the complete six French Suites (BWV 812–817). Moving away from the broader, trumpet-like textures of his 2025 English Suites collection, Tristano adopts a warm, soft, and intimate sonic approach to highlight the quiet beauty and compressed density of these works. The French Suites feature spare, ingenuous writing that conceals a complex chemistry of contrasts. In this recording, Tristano notably performs a revised version of the E-major suite, prefacing its diverse Baroque dances with a prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Francesco Tristano (born September 16, 1981, in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish pianist, composer, and clarinetist known for his versatility across classical, Baroque, and electronic music. Trained in Luxembourg, Brussels, Riga, Paris, and at New York’s Juilliard School, he studied with renowned teachers including Jerome Lowenthal, Bruce Brubaker, and Rosalyn Tureck. A specialist in Bach and contemporary repertoire, he founded The New Bach Players and recorded Bach’s keyboard concertos, Goldberg Variations, and Frescobaldi’s Toccatas. Winner of the 2004 Orléans 20th-Century Piano Competition, Tristano has also collaborated with electronic artists like Carl Craig and Murcof, and co-founded the experimental group Aufgang.

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