Zhu Xiao-Mei - J.S. Bach: The French Suites, BWV 812-817 (2017)

It is with children in mind that I recorded these French Suites, always having heartfelt simplicity and purity in their mind. Children see the world with hope, optimism, and cast in light much like Miró sees the world. I find a childlike purity in him, similar to what I hear in the French Suites. There is a quote by Miró that touches me enormously and makes me think a lot whenever I play, as it reflects something that may be the most difficult aspect of musical interpretation and of art in general: 'To gain freedom is to gain simplicity' - Zhu Xiao-Mei.

TRACKLIST
1. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande (02:48)
2. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: II. Courante (01:48)
3. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande (02:33)
4. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: IV. Air (01:17)
5. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: V. Menuet (01:15)
6. French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: VII. Gigue (02:12)
7. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande (02:32)
8. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: II. Courante (01:44)
9. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande (02:32)
10. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte (01:10)
11. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: V. Air (01:26)
12. French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue (02:16)
13. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande (03:09)
14. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: II. Courante (01:54)
15. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande (02:14)
16. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuet I (00:58)
17. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: V. Menuet II (01:36)
18. French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: VI. Gigue (02:25)
19. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: I. Allemande (02:19)
20. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: II. Courante (01:32)
21. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande (02:49)
22. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte (01:06)
23. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise (01:19)
24. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VI. Bourrée (01:27)
25. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VII. Menuet (01:08)
26. French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue (02:17)
27. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande (02:51)
28. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: II. Courante (02:02)
29. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande (02:15)
30. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise (01:22)
31. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: IV. Menuet (01:10)
32. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: VI. Trio (01:24)
33. French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: VII. Gigue (01:58)
34. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande (02:50)
35. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante (01:34)
36. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande (03:50)
37. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte (01:05)
38. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée (01:16)
39. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure (02:24)
40. French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue (03:21)