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ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A MINOR, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Bourrée I - Bourrée II
6. Gigue

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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English Suite No.2 in a minor (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

Adam Sherkin

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J. S. Bach - English Suite in A minor, BWV 807. Performed by Aleksander Dębicz in the first round of the International Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz (2010).

J. S. Bach - English Suite in a minor BWV 807

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relentless energy, gradual build up to crescendo introduction

Adam Sherkin performs China Gates, part of his recital featuring the complete solo piano music of John Adams "American Berserk."  Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto: February 17th, 2011.

Notes from the composer:
China Gates, (along with its large-scale companion piece Phrygian Gates), are products of a critical period in my career as a composer. Together they comprise what could be my "opus one" by virtue of the fact that they appeared in 1977-78 as the first coherent statements in a new language.  China Gates was written for young pianists and utilizes the same principles without resorting to virtuoso technical effects. It oscillates between two modal worlds, only it does so with extreme delicacy. Written for pianist Sarah Cahill, it strikes me now as a a piece calling for real attention to details of dark, light and the shadows that exist between.  - John Adams  http://www.earbox.com/W-chinagates.html

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China Gates (1977) by John Adams; Adam Sherkin, piano

Adam Sherkin performs American Berserk, part of his recital featuring the complete solo piano music of John Adams at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto: February 17th, 2011.

The first performance of this piece took place on February 25, 2002 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Garrick Ohlssohn, piano (he is also the work's dedicatee). 

Note by the composer:
As its title suggests, “American Berserk” is a short, high-energy work for virtuoso pianist. The title, from Philip Roth, hints at the darker, manic edge of American life evoked in his novel, “American Pastoral”.

The piece was composed for Garrick Ohlssohn after Garrick and I collaborated on the Copland Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. It was later taken up and subsequently recorded by the English pianist, Nic Hodges.

Influences of American jazz and bop playing mixed with impressions of Conlon Nancarrow’s disjunct rhythmic world dominate the writing of this short, manic, bipolar scherzo.  - John Adams  http://www.earbox.com/W-americanberserk.html


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American Berserk (2001) by John Adams; Adam Sherkin, piano

ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

1. Prelude

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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(Illustration by Maxine Frost: www.maxinefrost.com)


English Suite No.2 in a minor: Prelude (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

2. Allemande

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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(Illustration by Maxine Frost: www.maxinefrost.com)


English Suite No.2 in a minor: Allemande (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

3. Courante

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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(Illustration by Maxine Frost: www.maxinefrost.com)


English Suite No.2 in a minor: Courante (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

4. Sarabande

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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(Illustration by Maxine Frost: www.maxinefrost.com)

English Suite No.2 in a minor: Sarabande (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

5. Bourrée I - Bourrée II

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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(Illustration by Maxine Frost: www.maxinefrost.com)

English Suite No.2 in a minor: Bourrée I and II (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

ENGLISH SUITE No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 by J.S. Bach

6. Gigue

Recorded live at The Royal Conservatory, April 26th, 2004 in Toronto

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(Illustration by Maxine Frost: www.maxinefrost.com)

English Suite No.2 in a minor: Gigue (BWV 807) by J.S. Bach; Adam Sherkin, piano

Pianist/Composer Adam Sherkin is a dynamic and versatile musician who commands a multi-dimensional approach to performance and composition. Adam has appeared in performance at the Four Seasons Centre, the St. Lawrence Centre, the Glenn Gould Studio, the Toronto Centre for the Arts, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Covent Garden and the Royal Albert Hall. Adam's works been premiered throughout Canada, the United States and Britain including Toronto, Ottawa, Washington, Philadelphia, Manchester and London (UK). Venues have included the Luminato Festival, the Spotlight Festival (Waterloo), the King’s Lynn Festival (Norfolk), The Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), The Warehouse and the National Portrait Gallery in London. 

An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, Adam is set to release his debut recording on Centrediscs, As at First, in November of 2012. 


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