András Schiff 在 ECM 录制了一系列伟大的作品，这也是他一生钻研伟大的钢琴文献所结出的硕果。他一直都热爱巴赫的作品，本张专辑是巴赫《平均律钢琴曲集》（Das wohltemperierte Klavier）的完整本。这也是他第二次录制这部作品，并为这部不朽的作品灌注了精巧、活力与变化。Schiff 找到了在现代钢琴上演奏巴赫的办法——演奏方式更强调对话性，在乐句上更加精雕细琢，同时在表现形式上更加简单，堪称大师手笔。

Following last year’s completion of his highly-praised Beethoven cycle András Schiff returns to Bach with a superb interpretation of the six “Partitas”, recorded live in September 2007 at Neumarkt Reitstadl one of the best piano music venues in Eurpoe. The cycle, which in 1731 was the first group of works to be published by Bach himself, represents a unique stylistic synthesis of the suite form with a particular emphasis on most varied and imaginative opening movements. In his 1802 biography of Bach, Nikolaus Forkel famously wrote that “such splendid compositions for the clavier had not been seen or heard before… so brilliant, harmonious, expressive and constantly novel are they.” Compared to his London studio recording of 1983 this second rendering on disc demonstrates Schiff’s stylistic development towards more freedom, sonic depth and sheer pleasure of phrasing. The rather unorthodox sequence of partitas – 5 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 6 – draws an ascending line of keys leading from G major to e minor.