Divine Art announces new Bach recording

English pianist Diana Boyle, who has lived in relative seclusion in Portugal for many years, is continuing her association with Divine Art and has recorded a new album of keyboard works by J.S. Bach. Ms Boyle takes advantage of her rural retreat to spend a great deal of time getting to know her music intimately and this leads to interpretations which are precisely considered, and expressing the deep emotional attachment which the pianist builds with each work. A specialist in the late baroque and classical periods, Ms Boyle’s previous and well received recordings for Divine Art include CDs of Sonatas by Mozart and Bach’s Art of Fugue, as well as further digital-only albums of music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.

The new recording features Ms Boyle’s beloved Grotrian-Steinweg, model 225 which was transported to England for the recording, made at Potton Hall, Suffolk, in June 2018 ([exact dates were 20-28 June]). The recording engineer was Brad Michel who travelled from his home in New England for the sessions, and who has worked with the pianist for many years. Piano technician: Peter Salisbury.

It will be released on CD, HD digital download and streaming and also in stereo and surround–sound DSD formats to suite all audiophiles.

The album’s release date has not been precisely set yet but is likely to be between July and September.

Catalogue number: DDA 25190

Works:

Overture in French Style, BWV 831
French Suite in D minor, BWV 812
Sinfonias:
Sinfonia no. 5 in E flat major, BWV 791
Sinfonia no. 11 in G minor, BWV 797
Sinfonia no. 4 in D minor, BWV 790
Sinfonia no. 13 in A minor, BWV 799
Sinfonia no. 8 in F major, BWV 794
Sinfonia no. 7 in E minor, BWV 793
Sinfonia no. 6 in E major, BWV 792
Sinfonia no. 12 in A major, BWV 798
Sinfonia no. 9 in F minor, BWV 795

Diana Boyle Recordings