Magna Sequentia II Sonia Rubinsky

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 1 Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 (Excerpts): I. Overture 14:37
• 2 Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 (Excerpts): II. Courante 02:19
• 3 French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande 04:52
• 4 Keyboard Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: III. Corrente 01:49
• 5 English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande 05:19
• 6 Keyboard Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: III. Courante 04:03
• 7 Suite in F Minor, BWV 823: II. Sarabande en rondeau 04:37
• 8 French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande 04:42
• 9 Keyboard Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: V. Tempo di minuetto 02:03
• 10 Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 (Excerpts): IV. Passepied I & II 03:11
• 11 Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 (Excerpts): VI. Bourrée I & II 03:03
• 12 French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise 01:39
• 13 Keyboard Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: VI. Scherzo 01:18
• 14 English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavottes I & II 04:54
• 15 Keyboard Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: VII. Gigue 03:42
• 16 Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 (Excerpts): VII. Gigue 02:54
• 17 Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 (Excerpts): VIII. Echo 03:16
• Total Runtime 01:08:18

Info for Magna Sequentia II

Sonia Rubinsky’s Magna Sequentia I (8.574026) was constructed around a Partita from Bach’s Clavier-Übung I but this second volume focuses on the French Overture from Clavier-Übung II. Each of the 17 movements has been selected to illustrate the different styles and expressive moods of Bach’s dance writing. This unique sequence showcases three specific national styles: the ornate and sophisticated French school, virtuosic Italian writing, and the stricter fugal writing of the German style. Contemporary insights abound in Rubinsky’s historically informed playing.

Sonia Rubinsky, piano

Sonia Rubinsky
Born in Brazil to a Polish mother and a Lithuanian father, Sonia Rubinsky began her musical studies in the Conservatory of Music of Campinas with Olga Rizzardo Normanha. A child prodigy, she gave her first recital at the age of five and a half years and, at age of 12, she performed as soloist with orchestra. From the age of 13 she studied in Israel at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, now called The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. At the age of 16, she played for Arthur Rubinstein who praised her temperament.

Among the musicians who have helped shape Rubinsky’s artistry were: Jacob Lateiner, Gina Bachauer, Claude Frank, Leon Fleisher, Benjamin Oren, William Daghlian, Irma Wolpe, Vlado Perlemuter and Murray Perahia.

Rubinsky won a full scholarship to The Juilliard School of Music in New York where she earned her Master’s and Doctor of Arts. As a recitalist she has appeared in the most prestigious concert halls in the world: Carnegie Hall (Stern/Perelman Stage, Weill Recital Hall), Alice Tully Hall, Bargemusic, Merkin Concert Hall, Miller Theater, Hertz Hall in the United States, Maison de Radio France in Paris, Sala São Paulo and Teatro Municipal de São Paulo in Brazil, Recanati Hall in and the Jerusalem Theater in Israel and AGA-Zaal in Netherlands.

Rubinsky has played concerti with orchestras in the US and her native Brazil including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and symphony orchestras throughout the United States including Richmond, Springfield, Syracuse, Jacksonville, Cheyenne, Phoenix orchestras, as well as the Symphony Orchestra of São Paulo (OSESP), the Symphony Orchestra of the University of São Paulo (OSUSP), the Orchestra of the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo and the Orchestra of the Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. She has also performed with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Israel and the Orchestre de Saint Etienne in France.

Booklet for Magna Sequentia II