Artist
Mahan Esfahani
Personb. 1984 · Tehran, United States, United States
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Bio
Mahan Esfahani is an Iranian-American harpsichordist and early-music specialist born in Tehran and raised in the United States. He studied at Stanford and the Prague Academy of Performing Arts, later winning the inaugural Gilmore International Keyboard Festival prize. Esfahani is known for championing the harpsichord in contemporary concert halls, commissioning new works and performing a wide repertoire from Bach to living composers. His recordings for Hyperion and Deutsche Grammophon have earned Gramophone Awards and critical acclaim for technical brilliance and interpretive depth. He appears regularly with leading orchestras and festivals worldwide and teaches at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Popular tracks
- 13:34
Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 – Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 (Formerly Attrib. Bach)
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- 21:13
March in E-Flat Major, BWV Anh. 127
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- 31:03
Minuet in C Minor, BWV Anh. 121
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- 43:29
Trio Sonata in C Major, RV 82: II. Larghetto
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- 51:04
March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122
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- 61:04
French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: Va. Menuet
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- 73:25
Trio Sonata in C Major, RV 82: I. Allegro non molto (quasi andante)
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- 82:18
Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VII. Giga
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- 92:05
Trio Sonata in C Major, RV 82: III. Allegro
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- 101:46
Minuet in F Major, BWV Anh. 113
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- 111:44
Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116
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- 124:17
Rondeau in B-Flat Major "Les Bergeries", BWV Anh. 183 (Formerly Attrib. Bach)
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Albums
Bach: Anna Magdalena Notebooks, 1722 and 1725
Album · 2023
Bull: Complete Keyboard Music, Vol. 1
Album · 2009
The Passinge Mesures – Music of the English Virginalists
Album · 2018
Martinů, Krása & Kalabis: Harpsichord Concertos
Album · 2023
Musique? – Modern and Electro-Acoustic Works for Harpsichord
Album · 2020