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Born in Tehran in 1984 and raised in the United States, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani lived in Milan and then London for several years before taking up residence in Prague.
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Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani honors Bach on latest recording

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Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord: Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Hyperion)

Iranian American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani traveled to Prague more than a decade ago to study with a world-class harpsichordist, and he’s been there ever since. He’s known as a champion of his instrument, and he challenges the idea that the harpsichord belongs only to the past. On his new recording, Esfahani breathes new life into the first book of J.S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier. It’s part of his long-term project to record all of Bach’s keyboard music. Find out more on New Classical Tracks with host Julie Amacher.

Resources

  • Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord: Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Hyperion)

  • Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord: Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Amazon)

  • Mahan Esfahani (official site)

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