828 J. S. Bach - Partita in D Major BWV 828 - Robert Hill, harpsichord

0:06 Prelude composed by Robert Hill 1:49 Ouverture 8:32 Allemande 19:20 Courante 23:00 Aria 25:25 Sarabande 31:30 Menuet 33:00 Gigue 37:25 Encore: Menuet from the B-flat Partita BWV 825 harpsichord by Keith Hill after P Taskin Robert Stephen Hill (born November 6, 1953 in Philippines) is an American harpsichordist and fortepianist. Since 1990 he is “Professor of Historical Keyboard Instruments, Performance Practice and Chamber Music“ at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany. Robert Hill studied harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory (Soloist Diploma 1974). He completed his Ph.D. thesis about Bach at Harvard University in 1987. Amongst the awards he has received are: Erwin Bodky Award (1982), a NEA Solo Recitalist Award (1983), and the Noah Greenberg Award (1988), Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (2001), Cannes Classical Award (1999), Diapason d’Or (2008). The works of Bach are central to his recorded repertoire. He has performed with numerous musicians including R