Voyages Akane Sakai

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825:
• 1Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Prelude01:43
• 2Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: II. Allemande02:43
• 3Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: III. Courante02:50
• 4Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande03:55
• 5Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuett I & II02:35
• 6Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Gigue02:05
• Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937): 20 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50 (Excerpts):
• 7Szymanowski: 20 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 1, Sostenuto01:52
• 8Szymanowski: 20 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 2, Allegramente02:24
• 9Szymanowski: 20 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 10, Allegramente03:02
• Roman Maciejewski (1910 - 1998): Mazurka for Piano No. 9 "Echo from the Tatras":
• 10Maciejewski: Mazurka for Piano No. 9 "Echo from the Tatras"02:24
• Mazurka for Piano No. 10:
• 11Maciejewski: Mazurka for Piano No. 1001:36
• Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 - 1996): 2 Mazurkas for Piano:
• 12Weinberg: 2 Mazurkas for Piano: No. 2 in A Minor01:37
• Władysław Szpilman (1911 - 2000): Mazurka in F Minor for Piano:
• 13Szpilman: Mazurka in F Minor for Piano02:30
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, B. 128:
• 14Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, B. 128: I. Grave07:26
• 15Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, B. 128: II. Scherzo06:16
• 16Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, B. 128: III. Marche funèbre08:28
• 17Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, B. 128: IV. Finale01:45
• 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63, B. 162:
• 18Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63, B. 162: No. 1 in B Major, Vivace02:09
• 19Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63, B. 162: No. 2 in F Minor, Lento01:54
• 20Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63, B. 162: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Allegretto02:12
• Total Runtime01:01:26

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Piano works by Johann Sebastian Bach; Karol Szymanowski; Roman Maciejewski; Mieczyslaw Weinberg; Wladyslaw Szpilman; Frédéric Chopin

Akane Sakai, Klavier

Akane Sakai
was born in Nagoya (Japan) and studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music and at the Lemmensinstituut in Belgium - with Midori Miura, Alan Weiss, Lilya Zilberstein and Pavel Gililov. Akane Sakai is a Young Artist Development laureate of the Japanese Ministry of Culture and has performed with renowned orchestras such as Kremerata Baltica, Sinfonia Varsovia, Orchestra della Svizzera Italian and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. She is a passionate chamber musician and counts Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Evgeni Bozhanov and Akiko Suwanai among her musical partners. Since 2018, she has been the artistic planner of the Martha Argerich Festival of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.

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