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Mahan Esfahani
Personb. 1984 · Tehran, United States, United States
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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.
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March in E-Flat Major, BWV Anh. 127
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Minuet in C Minor, BWV Anh. 121
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March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122
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French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: Va. Menuet
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Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VII. Giga
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The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude
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Prelude in A Minor, BWV 931
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2-Part Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
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Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite in A Minor, RCT 1: VII. Vénitienne
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Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite in A Minor, RCT 1: IX. Menuet
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Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite in A Minor, RCT 1: VIII. Gavotte
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Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132
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