Bach
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Perfect Prima Donna (Warner Classics)
A very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos [DBe]
If Music: Jakub Józef Orliński (Erato)
A recital that sets up tensions, fruitful and otherwise, between voice and piano [JW]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Decca)
Lim’s Carnegie Hall Goldbergs failed to engage me at all [DJB]
Bach: Cello Suites (Atoll)
Anyone in need of a brand-new recording of the cello suites can with confidence invest in this one [GF]
Bach: Piano music played by Edwin Fischer (Maestro Editions)
Historic live Bach from Edwin Fischer restored in fine sound [JW]
Bach JS: Inventions & Sinfonias (Piano Classics)
Bach’s Inventions that do not sound like homework [JF]
