Bach JS
Bach: Organ Landscapes X (Berlin Classics)
Bach’s legacy: From Romanticism to clarity [JF]
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) Chicago Debut Concerts (Pristine Audio)
A little slice of Stokowskian debut history in these two discs [JW]
Bach: St John Passion (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) A splendid new account, which all devotees of Bach’s vocal music should try to hear [JQ]
The Art of David Munrow: Complete Warner Edition (Warner Classics)
Protean and prolific [JW]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Genuin)
A strange reading, alternately irritating and delightful, marred by occasional self-conscious idiosyncrasies [RMo]
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 (Animal Music)
A combination that seems so unlikely, but it works very well [DJB]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Decca)
Lim’s Carnegie Hall Goldbergs failed to engage me at all [DJB]
Bach: Clavier-Übung Part II (Oehms Classics)
(Déjà Review) A splendid mix of the structure of Bach and the exuberance of the French romantic organ [JFL]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
An important survey of one of the great partnerships of the 20th century at its peak [DHa]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
A fascinating, marvellously presented anthology [JQ]
Bach: Cello Suites (Atoll)
Anyone in need of a brand-new recording of the cello suites can with confidence invest in this one [GF]
JS Bach: Goldberg Variations (Decca)
If perfection exists in a recording of this greatest of Baroque solo instrument works, it is here [RMo]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Navona)
A new Goldberg arrangement for strings, hamstrung by slow tempos [DJB]
Bach: The Art of Fugue (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) At the right time and in the right mood you may find this irresistible [JS]
Edwin Fischer (piano) Lausanne CO Concerts (Maestro Editions)
Historic live Bach from Edwin Fischer restored in fine sound [JW]
Bach: The First Cantata Year. Volume 8 (Hänssler Classic)
Rademann continues to achieve impressive results [MC]
JS Bach: Oboe Concertos (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A standard which will be hard to beat [DC]
JS Bach: Organ Works (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) An enjoyable disc then, and not your usual Bach greatest hits [GD]
JS Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba (Lyrichord)
The sheer musicality and joy of the performances makes them my first choice [JS]
Bach, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti (Alpha Classics)
This deserves a place in a catalogue already full of recordings of Bach’s violin concertos [JV]





































