Bach JS
Bach’s Missing Pages (Fugue State Films)
A remarkable achievement [SG]
JS Bach: Bach à Leipzig (Hortus)
An unusual and thoughtful recital of Bach’s later organ music [MSt]
Bach Family: Motets (Christophorus)
Unusual performances due to relatively slow tempi, but full of expression [JV]
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for violin (Pentatone)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest, maybe the finest, set of these works [PSh]
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (ECM New Series)
(Déjà Review) Lean textures, subtle intensity, and exceptional detail of inner voices and the interplay among voices [DS]
Bach: French Suite (Deutsche Grammophon)
Are digital EPs the future of recording? [DMD]
Bach: Cantatas Vol. 24 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A very special disc [CC]
Frederick Stock (conductor) Chicago Symphony Vol. 2 (Pristine Audio)
Frederick Stock and his Chicago forces excel in major repertory [JW]
Fantasie – 7 Composers, 7 Keyboards (Harmonia Mundi)
The most fun musical history lesson I can imagine [DMD]
Bach: Sacred Cantatas for Alto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful recording in all respects [DS]
Bach: Motets (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
This recording earns a place among the best in the catalogue [JV]
Bach: Mass (Claves)
One of the best recordings with a small ensemble [JV]
JS Bach: The Art of Fugue (Ramee)
A suggestion that the art of counterpoint is infinite [DC]
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (Eloquence)
A release pianophiles will treasure [SG]
Bach: Complete Organ Works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Undoubtedly ranks among the finest achievements of recorded music in recent times [TB]
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books I-II (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) A fine synergy: superb instrument, performer and recording [DC]
Leipzig 1723 (Accentus Music)
Three applicants for the cantor position in Leipzig in 1723 [DF]
Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Orchid)
(Déjà Review) A very successful and involving performance that conveys the essence of Bach’s masterpiece very well [JQ]
JCF Bach: Die Auferweckung des Lazarus (Genuin)
Sympathetic and moving recording of an oratorio by JS Bach’s least-known musical son [CRo]
Die Kunst des Sterbens (Genuin)
This disc’s concept makes it a valuable addition to the Bach discography [JV]
John Williams (guitar) The Beginning of a Legend (IDIS)
(Déjà Review) An important historical recording [ZT]
Bach: Tears From Babylon (First Hand Records)
Enchanting and personal Bach playing [RCh]
Bach: St Matthew Passion (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the great recordings of the century – the Bach tradition represented by Klemperer has much to tell us about this music [TB]
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (Archiv Produktion)
(Déjà Review) An excellent recording of the first three Brandenburg concerti [KM]
