Bach JS
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]
Bach & Pärt: Works for Violin & Orchestra (Pentatone)
Spry, lively performances in bold sound [DM]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Labor Records)
(Déjà Review) Some will think these exceptional recordings are the best Bach-on-the-piano ever, others will hate them [PSh]
Michael Studer (piano) The Legacy (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Buy it for the Bach, and become enthralled by the rest [DC]
Jörg Demus (piano): The Bach Recordings on Westminster (Eloquence)
The cultured art of Jörg Demus in Bach [JW]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Argerich’s superb and rare artistry is demonstrated in this now legendary DG recording [HD]
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Nimbus Records)
A recording that romantic era piano fanciers will have to have [PGW]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A reference disc for these timeless variations for many years to come [GFe]
Yvonne Lefébure (piano): Inédits 5 (Solstice)
Solstice’s au revoir to a great artist [SG]
Bach: Cantatas for Bass (Harmonia Mundi)
Anyone wanting a HIP recording of these deservedly popular cantatas need search no further [GF]
Sir Adrian Boult: BBC SO Pre-war Vol. 1 (Pristine)
An very fine release of Boult’s early recordings of Bach and Viennese masters [GT]
Yvonne Lefébure (piano) Inédits 5 (Solstice)
The final Solstice salute to a great piano stylist [JW]
Sir Adrian Boult: The Decca Legacy Vol. 2 (Eloquence)
Boult’s Deccas handsomely boxed; two Messiahs, Acis and miscellaneous recitals [JW]
Christian Ferras (violin) (Rhine Classics)
A 5-CD, finely upholstered salute to a great musician [JW]
Bach: Flute Sonatas (TRPTK)
Aysha Wills is on pleasing form with this period-instrument recording of four of Bach’s flute sonatas [MC]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Warner)
Spirited, mercurial playing, compromised by a poor recording from Warner [RMo]
Henryk Szeryng (violin) Rediscovered (Rhine)
One of the twentieth century’s greatest violinists, a musical aristocrat with superb polished technique and a phenomenal intellect [SG]
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