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Bach Dynastie

Jean Rondeau records concertos by members of the Bach family in a new release on Erato. Pieces: Looking at the works of Bachs as a “family dynasty” is an interesting approach for a concert; I think it can work too for a…

Bach: The Musical Offering BWV 1079

Among so many recordings already of Bach's late chamber music, this recording offers some subtle details coupled with technical gifts when it comes to the trio sonata, central to this collection of music featuring a…

Leipzig 1723

The premise of this album from the Capricornus Consort in Basel is a simple one: let’s perform music by all the top contenders for the St.

Bach: Redemption

Anna Prohaska with Lautten Compagney, dir. Wolfgang Katschner on Alpha Disques (rel. 12 June 2020), accessed in 96kHz/24 bit via Qobuz I had the weirdest dream.

Bach Keyboard Concertos BWV 1052-1058

Orchester Le Phénix joins forces with pianist Alena Cherny to perform seven solo concertos for keyboard by J. S. Bach. Curious to me from the outset was a harpsichord set played on... piano. Why? Aren't we past that?

J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas – von der Goltz

Gottfried von der Goltz is not a name I often associate with solo material; as a long-time leader of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (FBO) he is no doubt a familiar name in the field of baroque and early-classical…

Bach Harpsichord Concertos – Andreas Staier

I came late to acquiring this recording, published in 2015 on Harmonia Mundi with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. It includes the seven solo harpsichord concertos by J.S. Bach.

Pure – Bach in Italy

What first caught my attention in this new album featuring violinist Jonas Zschenderlein and harpsichordist Alexander von Heißen was the relative young age of the duo.

Bach in Black

Artists: some strive to be different. We typically get recordings of, say, Bach violin concertos, but this program is more about the performer and his versatility. Dmitry Sinkovsky is director, violinist, and vocalist.

Bach Goldberg Variations – Ji

The Korean pianist known as “Ji,” whose full name of Ji-Yong Kim, has recorded Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, on his debut album for Warner Classics.

Arranging and Arranged Bach

We know Mozart liked Bach’s music, especially this fugues and ability with counterpoint. The opening of this recording is a peresentation of 5 Bach fugues arranged by Mozart and performed by string quartet.

Bach: Works for Violin, BWV 1001, 1004, 1006

I paid over $30 for a single CD of Bach’s first solo violin sonata (BWV 1001), his second partita (BWV 1004), and the third partita (BWV 1006). I didn’t hesitate.

Morimur

I am glad I had the opportunity to audition De occulta philosophia first, what I might call a “companion” or “sister” album to this one.

J.S. Bach: Bach De occulta philosophia

I am not sure where I first encountered mention of this album which was first released in the late 1990s. The reissue has an updated cover, featuring a mess of audio/computer cords that I found interesting (there's a…

Bach: Goldberg Variations • Fretwork

I came to Bach’s Goldberg Variations somewhat early in my listening career (which, admittedly is strange to call a career, but I assume you get what I am saying, that period in my life beginning at some point while I…

Bach: Alio modo • Fretwork

There was something that turned me off to this release when it came out, which I now realize, had nothing to do with the actual performance contained within.

Chaconne: Voices of Eternity

This is, hands down, my favorite album of 2015. I didn’t expect it. I didn’t see it coming. Matthias Mauté and Co. impressed me before, but not to this level. This is a modern concept album.

Bachcast Episode 17: BWV 807

We look at some different performances, including some arranged for the most striking of the suite's dances

Bachcast Episode 12: English Suite #1

Likely Bach's first collection of keyboard suites, most dances dominate with right hand interest. The bourées stand out as the gems of the set.

Bach – Sonatas and Partitas, vol. 1 • Thile

Chris Thile has been playing the mandolin for a big portion of his life; it's really fair to say he's a virtuoso on the instrument, and he came to my conscience through his recording with Yo-Yo Ma of the Goat Rodeo…

Brandenburg Concertos (with a little Shostakovich)

Ensemble Caprice performs Bach's Brandenburg Concerti under the direction of Matthias Maute on the Analekta label. Did I need another collection of Brandenburg Concertos? Probably not.

John Picks a Favorite Brandenburg 6

This week I look at several recordings of Bach's likely most under-rated Brandenburg, BWV 1051 in B-flat. The first movement has always bothered me, with most groups taking the tempo far too slow.

Organ Works, volume 1

While at home alone today, I'm able to listen (audition, really) some music with Pure Music software. At those insanely loud volumes.

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