Latest News: Classical, Bach, J S (composer)
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Interview,
Bach on the Marimba: Trio SR9 18th February 2016David talks to Trio SR9 about their new collection of Bach arrangements for one, two and three marimbas.
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Recording of the Week,
David Goode performs organ works by J.S. Bach 5th February 2016David listens to the first volume of David Goode's complete Bach organ series, featuring the mighty Toccata and Fugue in D minor and more.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Ibragimova plays violin concertos by Bach 23rd October 2015David listens to the latest album from the young star violinist, featuring five violin concertos by JS Bach.
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Recording of the Week,
Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski 16th October 2015Katherine listens to three sets of variations from the formidable Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.
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Recording of the Week,
Passion settings by James MacMillan and JS Bach 6th April 2015David listens to two very different musical responses to the Passion story – James MacMillan's new St Luke Passion and the Academy of Ancient Music's performance of Bach's time-honoured St Matthew.
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Recording of the Week,
Violin music by Bach and Vivaldi from Gil Shaham and Rachel Podger 9th March 2015David listens to two new albums of violin music - Vivaldi concertos from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, and Bach solo sonatas and partitas from Gil Shaham.
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Favourites,
JS Bach Choral & Vocal Works This week it's David's turn to attempt the impossible - whittling down the huge and distinguished choral discography of JS Bach and picking out the very best.
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Interview,
A new Bach Mass in B minor from Arcangelo 5th November 2014David talks to the group's artistic director Jonathan Cohen about their ascent of this 'musical Mount Everest'…
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Recording of the Week,
Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Book One of JS Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier 18th August 2014David enjoys Pierre-Laurent Aimard's performance of Book One of the Well-Tempered Clavier of JS Bach.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach Cantatas from Masaaki Suzuki 11th November 2013Begun in 1995, Bach Collegium Japan’s mighty survey of the complete sacred cantatas crosses the finishing-line with these affecting performances of Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, Freue dich, erlöste Schar, and Gloria in excelsis Deo.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach Cantatas from Sir John Eliot Gardiner 8th April 2013As a coda to his mighty Bach Pilgrimage, Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir present the Ascension Cantatas, which were originally scheduled to be recorded as part of the project but had to be abandoned due to noise issues.
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Recording of the Week,
JS Bach: St John Passion from Polyphony and Layton 18th February 2013The crowd-scenes crackle with terrifying energy and Ian Bostridge’s volatile Evangelist brings great narrative momentum, whilst Iestyn Davies and Richard Tunnicliffe’s eloquence in ‘Es ist vollbracht’ is worth the price of the set alone.
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Recording of the Week,
Wispelwey and Schiff re-visit Bach 17th December 2012For his third recording of the Suites, the Dutch cellist tunes his instrument down by a whole tone to the pitch which was commonly used in Cöthen where Bach composed the works, whilst Schiff’s second take on The Well-Tempered Clavier is more direct and less sentimental than its predecessor.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach Motets from Herreweghe 4th July 2011The Belgian Bach scholar and conductor and Collegium Vocale Gent return to works which they first recorded back in 1981, bringing crystal-clear textures, impeccable intonation and excellent ensemble to the six motets.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach's Violin Concertos from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque 11th October 2010Following her widely acclaimed recordings of the solo sonatas and sonatas for violin and harpsichord, the British violinist and her hand-picked ensemble bring clarity and imagination to the concertos.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach for Violin and Voice 11th January 2010Hilary Hahn, Christine Schäfer and Matthias Goerne join forces with the Münchener Kammerorchester for arias from works including the St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor and numerous cantatas.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 9th March 2009Richard Egarr and The Academy of Ancient Music record Bach’s six concerti grossi at French baroque pitch (A = 392Hz), which has ‘a remarkable effect on the richness of the sound’.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach Fugues from Onyx and the Emersons 16th June 2008A British brass quintet and American string quartet (who recently recorded an impressive account of The Art of Fugue) tackle fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach B minor Mass from Suzuki 29th October 2007Part-way through his cycle of the complete sacred cantatas, the Japanese conductor and Bach Collegium Japan pause to tackle one of the composer’s large-scale choral masterpieces.