Angela Hewitt Bach
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Hewitt…take full advantage of the piano's potential, including its middle (sostenuto) pedal; for that mighty tonic pedal below the final harmonies of Fugue in A minor. Her quiet sustained... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2009, Editor's Choice
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Here is an attractive recital of five varied pieces or suites of pieces, familiar and not so familiar, played with Hewitt's expected intelligence and finish and not a little verve. In her very... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2001, Editor's Choice
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As Angela Hewitt tells us in her exemplary accompanying essay, Bach's Toccatas were inspired by Buxtehude's 'stylus fantasticus – a very unrestrained and free way of composing, using dramatic... —
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Admirers of Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt's lightly articulated and elegantly phrased Bach playing won't be disappointed by this recording.
These qualities characterise the playing of each... —Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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if you've ever shuddered at the extremes of expression, interpretation, tempi and noises-off in Gould's Bach, then Hewitt should be a profound pleasure...That's not to say that there isn't effervescent,... —
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Building a Library, January 2004, First Choice
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J.S Bach: The Keyboard Concertos 1
Angela Hewitt (piano)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
These are not entirely modern-instrument performances.
Angela Hewitt includes, as she says, 'a harpsichord in its traditional role as continuo'.
Combining old and new isn't unusual because in... —Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2005, Disc of the Month
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Angela Hewitt's approach may be gleaned from her refreshingly lucid annotation, or simply by listening to what she does. 'A skilful player can [bring out the different voices] with different... —
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Building a Library, February 2009, Piano Choice
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Everything has been deeply considered. Everything works. Hewitt makes a beautiful, limpid sound; her ornaments are exquisitely precise as well as sounding natural; she uses the subtle shadings... —
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Building a Library, December 2000, Piano Choice
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Name your leading interpretative preferences in the Goldberg Variations, and there's bound to be someone on disc who expresses them.
Leaving aside numerous harpsichord versions, the current... —
