Browse: Bach, J S - Chorale Prelude BWV650 'Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter'

A winning combination in the hands of virtuosos Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile. Despite musical backgrounds that are poles apart, their previous collaborations [testify] to an exhilarating... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Never before have I heard such a clutch of interpretations which have had me hearing each concerto as if for the first time...The playing is top-drawer. Temmingh’s virtuosity is breathtakingly... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018 More…

The solo playing gleams with lustre, but the musical connections with Christmas are peripheral — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This is playing of heart-warming humanity and spiritual equilibrium, combining deep thought with complete spontaneity. Kee's control of the long, singing line goes hand in hand with a poetic... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Over an hour’s listening to the unalleviated sound of viols creates a somewhat sombre sound palette, but the skilfully chosen items help to dispel any monotony…The sophisticated ensemble playing... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Here is a cunning and potent mix of every conceivable form of pianistic and musical intricacy (it excludes the merely decorative, salon or ephemeral). Everything is of the most absorbing interest;... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Both [originals and transcriptions] are played, tantalisingly, with a keen sense of place and time – the Bach affectionately and glowingly, but with a modern stylistic sensitivity, the Busoni... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…