Browse: Bach, J S - Italian Concerto, BWV971

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... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Colli’s Bach playing is from an expressive standpoint in the Romantic tradition, especially where dynamics are concerned…He gives a dazzling but never flashy account of [the Italian Concerto’s]... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Not only is the trajectory utterly sure-footed; he can also generate palpable excitement without resorting to empty bravado...Rondeau is a natural communicator, unimpeded by the imperative to... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 5 out of 5 stars 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…

Fluent, unfussy and purposeful, Backhaus illuminates the music of some of his favourite composers. His playful understanding of the outer movements of Bach’s Italian Concerto and his gentle view... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Schiff's control of colour and articulation never seeks to present merely a harpsichord imitation, and in the concertos his shaping of Bach's lovely slow movements brings finely sustained lines... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…