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more like an than a rejection of his youthful preoccupations...Schiff's Bach sings and dances, and has a clarity derived from a mesmerising touch and an aversion to the sustain pedal. The crucial... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
Hill's technique is impressive, but he eschews flamboyant showmanship, bringing instead humility, poise and gravitas to these accounts. Tempos are thoughtfully judged and tend to underscore the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
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 tone... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2009, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
Release Date:
30th Mar 2009
Catalogue No: CDA67741/4
Label: Hyperion
Series: Angela Hewitt Bach
Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
Awards:
Gramophone Magazine, June 2009, Editor's Choice
4 CDs
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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 and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…
Time and again you are left to admire the way he never burdens Bach's transparency and profundity with a portentous or heavy air of significance. Touchingly and admirably, he always allows Bach... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2006More…