Erato Now Gone, Let's Begin Again with Koopman's Cantatas
+ simply magnificent + Sam the Bach nut.
Anyone interested in these cantatas has likely discovered that they had been begun under the Erato label in the early 90's and were discontinued after volume 12, disconcerting some. Ton Koopman, unabashed, obtained his own label, continuing the series (which is planned to finish at volume 22), ...
Anna Magdalena Bach's notebook is a wonderful collection of music by J.S. Bach, his son C.P.E., and various other composers, including lesser-knowns and many peices which have not been attributed to anyone. The credits above are a little misleading in this respect, but it's consistently great ...
+ Great Service + Outstanding performance & value from Wallfisch & Team! + Beautiful Baroque Elegance + good incisive sensitive period performances, excellent sound
Yes, slower tempi when compared to the Erato editions, which are fading slowly from eBay and other sources; however, this slower speed is not bothersome (except for "Kreuz und Krone," which benefited from being a bit faster) when you consider the legitimacy of such in Baroque performances. ...
+ True heavy metal + Superb match of music, artist, and instrument
This CD is a 2002 re-issue of the Sony Essentials CD from 1991. That disc is also still available from Amazon. Just type in "E. Power Biggs" on the search line to make sure you get to the appropriate page. Several customer reviews are available there. You will see it listed as "Bach: Toccata & ...
+ consistently satisfying + A MUST BAROQUE MUSIC LOVERS
I have the original version of this with the original ARCHIV cover featuring a very beautiful photograph of a double manual harpsichord. But consider this one, it is cheap!
The sound on this recording is vivid, even though some of the recordings are analogue (i.e. ADD rather than DDD) but ...
Bach played with astonishing artistry and virtuosity.
+ With my best wishes !
Virgil Thomson once described a recital of Wanda Landowska playing Bach on the harpsichord as being "as stimulating as a needle shower." Well, the same applies to another female master of the harpsichord, Blandine Verlet, who here performs Bach's "Partitas," among the most intricate, demanding ...