Why not register today and … Send to email(s): To send to more than one person, separate addresses with a comma. His works are pillars of mankind’s culture, and his music constitute the first tracks etched onto the golden record on the space probe Voyager that sails toward hypothetical distant galactic civilizations. The times of sewing machine baroque recordings – Vivaldi suffered notoriously – has long ended, and with each new recording the element of dance becomes more overt. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Best of Bach [Classical Kids] - Various Artists on AllMusic - 2004 I should think that potential aliens might rather get too sanguine an impression of us* … but there we go: Bach is the bee’s knees, and anyone who knows Bach but doesn’t love his music is going to be suspect to me, lest I learn a exculpatory reason for their lamentable deficiency. For years this was the recording (or one of them) I recommended as a top choice and it will remain one of several magnificent bequeathals by the 87-year old Harnoncourt, who is in ill health. Best of Bach By Brilliant Classics "When the Angels sing for themselves they play Mozart, but when they sing for God, they play Bach." I like Monica Huggett’s full, rich-sounding recording a lot, and also the reconstructions it features, and have reviewed it positively. The mass includes sections not usually part of regular church services during Bach's time, and some have speculated about the irregular format that Bach saw the Mass in B minor as a summation of his art. No quibbles here: Canterbury-born Trevor Pinnock’s second recording of the Brandenburg Concertos (Avie) is terrific: Historically informed playing (which has really become the standard in this repertoire) at a very high level. Among HIP versions, I’d also take John Elliot Gardiner (who has just brought out his second recording with the Monteverdi Choir and his English Baroque Soloists; Archiv then, now Soli Deo Gloria), definitely any one of Philippe Herreweghe’s three recordings (Virgin/Erato, HMU, Phi, especially either of the latter), or Sigiswald Kuijken (Challenge Classics) or Václav Luks and Collegium 1704 (Accent) or Frans Brüggen (Glossa) or glorious Mark Minkowski (naïve) or Konrad Junghänel (Harmonia Mundi, the best among the most radically slimmed down and fast versions) or the exacting, exciting Masaaki Suzuki (BIS) ahead of Butt. Johann Sebastian Bach composed over 1000 pieces of music. None of that makes this the go-to recording of the Bach Violin concertos. Some scholars estimate Bach was writing as much as a cantata a week at times during his years composing for the church. We'll instantly send an email containing product info and a link to it. It is at Matthew 27:54 and part 63b (NBA) in Bach, at the end of the crucifixion scene. Tracklist . Could A ‘Morality Pill’ Help Stop The Covid-19 Pandemic? RELEASE DATE: 24/11/2020. These six keyboard suites of dance movements were first published in 1726. No.6 The Cello Suites Jean-Guihen Queyras (Harmonia Mundi), Amazon mp3: $18 | Amazon 2 CDs: ~$30 | ArkivMusic: $29 | Qobuz download £14 | iTunes mp3: $20, Gramophone’s Choice: Steven Isserlis (English, Hyperion), My Choice: Jean-Guihen Queyras (French, Harmonia Mundi). have not made meaningful contributions to the genre of Bach recordings at all. 19 songs. ], No.1 Orchestral Suites Concerto Köln (Berlin Classics), Amazon mp3: $16 | Amazon 2 CDs: ~$30 | ArkivMusic: $30 | Qobuz download £11 | iTunes mp3: $14, Gramophone’s Choice: Ensemble Sonnerie / Monica Huggett (English, Avie), My Choice: Concerto Köln (German, Berlin Classics). As we’ve seen in the second part, which recommends the best recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on the Harpsichord, in some variations Bach instructed the performer to use two manuals (i.e. Indeed, his is a musical interpretation of the gospel of St. Matthew, and it makes for one of the great Matthew Passion recordings. Pooping Less Frequently To Save The Planet? What she has brought to that field, which can smell a bit of musty corduroys on occasion, is unusual spunk and an aggressive edge which makes her recording on Onyx very special, indeed. On harpsichord, I would probably be least willing to part with Richard Egarr (Harmonia Mundi). No.10 St. Matthew Passion Klangverwaltung Orchester / Enoch zu Guttenberg (Farao), Amazon mp3: NA | Amazon 3 CDs: ~$27-30 | ArkivMusic: NA | Qobuz download NA | iTunes mp3: $25, Gramophone’s Choice: Concentus Musicus, Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Austrian, Teldec/Warner), My Choice: Klangverwaltung Orchester / Enoch zu Guttenberg (German, Farao). Badinerie" and more. Piano Solo * = required. But that doesn’t make her very solid Well-Tempered Clavier the top choice for me. Little performed until they were revived by Pablo Casals in the early 20th century, today Bach's Cello Suites are among the most well-known pieces of music for solo cello. But there is rhyme and reason to all he does. For sheer rhythm and pluck, I would go with Friedrich Gulda’s recording (Decca / MPS), for wallowing in beauty and a hint of nostalgia with Tatyana Nikolayeva’s 1984 live, but out-of-print recordings from Japan (Victor). Format: CD. It’s very HIP and consequently employs a small chorus (with three ripienists to a part on the large size for HIP, if you are into that sort of arcane detail), but the choral parts that we love in the Kyrie, the Sanctus, or the Gloria come through with real opulence and splendor, in audiophile sound. There is something about the music of Johann Sebastian Bach that puts it in a category of its own. Listen free to Johann Sebastian Bach – The Very Best of Bach (Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 645 "Sleepers Awake" and more). Possibly one of the most famous pieces of classical music, Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor has made an appearance in some interesting formats, including car alarms and Walt Disney's Fantasia. Catalogue No: 4611592. Gratitude is due; suggesting it’s the only or even best choice in the 21st century is either bold or very timid. The Partitas (a.k.a. That’s perhaps the one reason I choose him over the more extrovert but excellent recording of Gavriel Lipkind (a comparative review can be read here), or the surprise contender Arnau Tomàs (Aglae, in almost artificially great sound) that swept the board in a recent blind-listening exercise I participated in. His lightness (a lightness of touch, not the speedy timidity of Isserlis) has the grace that makes it impossible to tire of his playing. My hard-won top pick is the performance of the Concerto Köln, though. Series: Instrumental Play-Along Format: Softcover Audio Online Trombone Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach 15 selections of some of J.S. BBC Music Magazine gets close; Classic FM Magazine lasted nearly twenty years but wasn’t taken seriously by the cogniscenti. Much of it purls along with gentle ease while Egarr’s finely spun harpsichord interjections make Pinnock sound comparatively earthbound. But I am in secret waiting for a recording on the harpsichord that surpasses Pinnock (or Masaaki Suzuki, Peter Watchorn, Robert Woolley, Blandine Verlet, Francesco Corti – all good) in the way Schiff did himself. The best recordings of JS Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier; Six Partitas. I’ll go off that path and recommend the interpretation of the Piano Duo Tal and Groethuysen, who recorded the version for two pianos by Joseph Rheinberger and then adapted by Max Reger. Their hearts change and they acknowledge (“Due chori in unisono”): “Truly… truly: this was the Son of God.” Notably, it’s the only time Bach lets both choirs sing unisono. I missed it on first exposure, but after repeat-listening I was blown away by the nuances, the details, the conscious (but not tiresome) phrasing of every note and the electric air. If I opted for a HIP recording, it would be Peter Wispelwey’s Second (Channel Classics). Series: Instrumental Play-Along Format: Softcover Audio Online Cello Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach 15 selections of some of J.S. 12 tracks (74:18). Instead, Jacobs hones in on subtlety and gentle nuance and employs the two choruses and orchestras in the most dramatically effective, stereophonic way. He’s had a long recording career and benefits from his association with the excellent Hyperion label, which oozes quality on sheer reputation. (A more extensive review can be found here.) Tracklist Hide Credits. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Jonathan Freeman-Attwood listens to 65 years’ worth of recordings. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Best of Bach - CD - ITEM at the best online prices at eBay! Look! If I went conventional-yet-non-Gould, Perahia’s very good, very pianistic, romantic recording would be it, or those of Zhu Xiao-Mei (Mirare). He is the only composer on whom I cannot overdose, and while his music seemed dated to his own, slightly embarrassed sons, it strikes us as perfectly timeless now. Glenn Gould’s performances are eccentric and awesome, historic and important in taking the Goldberg Variations from the realm of specialists to a greater classical audience and beyond. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. The Keyboard Music of JS Bach, by David Schulenberg-- is a good descriptive index of all of keyboard music (keyboard viz. Witnessing the gruesome death of Jesus and the ensuing earthquake, the heathen Roman executioners and their captain (of all people) are the first non-disciples to grasp the meaning of what has happened before them, and thus the beginning of Christendom. And speaking of Isserlis: Of all the Gramophone Bach-choices, I find this (and Hope) the most obviously biased one. “Proximity bias” or “mere exposure effect” might be the appropriate euphemism for them being unabashed homers. Gramophone’s Choice: Ensemble Sonnerie / Monica Huggett (English, Avie) My … It’s a stiff and a very matter-of-factly reading that makes any other seem downright willful. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. Sku: 468295. Uninitiated listening might suggest that when Guttenberg passes the chalice, he hands it over with a cup of crazy. Bach's most treasured compositions in accessible arrangements for budding instrumentalists with online demo and backing tracks for download or streaming with our popular Playback + features allowing the player to adjust pitch, change keys, slow down audio, and more. Bach. Style: Baroque. Brandenburg Concerto No. No.8 Solo Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin Viktoria Mullova (Russian, Onyx), Amazon mp3: NA | Amazon 2 CDs: ~$22 | ArkivMusic: $27 | Qobuz download NA | iTunes mp3: $18, Solo Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Gramophone’s Choice: Rachel Podger (English, Channel Classics), My Choice: Viktoria Mullova (Russian, Onyx). Sticking among interpretations on the piano, I’ll go with Zhu Xiao-Mei, a pianist’s pianist (as the cliché goes), whose understated and deeply felt Bach fascinates me to no end. FireFox NVDA users - To access the following content, press 'M' to enter the iFrame. Although they were his Op. By emotional coin-toss, I will go with the former, perhaps slightly safer choice for the recommendation. Find top songs and albums by Best of Bach including Bach: Invention 1 (Inventio I), Bach: Invention 13 (Inventio XIII) and more. The chorale “Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden” isn’t so much dour but displays an utter reluctance to part. Today they are considered among the best music from the Baroque era. For its Ninth-out-of-Nine Anglo-centric recordings, Gramophone nods to the Scots and the Edinburgh-based HIP Dunedin Consort led by Englishman John Butt. You may also enter a personal message. Your name: Your email: Personal message: Tell a friend (or remind yourself) about this product. Known for her ice-cold precision and focused tone, she moved into historically informed territory some time the last decade. Forty (!) Style: Baroque. His touch on the harpsichord is soft and ever-deft. “Clavierübung Part I”) are, like Bach’s Suites and Overtures, stylized dance music. Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. I fail pitifully at describing exactly what she does so well, but I feel it every time upon listening. Johann Sebastian Bach came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany. 1 CD . Still, I’ve no hesitations when it comes to a “best”, which is to say favorite, version: Jos van Veldhoven and the Netherlands Bach Society on Channel Classics! Rightly so; her Bach is delightful, I have enjoyed her recitals over the years, been turned on by her Bach Concertos (Hyperion) and turned off by her lecturing. I used to read it religiously and got many of my first hints, tastes, and opinions from its pages. Their Matthew Passion made my own “Almost List” of Best Recordings in 2008. Steven Isserlis is a very charming, gregarious man, a fine cellist, and a savvy artist. Bach* ‎– The Very Best Of Bach . Product Code: 00028946115923. They are, all gratitude and nostalgia aside, merely of historical interest. EY & Citi On The Importance Of Resilience And Innovation, Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change, Michigan Economic Development Corporation With Forbes Insights. Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Gramophone and making use of our archive of more than 50,000 expert reviews, features, awards and blog articles. $9.95. Buy CD Sell CD. My pool of potential choices includes Giuliano Carmignola and Concerto Köln (Archiv), Amandine Beyer and Gli Incogniti (Zig Zag), the Freiburg Barockorchester with Petra Müllejans and Gottfried von der Goltz, Andrew Manze with the Academy of Ancient Music (Harmonia Mundi) among the historically informed performance (HIP) crowd; Julia Fischer or Janine Jansen (both Decca) or Thomas Zehetmair with the Amsterdam Bach Soloists (Berlin Classics, holding up very nicely against otherwise all new recordings) with modern instruments. And the whiplash of the continuo string instruments and the frenzied violins in the recitative “Erbarm es Gott!” depicts the beating of Christ about as vividly as the Mel Gibson film. Karl Richter I & II (Archiv, both) and Helmut Rilling (Hänssler) would be far up my list, as would be a recent recording with Riccardo Chailly and the brawny Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Decca). Another Commonwealth-non-deviation from the pro-British bias, Angela Hewitt has long been a favorite in the Gramophone Magazine pages. 1, Bach had been composing for 20 years. The once dissonant chord which, to our ears no longer so shriekingly dissonant, is played out so harrowingly that the dissonance is again audible. Blood Type May Have Minimal Effect On Covid-19 Health Risk, Delayed Cancer Care Due To Covid-19 Could Cost Thousands Of Lives, 9 More Bizarre Consequences Of The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2005 CD release of The Very Best Of Bach on Discogs. JS Bach's immense catalogue of sacred music is among the greatest musical achievements of the baroque period. Italian Concerto . Listen to Bach's best arias and choruses read about their place in music history. Some big-name cellists have failed the Suites: Notably Mstislav Rostropovich’s account, perhaps stymied by too much reverence, it offers little beyond anodyne speed. Well, that’s silly, so here is – acknowledging the still inherently subjective nature of such lists – a “Top Ten” that tries to avoid that bias and (probably) substitute it with some other, perhaps more subtle bias. Add to Collection Add to Wantlist Remove from Wantlist. 1. Share. Its impeccable boredom reminds me a little of Steven Isserlis’ recording. Spunky and swift, it chooses the lower French baroque pitch (~392 Hz) common to Weimar and Cöthen of Bach’s time. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Release Date: 01 Oct 2005. I occasionally work with musicians, orchestras, and record labels on questions of repertoire and I am particularly interested in how to retain classical music as a living art form, not mere museum art. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. In stock. I also love the Herreweghe recordings, both the 1984 and even more so the one from 1999 (both Harmonia Mundi), which catches counter-tenor Andreas Scholl at his ethereal best. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. He doesn’t set out to shock (not even peripherally), or primarily excite, but to delight. No.7 Well Tempered Clavier Zhu Xiao-Mei (Mirare), Amazon mp3: $28 | Amazon 4 CDs: ~$42 | ArkivMusic: $59 | Qobuz download £28 | iTunes mp3: $28, Gramophone’s Choice: Angela Hewitt (Canadian, Hyperion), My Choice: Zhu Xiao-Mei (Chinese-French, Mirare). For jazzed-up Brandenburgs, Jacques Loussier (Telarc) is the foot-tappin’ choice. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. et al. While it’s easy enough for the keyboard to stand alone, string instruments have a … Title: Best Of Bach. With a biography to match, versatile interests and talents, he’s someone every violinist should study for PR utilization, if not technique. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Very Best of Bach [Virgin Classics] - on AllMusic - 2006 Every note is performed in close consideration of what the text says. Label: Naxos - 8.552103-04 • Series: The Very Best Of (6) • Format: 2x, CD Compilation • Country: Europe • Genre: Classical • Style: Baroque [The entire list on Amazon (on CDs) can be found here and, alas incomplete/patched, as MP3s here. No.9 Mass in B minor Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven (Dutch, Channel Classics), Amazon mp3: NA | Amazon 2 SACDs: ~$33-45 | ArkivMusic: NA | Qobuz download NA | iTunes mp3: NA, Gramophone’s Choice: Dunedin Consort and Players / John Butt (English, Linn), My Choice: Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven (Dutch, Channel Classics). Six Cello Suites. J.S. Bach to scare off thieves in Tesla’s new alarm system, Cantata BWV 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. But this is nearly a dud. Style: Baroque. Marketplace 0 2 For Sale from $9.99. I don’t have to. Glenn Gould is admittedly Canadian, not English (or even British), but for one he is the can’t-get-around-figure when it comes to the Goldberg Variations (at least where a conventional recommendation is concerned) and at least Canada is a member of the Commonwealth. This combination has been making very fine recordings of Bach’s large choral works. The category of violin concertos is tricky with Bach, as there are only two (BWV 1041 & 1042) that are straightforward surviving concertos for one solo violin. A1: Air From Suite No. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Bach* - Best Of Bach at Discogs. (Telarc and re-issued on Warner; both add the whole autograph score on an enhanced CD for perusal on a PC or MAC.) In the best moments he shows élan and a refreshing, athletic stride – but all too often it just sounds wimpy. He offered them ‘to music lovers in order to refresh their spirits’. Edit Release All Versions of this Release New Submission . The gold standard for the Cello Suites used to be the first cellist to record (and for all practical purposes re-discover) these works: Pablo Casals (EMI/Warner). Bach's Concerto for Two Violins is one of his most famous works. There’s a litany of recordings I love for different reasons, Gould included: For example Konstantin Konstantin Lifschitz (Denon), Murray Perahia (Sony Classical), and Evgeni Koroliov (Hänssler) when it comes to version on the piano; Richard Egarr for flexibility (HMU), Pierre Hantaï for vividness (naïve or Mirare), or Masaaki Suzuki for explosive fascination (BIS) on the harpsichord. Compare, for example, the early recording of the Partitas by Sir András Schiff (Decca, proper and dour) to his re-make a quarter century later, where he lights the Partitas up, infusing them with compelling motion. Stream songs including "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata", "Orchestral Suite No. (In a way the ultimate in historically informed orchestras, seeing that they have performed Bach every Sunday for the last two centuries in the Thomaskirche – together with the Thomaner Choir who sang under Bach himself.). I know someone else has coined the term for a different work, but with Queyras the Suites become the apotheosis of dance. In my time as a clerk at Tower Records, we would sometimes make fun of Gramophone Magazine’s rather obvious pro-English biases. Label: Naxos ‎– 8.552103-04 Listen to music by Best of Bach on Apple Music. And among the more old-fashioned, big-boned crowd, I would be most likely to pick Karl Richter – slow and lush and glorious and above all: musical (Archiv or Profil) – from the shelves. All other works are either adaptations or reconstructions of concertos written either for different instruments or adapted for other instruments from subsequently lost originals for the violin or concertos for more than one violin (BWV 1043 for two violins is a common disc-mate) or violin and another instrument (like the reconstruction of BWV 1060 for violin and oboe instead of two harpsichords)… You get the point. Most likely composed as pedagogical exercises for keyboard players, the two books of the Well-Tempered Clavier contain a prelude and fugue written in all 24 major and minor keys of the chromatic scale. I’ll consider any recording that includes at least BWV 1041 & 1042 and I can think of many recordings I’d give a more eager spin than Hope’s, though in fairness: His account is absolutely listenable compared to the dated, sentimentalized mess that the likes of Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman et al. After his death, his work almost faded into obscurity, but thanks renewed interest during the 19th century, today we remember him as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. Amazon mp3: $22 | Amazon 2 CDs: ~$20 | ArkivMusic: $30 | Qobuz download £16-24 | iTunes mp3: NA, Gramophone’s Choice: Trevor Pinnock (English, Hänssler), My Choice: András Schiff (Hungarian, ECM). Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. At various times I have worked with the CATO Institute, written for the Washington Post, contributed to Washington's Public Radio Station, and sold classical music at…. Qty. Description . Best of Bach Theo Adam (bass), Eva Hassbecker (soprano), Thomanerchor Leipzig, Hans Pischner (piano), RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin, E. Power Biggs (organ), Peter Schreier (tenor), Berliner Solisten, Adele Stolte (soprano), Günther Leib (baritone), Herbert Collum (piano), Robert Köbler (organ), Arthur Eger (organ), Igor... Release Date:1st Mar 2015 Is Your Doctor Making Mistakes Because He Or She Is Too Tired? Their list, 90% Anglocentric, reads almost as if the Italians, the French, the Dutch, the Germans, Czech, or Japanese etc. 3 For Orchestra In D Major : A2: Brandenburg Concerto No. LABEL: Eloquence. Complete your Bach* collection. Play on Spotify. Add to Bag. Daniel Hope is a decent violinist who is good at playing his instrument and better still at playing audiences. (pxhere) Johann Sebastian Bach came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany. Not English! Various Artists. I still love my very first recording: Gardiner’s on Erato. Her account is terrific and has been very special to me ever since I first heard it. This was perhaps the strongest exclamation mark among historically informed versions that the HIP interpretations were moving away from ideological mannerisms towards simple, historically inspired gorgeousness. Air, Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. According to an early biography of Bach, the Goldberg Variations were composed to help ease the nights of an insomniac Count and were named after harpsichord virtuoso Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who played outside the Count's bedroom at night. Category: Classical Like a lot of Bach's work, it includes music from some of his earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas. Bach is the P.G. No.3 Violin Concertos Petra Müllejans, Gottfried von der Goltz / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra... [+] (Harmonia Mundi), Amazon mp3: $6 | Amazon CD: ~$16 | ArkivMusic: $19 | Qobuz download £9-14 | iTunes mp3: NA, Gramophone’s Choice: Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Daniel Hope (English, Warner), My Choice: Petra Müllejans, Gottfried von der Goltz / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (German, Harmonia Mundi). A Spotify playlist can be found Spotify List: Top Ten Bach Recordings, Forbes, but since Spotify lacks numerous labels and good meta-data, it has been padded with second and third choices. Upon much-anticipated arrival, it won the 2007 Gramophone Award and the magazine is sticking to its guns. If 18-Year-Olds Can Fight For Their Country, They Should Be Able To Smoke A Cigarette, Spotify List: Top Ten Bach Recordings, Forbes, “Historically Most Informed” St. John Passion, “Almost List” of Best Recordings in 2008, the ultimate in historically informed orchestras. The manuscripts for the Brandenburg Concertos weren't published until 1849 and were almost lost in World War II. Two bars, not even 20 notes – but here elevated to the pinnacle of the whole work. Here are some of his best. Bach's music fell mostly into obscurity following his death. It is an extended, surprisingly slow and devastatingly disturbing cry that tears through the fabric of the music. Recordings of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos are ample; deducting for duplications and compilations, ArkivMusic lists about 50 available complete versions… and “Pinnock II” is among a bunch of favorites, but it wouldn’t quite be my top choice. You may opt-out by. Bach*, E. Power Biggs ‎– Best Of Bach Label: Columbia Masterworks ‎– M 31840 Series: The Sound Of Genius Masterworks Library – Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1973 Genre: Classical . Elon Musk announces Bach's Toccata and Fugue set to deter thieves in Tesla's new alarm system. It was my favorite recording of 2009… and apart from Tzimon Barto’s new disc (Capriccio, riffing liberally off the Busoni adaptation), there’s no other recording, conventional or oddball, that brings me quite as much easy joy. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of … Gramophone Magazine is the only English language magazine that combines serious CD-reviewing with the glossy, popular magazine approach. Yes, “Great!”, but neither playing nor the recorded sound are anywhere remotely what we are used to and should expect. Many in his family were composers and musicians. My bent is libertarian, my background European, my passion classical music and its economics. (pxhere). Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s third recording of the St. Matthew Passion is a towering achievement with wonderful singers and, when it first came out in 2001, in a gorgeous book-like packaging. That makes the pianist Schiff my choice over the excellent harpsichord playing of Pinnock’s (in excellent sound on Hänssler), which was ahead of its time and remains glorious. Really? For that, I would choose either Jordi Savall’s recording (Alia Vox) or that of harpsichordist-conductor Richard Egarr. Spotify playlist with the most popular tracks of J.S Bach. Gain deeper insights into the world of classical music. A more detailed review can be read here. Just three examples: The cry “Barabas” – when the crowd opts to free the murderer over Jesus – is not a short punctuated staccato interruption. One Type Of Diversity Never Seems To Matter, Don't Use The National Defense Authorization Act To Push Unrelated Financial Regulations. I contribute to Listen Magazine and Auditorium and mostly live in Vienna, Austria. Within a totally unruffled outwardly demeanor, she manages to evoke a wildly playful feeling in the music. It features the fugal imitation and counterpoint of which Bach was a master and subtle interplay of the violins. Re-listening to these and many others, I found the Freiburg recording the most delicate, vividly phrased, with perfect intonation and a light and lively understatement and Amandine Beyer’s the most exciting. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Bach's Christmas Oratorio – which recording is best? No-nonsense, no-picture publications like the American Record Guide or Fanfare Magazine (both American), which exude the charm of telephone books, are total geek literature, arcane, loved by the few dedicated readers, and more or less published out of the basements of their respective, dedicated publishers… private ventures and labors of love that, like the lamented International Record Review, won’t likely survive their founders. Reason enough to make it my top choice. Fortunately, studies of the dance-forms on which these “suites of ‘mixed style’” are based, their origins and tempos, are increasingly taken into account by today’s performers, whether part of the officially HIP crowd or not.