
If one were to take this well-engineered release of Bach transcriptions and put it through a filter that replicates the best sounding piano 78s stemming
Yes, three settings of the Magnificat by three Bachs. Not that there’s anything wrong with Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), but he’s on a playing field
There’s a trajectory to worshiping Bach, namely that by the
Somehow Federico Colli’s penchant for affetuoso contrivance works better in Bach than in his impossibly mannered debut release devoted to Scarlatti. His brisk and joyful
What is it about Bach’s Cello Suites that makes them so eligible for transcription? Primarily because, on a mere four strings somehow attached to a
Ideology has done much to shape how we listen to baroque music. There was, for one, the one-voice-per-part coterie around Joshua Rifkin that insisted on
In the grand tradition of “Christmas in Darmstadt,” Tinnitus Classics is proud to offer this, the world’s first and only completely dodecaphonic Christmas album. Words
If you are a lover of Christmas music—carols, popular songs, and all manner of medleys and clever arrangements of such—and you miss this extraordinary recording
The reason to buy this set is for the Magnificat, the original but rarely recorded E-flat version from 1723, which certainly gets its most exciting
To those who follow and truly care about these things,