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Virgin Classics’ 2004 copyright date and latter-day jacket photo of Piotr Anderszewski are deceiving. It’s only when you break the shrink-wrap and read the booklet
By definition, spurious or misattributed compositions possess stylistic characteristics very similar to a composer’s legitimate works, and indeed on a purely musical level are at
In keeping with its name, Concerto Italiano performs a program of, well, Italian concertos, including one influenced by Italian style, J.S. Bach’s (ahem) Italian Concerto,
Though there’s no mention of this in the notes, violinist Mark Lubotsky has been around for quite awhile and hardly can be described as a
This disc of classic recordings remains indispensable. Hans Hotter recorded the Bach Cantata No. 82 in 1950, and despite many wonderful recordings of the work
Naturalness and grace characterize Blandine Rannou’s performances of Bach’s English Suites, abetted by a fluid legato technique, subtle embellishments on the repeats, and a most
The late jazz great Paul Desmond likened his alto saxophone sound to a dry martini. As I savored the New Century Saxophone Quartet’s subtle timbre
Though recordings of J.S. Bach’s English Suites are hardly in short supply, veteran harpsichordist Bob van Asperen offers another distinguished performance worthy of consideration, regardless
Jean Lauxerois begins his notes to Marc Coppey’s recording of J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites by enumerating the many reasons why yet another version of these
This recording of Mengelberg’s 40th annual St. Matthew Passion Easter concert, performed on Palm Sunday, 1939, has held legendary status among the conductor’s fans. I
