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The intelligence, sensitivity, and innate musicality distinguishing violinist James Ehnes’ terrific unaccompanied Bach carries over to his first volume of the composer’s sonatas with harpsichord.
Frescobaldi’s contemporaries found his eccentric personality and progressive keyboard oeuvre perplexing, and today’s listeners tend to either love or hate his music, regardless of the
Here are Sinfonias from six of Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorios interspersed with six short harpsichord concertos that once were doubtfully attributed to the composer, though recent
Harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone responds well to the improvisatory and decorative aspects of Handel’s keyboard suites. Note the imagination and taste with which he realizes Suite
This series deserves far more attention than it is likely to get in today’s oversaturated market. Geneviève Soly is a marvelous performer, and her advocacy
Though to a lesser degree, the misgivings expressed in my review of Sophie Yates’ Handel (type Q4994 in Search Reviews) are again evident in her
These recordings (formerly on the Dorian label) are very good if not the best available for the Falla selections. Marta Senn is a fine soprano
This program devoted mostly to the works of Johann Christian Bach, J.S. Bach’s youngest son by his second wife Anna Magdelena, likely is the most
After being so impressed by Paula Robison’s recording of Handel’s flute sonatas (type Q8065 in Search Reviews), I couldn’t wait to report on her Bach.
Biber’s Mystery Sonatas offer a feast of violinistic challenges, from the different tunings required in each of the 16 works, to exposed, virtuosic writing that
