20 years after their first recording, The Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki return to the St. John Passion, in a new recording made in Köln.
Tag: Bach
Review: Bach – Goldberg Variations – Lang Lang, Piano
Pianist Lang Lang performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations in a new album for Deutsche Grammophon.
Bach – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Bach, one of the leading figures in the late Baroque era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Bach’s music.
Review: Cantatas of the Bach Family – Benjamin Appl, Reinhard Goebel
Baritone Benjamin Appl performs Bach’s “Ich habe genug” and other Cantatas by members of the Bach family. Goebel conducts two world premieres orchestral pieces.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, July 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Bach – Lute Suites – Sean Shibe, Guitar
Sean Shibe performs two of Bach’s Lute Suites and the “Prelude, Fugue and Allegro” on classical guitar.
Review: Bach – Complete Keyboard Edition Vol.3 – Benjamin Alard
Benjamin Alard continues his odyssey through Bach’s complete keyboard works, playing both the organ and the harpsichord.
Review: Bach – The 6 Cello Suites – Alisa Weilerstein
Alisa Weilerstein presents the complete Cello Suites for unaccompanied cello, in a new recording for Pentatone.
Review: “Italian Inspirations” – Alessio Bax, Piano
Pianist Alessio Bax presents a recital of pieces by Bach, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Dallapiccola, all influenced by Italian culture.
Review: Bach – Johannes Passion – Herreweghe (2020)
Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent return to Bach’s Johannes passion in their third recording of the piece.
