David Fray joins a group of 3 more pianists to record Bach’s multiple pianos concertos.
Tag: Baroque
Review: Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray – Lucile Boulanger, Viola da Gamba
Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745), a French Baroque composer and Viola da Gamba master, is the center of this fascinating album. Lucie Boulanger chose pieces which this rather forgotten figure either played or composed. Some are transcribed from violin to Viola da Gamba, other written specifically for the Viola.
Review: Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew Perform Brossard And Bouteiller
Sébastien de Brossard is not a well known baroque composer, but his long-time obsession with composers of his and older generations saved some great music from oblivion. His Stabat Mater is arranged for 5 voices and continuo, and the sheer force of his writing is striking from the first movement.
New Album Review: Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos and the second orchestral suite.
Review: Bach – 6 Cello Suites – Yo-Yo Ma (2018)
Yo-Yo Ma’s third attempt at Bach’s 6 unaccompanied cello suites.
Album Review: Hervé Niquet Conducts Benevolo
Herve Niquet and his Le Concert Spirituel give us an overwhelming release, quite literally.
Review: Bach St. Matthäus Passion – René Jacobs
Being such a demanding and lengthy work, every recording of the Matthaus Passion work has its strong and weak moments. From the three main elements in the passion, the recitatives, the chorals and the arias, Jacobs excels in the first two.
