Bach, J S

Lindberg’s playing is effortless and intuitive throughout; he coaxes an exquisite range of shades from the Rauwolf lute – a precious velvet-toned instrument that has been played since Bach’s... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This may be a studio recording, but Halász draws the listener in as if to a live recital…Expressive freedom is apparent throughout but is especially unleashed in the early E minor BWV 996, where... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

In both suites he communicates with assurance the sequence of dances which follow the preludes though, partly no doubt through force of habit, I found myself every now and again yearning for... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s the sort of music-making that, its intellectual grasp notwithstanding, clearly emanates from the heart. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2023 More…

…Bream's genius transcends all. Whether it's in the astonishing intensity of Dowland's Melancholy Galliard and Forlorn Hope Fancy or in the finely proportioned sense of pace and drama in Bach's... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 More…

Most successful are those tracks where the transcription retains the timbral world of the work’s earlier/first incarnation. In the E major Flute Sonata, BWV 1035 Julien Martin uses tempo rubato... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Undeterred by their somewhat hazy provenance – outlined in some excellent accompanying notes – Evangelina Mascardi produces consistently idiomatic performances on three agreeably resonant copies... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bags of invention have gone into this album...By meticulously combining different movements, Boulanger creates new surroundings for some well-known Bach movements. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022 More…