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The new album from the Jerusalem Quartet and soprano Hila Baggio brings back the sound and sensibility of a bygone time and place with skill and high spirits.
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Music Review: Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout – ‘J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord’
All told, these are some of Bach's most compelling and beautiful works, and it's hard to imagine a finer performance than this.
Read More »Music Review: Isabelle Faust, Freiburger Barockorchester – Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 5, Hebrides
What we hear on this recording is a virtuoso who makes it all sound easy, who draws deeply felt emotion and faery-dust thrills from her instrument with a feeling of effortlessness.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘Sing With the Voice of Melody,’ Early Music Polyphony Choir’s 10th Anniversary Favorites
While the English choir applies a constant smooth tonality to its performances, these can still feel fresh, the centuries-old music almost as much as the recent.
Read More »Music Review: New Recordings of the Saint-Saëns Piano Trios and Brahms Clarinet Sonatas
Two new recordings of Romantic-era music from France and Germany are revealing in different ways.
Read More »Music Review: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here SACD (Limited Edition)
Pink Floyd' tribute to their lost founder sounds better than ever on Super Audio Compact Disc.
Read More »Music Review: Fretwork – Bach: Goldberg Variations
Fretwork have delivered a magnificent edition of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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