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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2015, 04:47:13 PM »
Quote from: burnspbesq on May 06, 2015, 04:45:16 PM
For a couple of interesting changes of pace:

(1) the violin sonatas and partitas played on mandolin by Chris Thile. Not exactly my cup of tea, but the technical quality of the playing is ridiculous.

(2) the cello suites played on viola by Maxim Rysanov. Awesome in every way.
Quote from: Claritas on May 06, 2015, 07:26:49 AM
I've been looking for a good piano version of the complete Art of Fugue for quite some time. I'm pretty impressed with Evgeni Koroliov.

His other Bach records tend to be either too fast or too slow. This one has the right mix of tempi and works quite well. I think the recording's mic'd a little bright but, other than that, the pacing and playing are the best I've been able to find.

Aimard. Just buy it. You can thank me later. The performance is so good, you won't even care about the typically lousy DG sound.
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2015, 07:12:34 PM »
I'll try to add just a bit to this great thread by adding a few cantatas and oratorios to check out.

First up are the Easter and Ascension oratorios. I'm more familiar with the Easter one, good rousing stuff.
Here's the recording I bought recently:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00O29YB64
A lesser known group, but they do very well.

For the Magnificat, which is also beautiful, I have a recording with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. It's paired with Vivaldi's Gloria
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001ALYS8S
note the 1-star review on amazon is by someone who seems to have thought that 1-star is the highest rating and 5 the lowest.

For cantatas, I have most of Ton Koopman's complete cantata cycle. I think it's a pretty decent introduction which can lead you to search out other recording of favorite cantatas afterwards.

I would recommend Vol 1 and Vol 3 (each a 3-cd set) as having some particularly beautiful cantatas well worth hearing. In fact, just start with Vol. 3
http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Complete-Cantatas-Vol-Koopman/dp/B000005E4G
Pretty stuff. Even in German.
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2015, 09:19:55 PM »
Calaf turned me on to this record. (Thanks!) I usually dislike period instruments / HIP, as they tend to attract players who couldn't make it in the major leagues, but this very spirited account works.

The modern version he prefers by Julia Fischer adopts similarly quick tempi but sounds more homogenized. I still prefer Mutter amongst modern accounts.
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2015, 09:44:23 PM »
Give me a couple of days to get back to my place and I will throw down a personal list, which is pretty distant from what I've read so far (with some exceptions of course, Manze for example is not bad at all). Gould is a legend but none of his recordings are my fav (I have just about everything, including both Godlbergs on vinyl. His French suits aint bad).

For the "advanced" class, have you ever heard Mitropoulos playing the piano in the 5th Brandenburg concerto? That is quite something, romantic interpretation with a sense for space and time like no other.

Fernando Germani on organ (Vatican city organist, recorded for EMI) threw down some exquisite Bach. On par with Walcha!

Sofronitsky set amazing standards for the old testament, I am amazed noone mentioned him. Richter (despite a mediocre recording) had the touch of an angel on both books.

Will come back with more soon
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2015, 10:24:56 PM »
Quote from: Dr Pan K on August 29, 2015, 09:44:23 PM
Give me a couple of days to get back to my place and I will throw down a personal list, which is pretty distant from what I've read so far.

Sofronitsky set amazing standards for the old testament, I am amazed noone mentioned him. Richter (despite a mediocre recording) had the touch of an angel on both books.

Will come back with more soon

I didn't know he had recorded it. Maybe you mean Feinberg?

Anyway, looking forward to your recommendations.
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2015, 10:42:31 PM »
Oops, my bad, yes it is Feinberg on mono, 5lps, very hard to find ... A friend owns it, extraordinary performance, trying to convince him to give it to me (won't happen...)
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2015, 06:18:28 PM »
OK, back in my place, here are some of my fav:

On harpsichord Zuzana Ruzickova (originals from Erato, reprinted also by MHS), or Ralph Kilpatrick, both prefered over Pinnock.

Die Kunst der Fuge: Colegium Aurum (Harmonia Mundi or BASF)

Concertos for 2-3-4 cembali: Koopman with Amst Bar Orch, Harlekijn (Philips will do)

Sonatas for violin and piano: Makarski-Jarett (yes that Jarett, tremendous interpretation, 24/44)

Must give some credit to Jordi Savall for his work, Orchestral suites will do (has done quite a lot more)

Angela Hewitt is noteworthy too, her live concerts deliver in spades. She has done most of the classics on her Fazioli piano. Schiff on the other hand is not doing it for me.

On a different note, Jacques Lousier plays Bach is a must. Paris Saxophone Quartet also very interesting.

We could discuss a single work at a time, bach-head here too ;-)
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2015, 11:07:27 PM »
Quote from: Dr Pan K on August 30, 2015, 06:18:28 PM
We could discuss a single work at a time, bach-head here too ;-)

hello,

this would really help those of us who know nothing about WCM.

Das Wohltemperierte Klavier first?
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2015, 11:26:57 PM »
My favorite: Angela Hewitt playing the Well-Tempered Clavier headbang

My unfavorite: Glenn Gould playing anything :vomit:
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Re: Bachanalia
« Reply #29 on: August 31, 2015, 03:09:55 PM »
Heard Hewitt live on a few occasions, as I said she really delivers and among those currently active she is a must for all Bach heads. Gould is doing his thing, which is not bad but some times it is not Bach. A love-hate thing.

The all time classic remains Richter. A few years back had the chance to buy his Melodiya LP case factory sealed. Recording quality is always a problem but the way he plays is amazing. Samuil Feinberg (which I do not own a copy, yet..) is a great mono from a great Russian. Rosalyn Tureck's take is also noteworthy

Last year I had the chance to listen to Pierre Laurant Aimard live here in the Athens Megaron, he played a couple of preludes and fugues from the first book as encores, and he was really-really good. DGG released the complete recording last year, have not bought it yet but it is on the to do list. Edit Got it a couple of days back, very mature performance, highly recommended!
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