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The universal appeal of the music of Johannes Sebastian Bach is such that most musicians, regardless of their instrument, long to play it. As a consequence, his works are constantly being arranged for other instruments ?…

David Goode continues his new series of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, played on the Metzler Söhne organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. This tenth volume includes the mighty Passacaglia and…

Very little is known about the origin of J. S. Bach?s seven Toccatas (BWV?910?916) or of their use. They are believed to have been written before 1717 or the end of Bach?s Weimar period ? but it is quite possible that at…

"Das Wohltemperierte Klavier is not only the sum of everything that has preceded it, it also points the way ahead." Daniel Barenboim sees Bach's encyclopaedic collection of 48 preludes and fugues, with its dual traversal…

The Bach Flower Remedies Step by Step is a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to the Bach Flower Remedies system. Written by a consultant at the Dr Edward Bach Centre, the guide includes detailed descriptions of the…

A comprehensive overview of every style available to Bach, from the archaic to the modern?: Mahan Esfahani rises confidently to the challenge of his own brilliant appraisal of the Partitas in performances brimming with…

The history of the organ stretches back to the ancient world. Until medieval times organ instruments have been considered as secular and were used to accompany songs and dances. Around 600-700 years ago the first organs…

Andre Parfenov's new interpretation of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" and his own outstanding composition, the "New Goldberg Variations"

David Goode performs the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach on the renowned Metzler Söhne organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, in a new a set spanning 16 albums and over 17 hours and 40 minutes of…

Chester Music Bach The Cello Suites Viola, Music Book for Viola, Johann Sebastian Bach: ""Six Suites for Violoncello"", In arrangements for viola / viola solo, Medium to high level of difficulty, Format DIN A4, ISBN…

?Brilliant, well-sounding, expressive and always new? was the verdict of Bach?s first biographer on the six Partitas, a description which applies equally to Angela Hewitt?s wonderful new recording of what Bach designated…

Those elusive qualities of ?transcendental beauty paired with an enchanting simplicity?, eloquently glossed by Alban Gerhardt in his booklet note, might also be said to characterize his playing in this outstanding new…

Aaron Pilsan is only twenty-five years old, but he already has a busy career to his credit, with a solo album devoted to Beethoven and Schubert - very well received by the critics - and another of duo repertory with the…

The exuberant vitality of Bach?s toccatas?works which the young composer probably wrote to demonstrate his own brilliance and technique as a performer?here provides the perfect showcase for the interpretative flair of…

Which ?Clavier? did Bach have in mind? Apart from a ?grand clavessin? by Michael Mietke, which he probably had at his disposal at the court in Cöthen, there is evidence that he knew instruments by Gottfried Silbermann. A…

Much has been said about Johann Sebastian Bach?s Brandenburg Concertos- and yet there is always more to be said. Il Gusto Barocco is a south German period performance think tank and its take on the Brandenburg Concertos…

This is the second installment in Phantasm?s series of recordings dedicated to the keyboard music of J. S. Bach. The first was named a Chamber Choice by BBC Music Magazine and Prise de son d?exception by Diapason. This…

David Goode concludes his series of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, played on the Metzler Söhne organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. This fourteenth volume concentrates on the ?Clavier Ubung…