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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | JS Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue & Toccatas
Bach, J S: | Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV996 Toccata in D minor, BWV913 Toccata in E minor, BWV914 Fantasia in G minor, BWV917 'duobus subjectis' Toccata in G minor, BWV915 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, BWV964 Toccata in D major, BWV912 Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903 Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV944 Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV894 Prelude in C minor, BWV999 Prelude in B Minor BWV923 Toccata in C minor, BWV911 Fugue in B minor on a theme by Albinoni, BWV951 |
“A Chromatic Fantasia full of flair, five Toccatas dispatched with needle-sharp articulation, a pugnacious respray of the A minor solo Violin Sonata: Hantai's exuberance is infectious.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2011 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Segovia - Guitar Masterclass
“This quintessential Segovia programme oozes elegance and controlled virtuosity, and the recorded sound is remarkably good.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Andres Segovia, Vol. 11927-1949
Bach, J S: | Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV996: Allemande Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV996: Bourrée Prelude in C minor, BWV999 Prelude in C minor, BWV999 Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001: II Fuga. Allegro Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E, BWV1006: Gavotte Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E, BWV1006: Gavotte Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009: Courante Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009: Courante Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012: Gavotte |
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| |  | JS Bach: Préludes et autres fantaisies
Bach, J S: | English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807: Prélude Adagio in D minor (Marcello/Bach), BWV974 Toccata in D minor, BWV913 Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV902 Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 11 in G minor, BWV797 Fantasia in A minor, BWV922 Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825: Gigue Prelude in C minor, BWV999 Fantasia in C minor, BWV906 Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 5 in E major, BWV791 Capriccio from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826 Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 12 in F minor, BWV881 Suite in F minor, BWV823: Sarabande |
Violaine Cochard (harpsichord) "This recording is the result of "love at first sight" – mine for this wonderful Dulcken harpsichord! I have been fortunate in having had opportunity to play the instrument on several occasions, each time with the same emotion. Following my fancy, I played pieces that particularly appeal to me emotionally, most of them written by that great man of genius, Johann Sebastian Bach, since the qualities of this extraordinary instrument are so perfectly attuned to his music, combining brilliance and refinement, power and interiority. I have tried to create a programme that is both diverse and coherent, including various writing processes and genres of which Bach particularly found, such as traditional counterpoint, the fantasia and dances. The dances I have chosen have been isolated from their suites so that we may hear them differently and see them in a new light, in a different context, thus also highlighting their specificities. In the same spirit, I have also removed other pieces from their usual contexts. In the end the programme offers a contrast in forms, effects and atmospheres, like a concert; but there is unity in the perfect entente between the music and this exceptional instrument by Dulcken." Violaine Cochard | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Georg Gulyás plays Bach II
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| |  | Bach - Inventions and Sinfonies
Cristiano Holtz (clavichord) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Andrea Bacchetti plays Bach
Bach, J S: | Two-part Inventions Nos. 1-15, BWV772-786 Three-part Inventions (Sinfonias) Nos. 1-15, BWV787-801 French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817 Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826 Six Little Preludes, BWV933-938 Five Little Preludes, BWV939-943 Prelude in C minor, BWV999 Nine Little Preludes, BWV924-930 Prelude in A minor, BWV931 Fughetta in C minor, BWV961 Fugue in C major, BWV952 Fugue in C major, BWV953 Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV902 Prelude & Fughetta in D minor, BWV899 Prelude & Fughetta in E minor, BWV900 Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV895 |
This double-CD release offers some rare recordings (especially the Praeludien mit Fughetten on CD 2) played by one of Italy’s most talented and acclaimed pianists. “Bacchetti’s style is unconventional but never iconoclastic . . . It marries a profound musical instinct with a keen and well-informed intellect, and an approach to the instrument . . . Which makes many of his colleagues seem like crude beginners. . . . He may thus never have the career he so richly deserves, but deserve it he most emphatically does” Piano Magazine “All fascinating stuff, impeccably recorded and a most enjoyable release” American Record Guide, October 2009 “There are some very fine Bach keyboard players around, but I find his highly individual style uniquely enjoyable and uplifting. Bacchetti's way of playing is hard to characterise, and impossible to in a single word. He is supremely concerned to articulate every voice, but that doesn't mean that his playing is didactic” BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 ***** “More than two-and-a-half hours of Bach's solo keyboard music, sensitively played by Andrea Bacchetti…” Classic FM Magazine “Bacchetti allows his luminous sonority to soar without pressure or fuss” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 “Andrea Bacchetti is a pianist at home across the whole extent of the piano literature, with his Bach playing well able to rank alongside the finest present-day exponents” International Piano, September/October 2009 “Andrea Bacchetti's playing of Bach is fluid, fluent, flexible and mellifluous” International Record Review, September 2009 “Beautiful atmosphere and legato playing are again aspects of Bacchetti’s playing which bring me back every time” Donny Clements, MusicWeb International, September 2009 “[Bacchetti] plays them with spontaneous freshness and plenty of expressive life, and these two discs make very appealing listening.” Penguin Guide “Intensely personal, musically discriminating at a very high level, highly sophisticated pianistically” Piano, September 2009  BBC Music Magazine
Disc of the month - September 2009 |
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| |  | Bach: French Suites BWV 812-817
David Cates (harpsichord) | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Segovia - 1950's American Recordings Volume 1
Bach, C P E: | Siciliana in F sharp minor | Bach, J S: | Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude Gavottes 1 & 2 (from Cello Suite No. 6) BWV1012 Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002: Bourrée Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009: Courante Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Sicilienne Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV996: Bourrée Prelude in C minor, BWV999 Lute Suite No. 4 in E major, BWV1006a: Gavotte Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne Suite for solo cello No. 3, BWV1009 - Bourrées I & II Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001: II Fuga. Allegro | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice: Ballo | Handel: | Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV437 Minuet I (in D major) & II (in D minor) Minuet I (Andantino) & II (Grazioso); Gavotte | Haydn: | Minuet and Trio in D |
Recorded in New York in 1952, 1954 and 1955 “one of the greatest of all guitarists” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | J.S Bach: The French Suites
Bach, J S: | Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, BWV964 French Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV812-817 Six Little Preludes, BWV933-938 Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV894 Prelude in C major, BWV924 Prelude in D major, BWV925 Prelude in D minor, BWV926 Prelude in F major, BWV927 Prelude in G minor, BWV930 Five Little Preludes, BWV939-943 Prelude in C minor, BWV999 |
The rhythms of the dance have always provided composers with a vital source of inspiration. Bach was no exception, and a very high percentage of his music is related to the dance. Perhaps this is largely what gives it that marvellous vitality and spirit, and why it is so immediately appealing. The six French Suites contain some of Bach’s most attractive keyboard writing. The eight Little Preludes are among the most valuable pieces ever written for beginners, giving a wonderful introduction to voice imitation, pedal points, cadenza-like passages, and basic ornamentation. They cover many different moods and recall fond childhood memories. The remaining pieces on this recording are of a completely different nature. Both the Sonata in D minor, BWV964, and the Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV894, are virtuoso pieces, intended to show off the ability of the performer. Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt is the acknowledged master of Bach on the piano. 'Hewitt's playing makes Bach's music live, for me, in a way that even the greatest harpsichordists do not' (The Sunday Times) “Even the most out-and-out purists who blench at the thought of Bach on the piano will find it hard not to be won over by Angela Hewitt's artistry. Eschewing all hieratic pretentiousness on the one hand and self-regarding eccentricities on the other, she gives us Bach performances that aren't only admirable in style but marked by poise, and what used to be called a 'quiet hand': 'chaste' might not be too fanciful a term, so long as that does not suggest any lack of vitality. There's intelligence in her carefully thought-out phrasing and subtle variety of articulation: gradations of sound are always alive without their becoming precious. The bulk of this recording is devoted to the FrenchSuites. Particularly enjoyable is the lightness of her treatment of the Airs of Nos 2 and 4, the vigour of No 5's Bourrée and the freshness of No 6's Allemande; the extra decorations she adds in repeats everywhere sound properly spontaneous and are in the best of taste; ornaments are always cleanly played and matched up in imitative voices.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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