All john-butt articles
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ReviewBach: Violin Concertos: in A minor BWV1041, in E major BWV1042; Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe BWV1060R; Concerto in D minor for two violins BWV1043; Cantata no.21 ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
The Strad Issue: July 2016Description: Butt’s Dunedin forces take on Bach’s violin concertosMusicians: Cecilia Bernardini, Huw Daniel (violins) Alfredo Bernardini (oboe) Dunedin Consort/John ButtComposer: BachCatalogue number: LINN CKD519 (SACD) It takes something distinctive to compete favourably with the countless available recordings of these concertos. For many, that ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord BWV1014–19
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Experiment and sensitivity in Bach’s accompanied violin sonatasMusicians: Lucy Russell (violin) John Butt (harpsichord)Composer: BachIntellectual challenge and a spirit of Empfindsamkeit animate these magnificent new recordings of the sonatas that Bach wrote in his first five years as Kapellmeister in ...