All Bach articles – Page 8
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ReviewKim Kashkashian: Bach cello suites on viola
Playing of subtle light and shade that will bring a smile to your face
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VideoNicolas Altstaedt plays Sarabande from first cello suite
German/French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt plays the Sarabande from Bach’s Cello Suite no.1 in G at the Bimhuis Amsterdam This is an excerpt from the 29 November 2015 edition of ‘Vrije Geluiden’ (Free Sounds), a programme on Dutch public broadcaster VPRO. More on: http://www.vpro.nl/vrije-geluiden
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NewsStudy of Bach recordings reveals that classical music is speeding up
Evidence gathered from Bach recordings finds that some performances are up to 30% quicker than a half century ago
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FocusRachel Podger: 'I played Bach at home in secret'
Bach’s E major Violin Concerto proved to be a defining work on the Baroque violinist’s path towards the period performance movement – despite the peculiar attitudes of her teachers
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ReviewDaniel Lozakovich: Bach
Swedish prodigy Daniel Lozakovich draws mellifluous sonorities from his 1713 ‘Baron Rothschild’ Stradivari in this debut disc of Bach
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FocusHilary Hahn on recording a second instalment of solo Bach – 20 years after the first
The violinist recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set. Pauline Harding talks to her about constancy and change, and new meanings given to music through experience and memory
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NewsThe Strad October 2018 issue is out now
Hilary Hahn recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set
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VideoYo-Yo Ma: Why Bach is relevant in the 21st century
Yo-Yo Ma appears on The Andrew Marr Show, the BBC’s Sunday morning current events programme.
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VideoHilary Hahn plays Bach – 1997 debut album promo
This video, recently posted by Hilary Hahn on her facebook page, was made in 1997 for her debut recording Hilary Hahn Plays Bach. Teleased by Sony Classical, the album included the Partita no.3 in E Major, Partita no.2 in D Minor, and Sonata No. 3 in C Major. Hahn will ...
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VideoSatu Vänskä performs the Allemande from Bach's Partita no.2
Satu Vänskä, principal violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performs the Allemande from Bach’s Partita no.2 in D minor in the Barbican Theatre in London. The 1726 ‘Belgiorno’ Stradivari played by Vänskä plays is one of only two by the maker in Australia, both of which belong to the Australian ...
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VideoJoseph Joachim plays Bach
In 1903, at the age of 72, Joseph Joachim became the first prominent classical violinist to be recorded. From those sessions comes this Bach G minor Adagio. Although he will have been well past his prime, these recordings do bear witness to the restrained and pure style of the man ...
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays the Sarabande from Bach Partita no.2
Augustin Hadelich plays the Sarabande from Bach’s Partita no.2 in D minor as an encore following a performance of the Britten Violin Concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (click here to view). The video was recorded at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit on 24 March 2018. ...
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BlogsThomas Bowes: a Bach Pilgrimage
On Tuesday 1 May I will set out again on a Bach Pilgrimage, taking round the solo violin music of J.S. Bach to communities up and down the country. My odyssey this year is a little more modest than the marathon of 2013 when I covered some four thousand miles ...
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FocusSentimental work: David Geringas on Bach's Cello Suite no.1
In this article from 2016, the Lithuanian cellist reflects on how Bach’s Cello Suite no.1 has influenced some of the key moments of his life
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VideoAnastasia Kobekina plays prelude from Bach Cello Suite no.6
Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina performs the prelude from Bach’s sixth cello suite. Kobekina is a Moscow Conservatory and Kronberg Academy graduate and currently studies with Jens Peter Maintz at the Berlin University of the Arts. Kobekina plays a 1743 G. B. Guadagnini cello, which is on loan to her as ...
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FocusTwo ♭ or not two ♭ – on the Adagio from Bach's Violin Sonata no.1
Excessive reverence for Bach’s manuscript is leading violinists to make a mistake early in the first sonata, writes Hagai Shaham
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ReviewFrank Peter Zimmermann: Bach Violin Concertos
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Serge Zimmermann (violin), Berlin Baroque Soloists.
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VideoBoris Begelman plays the Gavotte from the Violin Partita no.3
Boris Begelman performing Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte, by J.S. Bach. In the April 2018 issue of The Strad, Tim Homfray reviews Begelman’s recording of the complete Sonatas and Partitas as ’emotionally rich, musically satisfying and always entertaining’.
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ReviewIsabelle Faust, Kristian Bezuidenhout: Bach sonatas for violin and harpsichord
Freedom of imagination takes flight in Bach violin and keyboard music