Naxos - 50% off Hi-Res
Until 11th September 2024, we are offering 50% off Naxos Hi-Res downloads - a great opportunity to build your digital library in the highest possible sound quality.
Naxos - 50% off Hi-Res, Bach, J S (composer)
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Special offer. Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Joe Littlewood (treble), James Bowman (alto), James Gilchrist (Evangelist), Matthew Beale (tenor), Eamonn Dougan (Pilate), Colin Baldy (bass)
Choir of New College Oxford & Collegium Novum, Edward Higginbottom
When you hear the ominous first chorus of Bach's St John Passion sung and played like this, liturgical ritual and visceral human drama make for an unusually intense experience. The bass line... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2003, Editor's Choice
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$21.50Downloads
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It’s a beautiful, intimate, mellow sound, resonant yet with each note decaying quickly, recorder-warm rather than lute-pungent, which Rübsam exploits to the full. From the opening Aria through... — More…
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Edwin Fischer's recording of the '48' was the first by a pianist of the set, and probably remains the finest of all.
Fischer might have agreed with András Schiff that Bach is the 'most romantic... — More…2 CDs
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Special offer. Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Julia Kleiter (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (alto), Georg Poplutz and Daniel Sans (tenors) & Yorck Felix Speer and Matthias Winckhler (basses)
Bachchor Mainz & Bachorchester Mainz, Ralf Otto
The players in the orchestra are exceptional and Bachchor Mainz has well-trained singers who make a powerful sound, which however occasionally works to the detriment of the more poignant choruses.... — More…
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A most blatoint example of CD under-pricing. — More…
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Edwin Fischer's recording of the '48' was the first by a pianist of the set, and probably remains the finest of all.
Fischer might have agreed with András Schiff that Bach is the 'most romantic... — More…2 CDs
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The sound is lovely: consistent tone, glossy and smooth like liquid chrome, with some discreet ambience for the performance feel, rich in colour and space. Bergström’s playing is never pedantic,... — More…
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The recording is clear and truthful. — More…
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I can find no major flaw in the performance.... Naxos outdoes itself with superb sonics... Highly recommended. — More…
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