On this disc, Isabelle Faust actually plays only three of the six towering, exploratory masterpieces for solo violin that Bach composed in or before 1720. What we have here is the second half of the ...

All the movements are worthy of equal listening but the final chaconne of this Partita has a greatness of its own. It is as if Bach, a deeply religious man, wrote this Partita to convey his ...

Gandelsman has been celebrated for playing a wide variety of music, from purely classical to the most inventive contemporary pieces. He takes on Bach's complex sonatas and partitas on his new album.

The very opening of the D minor Partita makes clear how serious Isabelle Faust is prepared to be in solo Bach. The grave manner turns out to be part of a high-contrast approach. The slower movements ...

Grammy-winning mandolin player Chris Thile is out with a new album. This time he is taking the music of J.S. Bach to different locations. It's easy to think of classical music as being confined to a ...

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