Bach, J S - Toccata in D minor, BWV913
Genres:
Instrumental » Piano Solos
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Under Mahan Esfahani’s fleet fingers, and even fleeter imagination, the toccatas positively fly. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd August 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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As Angela Hewitt tells us in her exemplary accompanying essay, Bach's Toccatas were inspired by Buxtehude's 'stylus fantasticus – a very unrestrained and free way of composing, using dramatic... —
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There are occasions when Rousset’s refinement and balance are especially telling, even beyond compare...His contribution to the argument of what these pieces constitute is unquestionable and... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Instrumental
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Tristano brings real insight to the breadth of technique demanded by these works. The outer sections of the first movement of the Toccata in E minor have an engaging sense of whimsy as well... —
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Lifschitz’s virtuosic readings comfortably accommodate Seabourne’s demands…Among works by Bach senior, the D major and D minor Toccatas are heard in compelling interpretations —
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a charismatic artist, a distinctive voice in a field crowded with technically immaculate but intermittently inspired players…these recordings offer a sustained argument that, among many legitimate... —
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A significant set celebrating this fine harpsichordist’s survey of Bach’s solo keyboard music. —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Re-issue of the Month
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Bach: Complete Keyboard Edition Volume 2
Towards the North (Vers le Nord)
Benjamin Alard, Gerlinde Sämann
Alard’s Bach journey continues to inspire. This time he takes us northwards – mixing in Buxtehude, Pachelbel and Reinken is inspired. The instruments, including a bizarre harpsichord/organ hybrid,... —
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$26.75
