Bach, J S - English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807
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Instrumental » Piano Solos
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Grammy Awards, 32nd Awards (1989), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Building A Library, September 2024, Recommended Recording
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Building A Library, July 2025, Recommended Recording (English Suite No. 4)
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if you've ever shuddered at the extremes of expression, interpretation, tempi and noises-off in Gould's Bach, then Hewitt should be a profound pleasure...That's not to say that there isn't effervescent,... —
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Building a Library, January 2004, First Choice
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Bach, J S: English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811
Richard Egarr [harpsichord, by Joel Katzman, Amsterdam, 1991, after Ruckers, Antwerp, 1638]. Pitch: a’ = 409 • Temperament: Egarr, based on 18th-century models
Egarr opens No. 1 like a lutenist improvising, flexing his fingers and checking his tuning, before embarking on a thoughtful stream of deliberate quavers...The dances are full of imaginative... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, Instrumental Choice
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Perahia's Sarabandes are firmly etched and the Courantes propulsive. Ornaments are adventurous and he brings rhythmic drive to the quicker movements. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2008, Re-issue of the Month
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Bach, Complete Keyboard Edition Vol. 3
In the French Style / À la française
Benjamin Alard (harpsichord/organ)
Benjamin Alard has a clear knack for recreating Bach’s own well-documented performance style. His phrasing is clear, his choice of registrations both convincing and appropriate to the individual... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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The Lost Art of Frances Cole
Live Performances by the Great Black Harpsichordist
Frances Cole (harpsichord)
she comes across as a powerful player who goes for broke. Her harpsichord is a big instrument, and suits her style in the Baroque, where Scarlatti and Rameau are played with imaginative freedom;... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Recording of the Month
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