Bach, J S - Toccata in D major, BWV912
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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Buccarella’s playing is superb, and he is fully at home with all of his instruments, instinctively knowing the characteristic sound of each. He exploits the registration to bring out the varying... —
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a musical personality of a beguiling charm, a quality rarely encountered in today's more severe musical climate...You are reminded, too, of a naturalness and insouciance far removed from so... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Re-issue of the Month
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Disc of the Month
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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... —
