Since you are interested in Bach To The Future, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
HANDEL / BACH / TORELLI / HUMMEL / MARCELLO / etc
Magic Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Alina Ibragimova (violin) / The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director, harpsichord and organ) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] "I realised from early on that it wasn't just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything … It can have such fabulous colours, be so versatile, and make such a beautiful sound. I will vigorously defend it for the rest of my life."... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Variations Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "No qualifications are required for Angela Hewitt's new Beethoven album..Hewitt's touch is remarkably nimble and poetic" The Times |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / 4 CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] The complete Beethoven violin sonatas, 33 wonderful pieces of music, performed by two of the greatest Beethoven interpreters working today. Over 4 hours of beautifully produced, expertly performed Beethoven in a handsome 4-CD hard-cover... |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (J.S.): Violin Concertos / Sinfonias / Overture / Sonatas Isabelle Faust (violin) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] "Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto." BBC Music Concerto Choice June 2019 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust (violin) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] "her sound growing out of the corporate entity to glitter, coax, snarl and soar as required…[a] thought-provoking and eminently enjoyable cycle" Gramophone Award WINNER 2017 - RECORDING OF THE YEAR |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Momentum - 1785 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 28/May/2021 ] 'Socially distanced they may have been but the camaraderie that was so evident in their groundbreaking Beethoven cycle with Leif Ove Andsnes is, if anything, even more apparent here.' Gramophone Recording of the Month June 2021 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL & OTHERS
Handel's Queens Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham [ Signum / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "This soundly made programme is both pleasing and intriguing." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Recital |
GUILMANT / HAHN / BOSSI / VIERNE / REGER / WIDOR / etc
Resounding After Shocks Martin Setchell (The Rieger Organ of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand) [ Pipeline Press / CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] Martin Setchell brings the magnificent Christchurch Town Hall organ back to life. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Following the monumental set of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, Michael Houstoun and Rattle proudly release a superb account of the Diabelli Variations, thirty-three variations on a waltz by Anton Duabelli composed by Ludwig van Beethoven... |
W. A. MOZART / ARNE / J. C. BACH / ABEL & OTHERS
Mozart In London The Mozartists, Ian Page (conductor) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 4/May/2018 ] "..the star of the show is the superb orchestra, which never sounds in the least bit perfunctory or formulaic." Gramophone Recording of the Month July 2018 |