Schumann Chamber Music Summit with Isabelle Faust — Zurich, 2023-11-03

Concert review, ★★★★★, Isabelle Faust, Anne Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2023-11-03 — Works by Robert Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, op.41/1; Piano Quartet in E? major, op.47; Piano Quintet in E? major, op.44; Johannes Brahms: II. Andante, un poco adagio from the Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34 (encore)
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Bach: The Sonatas for Harpsichord and Viola da gamba, BWV 1027 – 1029

Media Review — J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Viola da gamba, BWV 1027 – 1029: Jordi Savall / Ton Koopman (1977), Anner Bylsma / Bob van Asperen (1990); Lucile Boulanger / Arnaud De Pasquale (2011); includes “collateral” reviews of works included with the aforementioned CDs, such as J.C.F. Bach’s Sonata in A major, J.S. Bach’s violin sonata BWV 1023, and the Toccata No.2 in C minor, BWV 911

Bach: “Sei Solo”, Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo — Comparison Summary

Media review — Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo (Sei Solo) BWV 1001-1006 — Comparison Summary, Artist and Media Information. 26 artists / 28 recordings, from historic to HIP: Kreisler (1926), Menuhin (1936), Szigeti (1956), Grumiaux (1961), Szeryng (1967), Kremer (1980), Zehetmair (1982), Schr?der (1985), Paternoster (1995, cello), Huggett (1997), Podger (1999), Kremer (2002), Tetzlaff (2005), Mullova (2008), Baráti (2009), Faust (2009), Ibragimova (2009), Khachatryan (2009), Beyer (2011), Pietsch (2011), Busch (2012), Faust (2012), Bohren (2017), Carmignola (2018), Pochekin (2018), Aldemir (2019, viola), Cotik (2019), Hadelich (2020)

Herreweghe: Bach, Mass in B minor — KKL Lucerne, 2019-06-17

Blog post #501: Concert review, ★★★★, Philippe Herreweghe / Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields, Hana Blažiková, Alex Potter, Thomas Hobbs, Krešimir Stražanac @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-06-17 — J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
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Bruckner: Mass No.2 in E minor

Comparing CDs with 6 versions of the Mass No.2 in e minor by Anton Bruckner: Jochum, Barenboim, Herreweghe, Halsey, Rilling, and Layton

Bach: The Motets

Bach: The Motets — comparing recordings with the following artists: Bernius (2012), Christophers (1989), Gardiner (1980), Gardiner (2011), Harnoncourt (1980), Herreweghe (1985), Junghänel (1995), Katschner (2012)