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
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Piano Recital Tetiana Shafran — Zurich, 2022-10-22

Concert review, ★★★★★, Tetiana Shafran @ Alte Kantonsschule, Zurich, 2022-10-22 — Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2; Ravel: Sonatine, M.40; Chopin: Rondo in E♭ major, op.16; Chopin: Nocturne No.17 in B major, op.62/1; Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor, S.171; Liszt: Étude No.3 G♯ minor, “La Campanella”, S.141/3, from 6 Grandes Études de Paganini; Lysenko: Elegie
Blog post #627— #rolfsmblog •

Rubinstein — Ravel (Diary 2014-12-27)

Rubinstein’s Recorded French Solo Repertoire: Maurice Ravel — Miroirs: No.5, “La vallée des cloches”; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane — all with comparisons to Walter Gieseking

Bach: 6 Partitas BWV 825 – 830

Bach: 6 Partitas BWV 825 – 830 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Walter Gieseking (1950), Glenn Gould (1962), Andreas Staier (1993), Gustav Leonhardt (1986), Christophe Rousset (1992)

Bach: Italian Concerto, French Overture (Diary 2013-03-31)

Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 — Walter Gieseking (1940), Wanda Landowska (1933), Gustav Leonhardt (1965), Andreas Staier (1993), Ton Koopman (1986), Christophe Rousset (1990);
Bach: Partita in B minor, BWV 831, “French Overture” — Walter Gieseking (1950), Glenn Gould (1970), Christophe Rousset (1990), Andreas Staier (1993)