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[ChamberNut]

Paganini

Music for Violin and Guitar, Vol. I

Sonata Concertata in A major
6 Sonatas, Op. 3
Variations on Barucaba, Op. 14
Cantabile in D major

Scott St. John - violin
Simon Wynberg - guitar

Naxos

[karlhenning]

I can so relate to Fleck (2:15). BTW, can someone tell me what piece he is playing on his banjo?

It one of a number of Bach bits which appear on his Perpetual Motion CD . . . the Presto which closes the G Minor solo violin sonata (BWV 1001).

[karlhenning]

JSB
Preludio to the E Major Partita (BWV 1006)
Grumiaux

[karlhenning]

JSB
Preludio to the E Major Partita (BWV 1006)
Conrad von der Goltz

[Haffner]

J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto #6

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

[karlhenning]

JSB
English Suite in A Major (BWV 806)
Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord

[prémont]

JSB
English Suite in A Major (BWV 806)
Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord

I have always had a certain preference for Christiane Jaccottet´s Bach integral, which I acquired when it was released originally many years ago. It is a pity, that she is rather underrated, maybe partly because her recordings often have been released in bargain  editions.

[karlhenning]

This is the first I've heard of Christiane Jaccottet, and I like her work well so far.

[pjme]

She recorded Frank Martin's Petite symphonie concertante and the Harpsichord concerto.

Christiane Jaccottet (Harpsichord)
Born: 1937 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Died: 1999

The Swiss harpsichordist, Christiane Jaccottet, came from a musical family and began studying piano at the age of four. She continued her studies at the Conservatory at La-Chaux-de-Fonds and then the Viennese Musical Academy. At the age of 20, she won a competition sponsored by ARD Television in Munich. She developed her approach to performing on period instruments under Gustav Leonhardt. In 1964, she won the Soloist's Prize from the Swiss Music Society, and the following year she won the prize for harpsichord and basso continuo at the First International Music Competition in Bruges.

Christiane Jaccottet has toured the USA, Candada, Europe, and Australia, and has performed at major international music festivals. Her collaborators have included Heinz Holliger, Aurèle Nicolet, Michel Corboz, and Frank Martin. From 1975 until her death in 1999, she was a professor at the Geneva Conservatory.

Christiane Jaccottet participated in over 100 recordings; especially notable are her interpretations of the Bach English Suites and Frank Martin's harpsichord concertos.

 


from http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Jaccottet-Christiane.htm

[The new erato]

I've been listening a lot to this sett recently, it's a treasure trove of virtually unknown quality chamber music for a wide variety of instrumental combinations. I have played disc 4, the three string quartets and the Paques à New York for quartet and mezzo, three days in a row now.

But now I'm listening to Kreisler/Rachmaninov in Schuberts Grand Duo in splendid tranfers on Andante.

[Peregrine]

[prémont]

Christiane Jaccottet participated in over 100 recordings; especially notable are her interpretations of the Bach English Suites and Frank Martin's harpsichord concertos.

I think all her Bach recordings are notable, even the Violin-harpsichord sonatas, she recorded with Arthur Grumiaux.
And the Martin Harpsichord concerto and the Petite Symphonie concertante as well.

[Todd]

Made it through Freire's Debussy for a second time, and this is an extremely fine disc.  His Debussy is tonally lustrous, on the slightly quick side, and nicely "hammerless," even during the loudest passages.  The Preludes come off best, but really there's no weak performance.  That written, this doesn't displace any established favorites for me. 

SOTA sound.

[RussellG]

How do you like it? I am generally a fan of Boulez' Mahler (riveting, passionate in the orchestral works, analytical and clear in the choral ones--to simplify it very much) and this is the only one of his I don't yet have.

I think it's wonderful.  It sounds understated and with no frills to me, although I have not heard any other versions of Das Lied.  This CD has got me interested to hear more of Boulez' Mahler.

[George]

Made it through Freire's Debussy for a second time, and this is an extremely fine disc.  His Debussy is tonally lustrous, on the slightly quick side, and nicely "hammerless," even during the loudest passages.  The Preludes come off best, but really there's no weak performance.  That written, this doesn't displace any established favorites for me. 

SOTA sound.

Thanks for your comments. I saw this in the store yesterday, but hadn't heard anything about it.

[RussellG]

Thanks for your comments. I saw this in the store yesterday, but hadn't heard anything about it.

What does SOTA sound mean?

[George]

What does SOTA sound mean?

State Of The Art sound

[RussellG]

State Of The Art sound

Thanks.

Now playing Kreizberg's Bruckner 7 on PentaTone again.

[Dr. Dread]

My all-purpose Albinoni disc. 

[Coopmv]

Now playing disc 1 from this 2-CD set ...