Bach Chamber and Instrumental music

[milk]

Yes, I was told that it's  not cancer and to go away and treat it with Vaseline for a month, if it's not gone then come back and they'll shave it off. So good news.

(Nice to see you again -- hope you and your family are well.)

Glad to hear it!

[Florestan]

Glad to hear it!

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[prémont]

Some of the most problematic music by J S Bach to record as to instrumental balance are the sonatas for harpsichord/violin and for harpsichord/viola da gamba. On recordings the upper part of the harpsichord is usually difficult to hear. This 30 years old (label Centaur), but still fresh, recording tries to solve the problems as to the harpsichord/gamba sonatas by arranging the works for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord. The violin plays the harpsichords upper part, the gamba plays its own part and the harpsichord plays continuo based upon the bass part of the harpsichord, which is not strengthened by a string instrument. The arrangement is rather successful - suddenly one can hear the interplay of the two upper parts clearly without having to look into the score all the time. The performance is stylish and expressive, as might be expected by three of the most well-merited PI musicians from Boston (Daniel Stepner, Laura Jeppesen and John Gibbons).

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8009136--js-bach-duo-and-trio-sonatas

[Mandryka]

Some of the most problematic music by J S Bach to record as to instrumental balance are the sonatas for harpsichord/violin and for harpsichord/viola da gamba. On recordings the upper part of the harpsichord is usually difficult to hear. This 30 years old (label Centaur), but still fresh, recording tries to solve the problems as to the harpsichord/gamba sonatas by arranging the works for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord. The violin plays the harpsichords upper part, the gamba plays its own part and the harpsichord plays continuo based upon the bass part of the harpsichord, which is not strengthened by a string instrument. The arrangement is rather successful - suddenly one can hear the interplay of the two upper parts clearly without having to look into the score all the time. The performance is stylish and expressive, as might be expected by three of the most well-merited PI musicians from Boston (Daniel Stepner, Laura Jeppesen and John Gibbons).

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8009136--js-bach-duo-and-trio-sonatas, and the AoF with Daniel Stepner.

Yes very enjoyable, it prompted me to revisit Brüggen's K491 with John Gibbons, and the AoF with Daniel Stepner.  The Mozart in particular is special.

[Selig]

I didn't know that Gringolts had switched to a baroque set-up, so this came as a surprise to me. Here he is with Masaaki Suzuki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY-rbsei_rY

I thought his old (partial) recording of S&Ps was interesting as far as non-HIP recordings go.

[prémont]

I didn't know that Gringolts had switched to a baroque set-up, so this came as a surprise to me. Here he is with Masaaki Suzuki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY-rbsei_rY

I thought his old (partial) recording of S&Ps was interesting as far as non-HIP recordings go.

Don't know Gringolts' partial S&P recording, but I know a complete S&P recording from another Ilya, Ilya Kaler (Naxos) whom I tend to confuse with Gringolts. Worth knowing, I think, even if MI.

BTW Gringolt's violin/harpsichord sonatas seem mandatory. So much more as I'm a completist in this particular area when it's about PI recordings.