Recommend a recent, great recording of J.S. Bach's music

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

December is one of my months to catch up on my listening, especially new(ish) releases--jazz in addition to classical. I have some time off, vacation, business travel (which I actually enjoy) coming up, and am loading my X1 with FLACs of new acquisitions. Yesterday I received a pile of new jazz CDs, Charpentier's Medeé (Hunt, Padmore, etc) from Amazon, and I also have the complete organ works of Buxtehude (Harald Vogel) arriving soon. But, there is no Bach (my favorite composer)--yet.

I have pretty much all the bases covered in J.S. Bach's music, and I have many old classic recordings (Richter, WTC; Walcha and Alain organ works; etc, etc). However, I am interested in getting up to speed on some of the latest and most interesting recordings by living artists.

Please suggest some great recordings from the last 5-10 years (nothing older than 10 years). Anything goes (as long as it was composed by J.S. Bach). Large boxed sets are not preferred as I have a lot of those already--and they take a lot of time!

Thanks!

[Todd]

Pietro De Maria's WTC. 

Any of Andras Schiff's ECM recordings - they better his Decca recordings in every instance. 

Perahia's French Suites.

[North Star]

Alexandre Tharaud solo piano disc (2005, HM)
Benjamin Alard harpsichord Partitas (2010, Alpha)
Jean-Guihen Queyras cello suites (2007, HM)
John Butt & Dunedin Consort - SMP, B minor Mass (Linn)
Eric Milnes & Montréal Baroque's cantata recordings (ATMA)
Philippe Pierlot & Ricercar Ensemble's recordings (Mirare)
Viktoria Mullova: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin (Onyx)

[Todd]

Eric Milnes & Montréal Baroque's cantata recordings (ATMA)

+1

[Spineur]

I bought these CD's in the past year:

Alina Ibragimova

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Isabelle Faust

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They are all good, but they are not stunner. The oxygen isnt sucked out of the room as you hear them play.

I attended a concert of Marc Coppey in Lyon last year where he played all Bach 6 cello suites in one shot.  I felt this was hot.
The concert was later broadcasted by Arte and is available on Youtube.  You can listen to it, and if you feel the same way, you can buy the CDs.

https://www.youtube.com/v/P9Rv7V413I4

I also attended a Matthew passion a while back that was also very moving.  I'll try to find the performers for yo.

   

[Florestan]

Released 2006.

Joyous, humane, glorious.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Gardiner's Motets:



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[Dancing Divertimentian]

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Interesting recommendations. I have some of Schiff's Decca sets (French Suites, Inventions, etc). While the playing is excellent and extremely polished, it is really kind of dull IMO (a common complaint it would seem). Will check out some of the ECMs. (I LOVE that label, especially for jazz)

Eric Milnes & Montréal Baroque's cantata recordings (ATMA)
Philippe Pierlot & Ricercar Ensemble's recordings (Mirare)

also look particularly interesting as does Pietro de Maria--I've never heard of him, but am intrigued, as I can always use another WTC!

Keep the recommendations coming!

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

St John Passion, Rene Jacobs

[Mandryka]

I am interested in getting up to speed on some of the latest and most interesting recordings by living artists.

Do you enjoy harpsichord, clavichord and organ?

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Do you enjoy harpsichord, clavichord and organ?

Indeed! All of the above!

[Mandryka]

Indeed! All of the above!

Then I think seven  names to check out  are Richard Egarr and Matteo Messori, Bengt Tribukait  and Martin Gester and Leo Doeselaar, Claudio Astronio and Kåre Nordstoga.  I'm not sure if Messori or Astronio have done anything in your time-frame. Some people say that they have found much to enjoy in Leon Berben.

Just thinking of recent recordings, three which I've enjoyed are Maude Gratton's jaunty organ recital with the Canonic Variations and some Leipzig Chorales, Rinaldo Alessandrini's CD of preludes and fugues, and Julian Perkins's recording of the French Suites.

(Away from keyboard music, I think the recordings of the cello suites on shoulder cello are worth hearing -- Tarakado, Bhadiarov.)

[GioCar]

Pietro De Maria's WTC. 

Any of Andras Schiff's ECM recordings - they better his Decca recordings in every instance. 

Perahia's French Suites.

+1

On the harpsichord I'd add the recent Esfahani's recording of the Goldbergs, on DG

[aukhawk]

For the orchestral music, Café Zimmermann, either complete as a set of 6, or individual releases.  A very lean, fleet and fresh sound and some top musicians 'hiding' in this ad hoc ensemble.
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For the Violin Sonatas & Partitas, Ibragimova, Mullova and Faust have already been mentioned (I like them in that order, but it is very close) and I would add a less well-known recent recording which is high among my favourites, Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch.
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For a really recent release (April of this year), there is Rachel Barton Pine, which I've only listened to a few parts so far, and haven't really formed a view.
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For the Cello Suites there is Arnau Tomas - may be hard to find and not my favourite by any means but the very clear winner in our recent "blind comparison" of 30 recordings.


Tomas is middle-of-the road - going either side I would prefer Pieter Wispelwey's 3rd recording of these suites, very introspective - or, for a wilder ride, Gavriel Lipkind.
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[Marc]

Solo Sonatas and Partitas for violin by François Fernandez (label: Flora), recorded in 2002 (IIRC), but probably OOP already.

[Mandryka]

Solo Sonatas and Partitas for violin by François Fernandez (label: Flora), recorded in 2002 (IIRC), but probably OOP already.

Et pourquoi?

[ritter]

I found these Brandenburgs (from 2011) rather beautiful:

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[Wakefield]

Three beautiful Bach disks I have enjoyed the last year:

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2015

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2014

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2015

[aukhawk]

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Have just ordered that last one, thankyou!