Wolfgang Rübsam's Bach

[vers la flamme]

While I was skeptical at first about this unique musician's approach to Bach's music, I'm now a fervent believer. However, he has recorded a huge amount of CDs, and I can't just get them all. What are some of the highlights?

These are the ones I have:









Are any of his Bach piano recordings worth getting?

[Mandryka]

All the Naxos baroque music recordings are well worth a butchers, and same for his ones on Counterpoint Records.  The elephants in the room are the Bach he recorded for Philips and the Buxtehude he did for Bellaphon, I'll leave it to someone else to open those cans of worms.

Yes the Naxos piano recordings are interesting, maybe start with the French Suites. But I'm only saying that because the French Suites fit pretty well uncontroversially on a piano. I've certainly enjoyed his piano partitas too.

Other highlights for me from Naxos are the Pachelbel, the Bach Leipzig Chorales and the crazy Trio Sonatas.  But really I'm not saying anything more than that I remember enjoying exploring those recordings a lot.

One interesting exercise is to compare and contrast his three AoF recordings -- this will give you a very good glimpse into how his style has evolved.

From Counterpoint Records, all the contrapuntal Bach is interesting and rewarding for me, but also the Bohm and the Pachelbel.

I haven't explored his recordings of 19th and 20th century music.

[Spotted Horses]

While I was skeptical at first about this unique musician's approach to Bach's music, I'm now a fervent believer. However, he has recorded a huge amount of CDs, and I can't just get them all. What are some of the highlights?

These are the ones I have:









Are any of his Bach piano recordings worth getting?

Just get them all.

The lute harpsichord recordings are truly different in approach from anything I remember hearing. I've fallen into the trap of getting many recordings of a work and straining the appreciate subtle difference in interpretation. These are another world. I'm interested in them all, perhaps excluding the transcriptions of the cello and violin suites.

Aside from that, I have loved everything I have heard in the Naxos piano series. I also managed to get his Philips organ works collection but must admit I've never gotten around to listening to any of it.