Blu-Ray Video, Bach, J S (composer)

nearly two hours of Bach played at the highest level … one experiences a transcendent serenity that carries the listener on a journey from the human to the Divine. — International Piano, March 2020 More…

The main focus of the programme is JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations, which Armstrong reads with assurance, refinement and a maturity beyond his years. His sound is pearly, highlighting the work’s... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Among the most touching moments of the event is a six-hands Romance by Rachmaninov…in which Kissin and Trifonov are joined on the lowest part by the composer Rodion Shchedrin, now 85 but still... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2019 More…

This is a glorious supplement to Schiff’s studio version, embodying all the freshness of his ECM recording but with the added frission of a live event. The Blu-ray clarity is magnificent. — International Piano, July/August 2020 More…

Midori plays with balletic grace and intense concentration…There is something profoundly moving about hearing Bach in the very spaces in which [Bach] would have played these works, and one cannot... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…