Bach, J S - Lute Suites Nos. 1-4, BWV995-997 & 1006a

This may be a studio recording, but Halász draws the listener in as if to a live recital…Expressive freedom is apparent throughout but is especially unleashed in the early E minor BWV 996, where... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Whether or not the description of these as 'lute' works is justified has long been a matter for debate, and in their annotation Stephan Schmidt and Claude Chauvel inevitably fail to resolve... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Csáki’s playing is impeccable, his crisp, silvery lute-like tone recorded in a brooding, resonant acoustic. There’s subtle elasticity and variety of colour, with the walking-bass aspect of the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Zigante is an ideal performer for this music, extracting the maximum from the music and eschewing
overstatement — Gramophone Magazine More…

For anyone who finds the sounds of a solo lute for a long stretch too ascetic, this is an ideal disc. John Williams has so full a tone that it almost sounds like a harpsichord, playing with... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…