Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Reviews
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Reviews
| 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful By viktor_57 "viktor_57" (Fairview, Your Favorite State, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin (Audio CD) Violinists approach Bach's solo violin sonatas and partitas with reverential awe as the ultimate test of a violinist's musicianship, or with reverential awe as a necessary exercise in a violinist's development. The two approaches are not mutually exclusive, but rather complement each other as a measure of a violinist, both of her technique and musical thought.Most celebrated violinists of the LP era have put their stamp on Bach's solo violin works. Grumiaux, Heifetz, Menuhin, Milstein, Szeryng, Szigeti and Vegh all made recordings after having established themselves as artists. The next generation of fiddlers, including Haendel, Kremer, and Perlman, continued this trend. The newest generation, however, including Hahn, Fischer, Podger, and St. John, now debut with Bach or essay his solo works early in their careers, giving us youthful but not necessarily immature interpretations of works that challenge players their entire lifetimes. Of the players mentioned, perhaps... Read more |
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