JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman
Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Olli Mustonen, piano
Deutsche Kamerphilharmonie
Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
András Schiff, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman
Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
András Schiff, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Recording producers: Erik Smith (No. 1); Paul Myers (No. 3); Michael Haas (Nos. 4, 5, 7)
Recording engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson (No. 1); Stanley Goodall (No. 3, 4, 7); Simon Eadon (No. 5)
Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, January 1965 (No. 1); Radio Bremen, June 1993 (No. 3); Konzerthaus, Vienna, January 1989 (Nos. 4, 7); Kingsway Hall, London, September 1979 (No. 5)
‘sparkling, stylish pianism’ Limelight
‘It was a stroke of genius to put together this collection of four great contemporary pianists doing a selection of the concertos. Schiff … knows the key to Bach is pitching the playing between unmediated simplicity and lyric expressiveness … Mustonen is typically dynamic and Alicia de Larrocha’s interpretation is strongly controlled but obviously heartfelt’ Sydney Star Observer