Bach: Complete 2- and 3-part Inventions

Advantages: Light, clear, could be played over and again
Disadvantages: Perhaps lacks a bit of magic or sparkle

...of the mundane into the enjoyable. For those of you who like details, well here goes: This is 1 CD containing 3 Concertos for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV1060-62 by J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Date Recorded: 1999 Conductor: Helmuth Rilling Orchestra / Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra Main Performers: Jeffrey Kahane & Robert Levin... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful transcriptions of JS Bach's majestic music; sensitive, tender, vivacious, effortless and fluid playing.
Disadvantages: Nil.

...Balsom has already had her US debut, performing just this January 2006 with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Milwaukee? Not New York City and Carnegie Hall? How did they get to be so lucky in Wisconsin! Methinks Ms Balsom needs a better agent/promoter, no?!). FINAL VERDICT: I give this disc an unqualified, insanely enthusiastic recommendation with all thumbs and great toes up, for all lovers of Bach and/or the trumpet. Total, absolute must-have recording. [For more complete background info on Alison Balsom, please scroll down the page to the BBC Radio 3 article.] CD DETAILS: BACH: WORKS FOR TRUMPET Alison Balsom EMI Classics 5 58047 2 (CD) / 5 58047 5 Concerto in D Major (after Vivaldi) BWV 972: 1 Allegro 2 Adagio 3 Allegro Assai 4 Sarabande (from Cello Suite No.2 BWV 1008) 5 Gigue (from Cello Suite No.2 BWV 1008) 6 Aria... Read review

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...really matched this one for sheer brilliance. ~The Review~ Playlist 1) Monkey Business 2) Slave To The Grind 3) The Threat 4) Quicksand Jesus 5) Psycho Love 6) Get The F**k Out 7) Livin´ On A Chain Gang 8) Creepshow 9) In A Darkened Room 10) Riot Act 11) Mudkicker 12) Wasted Time There are NO weak tracks on this album - that is what sets it apart from so many others. From the time it opens with the uproarious 'Monkey Business' until its conclusion with the ultimate rock ballad 'Wasted Time', there is not one single second where you could think to yourself..."hmm, thats an album filler". No single song stands out from the rest as being weak, although some are simply superb, whilst others only make the grade of excellent. The album opens with a bluesy instrumental, Bach's voice almost a whisper over the top... Read review

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