Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (October 1, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B00000C2AS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,270 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime! Wonderful!, February 19, 1999

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Kenneth Ho ([e-mail]) (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin (Audio CD)

When Rosand recorded it he is already 70 years old! Though the S&P are still played with fire & lively spirits (& remind me of "modern prodigy's" dull & slow playing with weak tone).

His vibrato has been slowed down from 40 years ago when he recorded the series of romantic concertos & concert pieces (Ernst, Joachim, Saint Saens, Lalo, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky etc etc)- nevertheless, still in perfect itonation with purity.

Just imagine a romantic violinist played for 60 years and finally records the baroque Bach S&P with such sublimation.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bingo!!, April 26, 2004

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"predestined88" (Midwest City, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin (Audio CD)

Fantastic!! Unlike many of the supposed "period" performances of these violin staples, Rosand offers us elegance, fire and character. It's nice when a musician can also give us such insight into the music, especially, when the performer can find such synergy between themselves, the composer and the composition. Certainly, the "period" performances have their following, but it's difficult to avoid the fact that those performances (even the better ones) can come across a little clinical and cold! The sound quality is excellent.