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Christopher Parkening - A Bach Celebration

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This a wonderful CD. The music is bright, lively and very relaxing. It's definitely a celebration of Bach. It's a wonderful way to escape the stress and problems of everyday life. Don't let the German titles of the pieces scare you off. Anyone who likes classical music should enjoy this CD. It's also an excellent CD for someone who's just getting into classical music.

Christopher Parkening is a genius. If anyone doubts that, I give and advice: hear this album. His technique is impressive, his notes are so clean! And his feeling, his passion in his playing is very beautiful, it really represents the soul of it, I'm sure that Bach would be very pleased and proud of Parkening's playing.
AMAZING!!!!!

A beautiful recording, made be a superb artist who clearly reveres this sublime music and plays is accordingly. The recording of Bach's "Sleepers Awake" is especially esquisite - it's so lovely I find myself pausing in the middle of whatever I'm doing when it plays to enjoy a small wave of serenity, and reverence for the unsurpassed beauty of this music. It can bring tears to the eyes even after a hundred listenings. Thanks, Christopher for your artistry! Your music plays often in our home, and sets a lovely, serene, and calming tone.

Highly recommended, specially for those Bach enthusiasts. This
recording is also a moving guitar performance by Parkening.

Yes, this is a fine recording. But any CD only 37 minutes long does not deserve five stars.

For one who loves the classical guitar and Bach, this is the ultimate. Parkening does such an excellent job, backed up the the LA Chamber Orchestra. Their rendition of my favorite "Sheep May Safely Graze" and "God Alone Shall Have My Heart" are sensational!

Remembering a quote "most of us go to our graves with our music still inside us"...Thank goodness it can't be said of Bach. Having it interpreted by Christopher Parkening is perfection. This is music to calm and feed the soul. The clarity and pureness of Parkening's playing is beyond words. I have many of his CDs, but this is my favorite. I use it for oncology massage and it gets comments of how wonderful it "feels" to hear it. Bach and Parkening would be thrilled to hear that review!

BACH ON GUITAR now there's a novalty...NO, actually Bach on Guitar is an excellent combination. To my knowlege Bach did not compose for the classical guitar directly, however he did write some Lute pieces which can be played on guitar with a little "tweaking". However much of Bach's music can be transcribed to to classical Guitar. (Notice that I said Classical Guitar not the "machine gun" noise you would hear from a rock guitar with the 1000watt--120db amplifiers blairing at you like a in a Rock concert!!)
Christopher Parkening, I think, demonstrates this quite well.
The music that eminates from his Guitar blends perfectly this the Orchestra accompaniment. In listen to him play...I find myself humming or whisling some of these "mind stickers" duing the day. I rate this CD six+ stars..unfortunately only 5 stars is is allowed!!!!
BUY IT You'll like it!!!!!!!!