The Johann Sebastian Bach Collection

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), John Rutter (Conductor), City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra), London Sinfonia (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia, London Sinfonia
• Conductor: John Rutter
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (September 1, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: American Gramaphone
• ASIN: B0000005MJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,506 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > General

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must get Bach CD, February 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Johann Sebastian Bach Collection (Audio CD)

There are so many popular works written by Bach, that they could make a multi-disc set (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, "Air On The G String", "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring", Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites, etc., etc., etc.). There are many individual CDs that have their own collection of Bach's works. Some CDs are budget, some mid-priced, and some full-priced. If you are getting started on Bach (and, quite possibly, other kinds of classical music), you might wonder where to start.

Well, as for a full-priced Bach album, this American Gramaphone CD would be a great place to start. It's one fine collection of only some of his finest works on one CD. John Rutter and the City of London Sinfonia did a fine job of performing these works. The performances are brisk, which is pretty much how these works must've been performed during the Baroque period. By the sound of the orchestra, it must've contained modern instruments (which I mostly perfer over authentic). Although I was kind of dissappointed that the "Air from Suite #3 (a.k.a. 'Air On G String')" was a little too rushed. That's the only complaint I have about this CD. But that would NOT be enough to take a star away from the rating.

I would recomend this album to whoever's into classical music, as well as those who are just getting started (AND wouldn't mind investing in a full-priced CD).

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach- No Humbug!, November 30, 2000

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"mare-e" (WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Johann Sebastian Bach Collection (Audio CD)

I really didn't know what kind of quality to expect from this CD. I bought it based strictly on the quality of other American Gramaphone music (Mannheim Steamroller to be specific). I was not disappointed in any way! If you're not sure what Bach to get, hesitate no more, this is a wonderful project.