The 1953 Library of Congress Recital Great Performances from the Library of Congress: Vol. 4

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Artur Balsam (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Artur Balsam
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms
• Audio CD (May 21, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bridge
• ASIN: B000003GJO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning version of Bach Chaconne (BMV 1004), March 25, 2002

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"bandoman" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 1953 Library of Congress Recital Great Performances from the Library of Congress: Vol. 4 (Audio CD)

I apologize for an uneducated review, but I am none the less compelled to recommend this recording if only for the performance of the Chaconne from the Dmin partita 1004.

I have many, many versions of this chaconne and yet each time I sample this Milstein performance I am enraptured by the passion. This is a much less controlled version than Perlman's, which is my other favorite. With Perlman's version I easily climb a musical stairway to bliss; with this (the 1953 recording) I am swept aloft.

By the end of the Chaconne you'll have been transported beyond thinking about the sound quality of this older recording which is more than acceptable considering the musicality.