Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas; Complete Viola da Gamba Sonatas

Wieland Kuijken (Performer), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Maxence Larrieu (Performer), Rafael Puyana (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Wieland Kuijken, Maxence Larrieu, Rafael Puyana
• Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (February 15, 1994)
• SPARS Code: A-D
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B000004183
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,933 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Flute Performances Average Viola Works, October 20, 2005

By	Octavius (United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This album contains all of the technically challenging sonatas for flute and viola accompanied by the harpsichord. Although I wasn't terribly thrilled by Kuijken's and Cervera's performances on the viola, the flute sonatas are truly a gem worthy of purchase.

Larrieu and Puyana perform the flute sonatas impeccably. Although it does have some slight limitations, the almost 40-year old recording still sounds very clear and loud. I was extremely disappointed with the viola pieces and all of the musicians there seemed to be out of step from each other. A good interpretation I've found is on Harmonia Mundi with Paolo Pandolfo and Rinaldo Alessandrini performing: they are more proficient with the instrument and their performance is warm and melodious. They follow the meter well and apply the counterpoint very nicely. It is also a more recent 1995 recording with much better sound quality.

Overall this album is definitely a keeper as the flute sonatas are magnificently played and I've heard very few played better than here. The viola sonatas are horribly deficient and there are better performances out there that can compensate for it. Despite the defects of the viola performances, I still think this album is worth every penny.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, August 10, 2001

By	Frank M. Rotella (Hazlet, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

Maxene Larrieu is a grgeat flutist. I have playted these sonatas for many years and have heard recordings by over 20 different artists and this is by far my favorite.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want it!, August 18, 2004

By	Alex Yeh - See all my reviews

I have the vinyl version of this album and have listened to it for years. I have heard other flutists renditions of some of these pieces and none of them come close to this. This is by far some of the best-played bach I have heard. I would like to own the CD. It would be nice to hear this minus the pops and skips that occur on the old vinyl.