Recommended recording: Jean Rondeau (harpsichord)Ī burst of energy here from this virtuosic work, performed with sharpness and warmth in equal parts.īrandenburg Concerto No. Keyboard Concerto in D minor BWV 1052: I. Recommended recording: Staatskapelle Dresden/Ferdinand LeitnerĬommonly known as ‘Air on the G String’, this movement from one of Bach’s orchestral suites is a calming and reflecting listen. Bach’s works for solo violin are copious and brilliant, and Hilary Hahn is a superb virtuoso performer. This piece always provides a boost of energy. Recommended recording: Hilary Hahn (violin) It’s definitely worth diving into, especially if you love drama! It’s also a work that brings together Bach’s loves of organ, choir and large instrumental forces. Recommended recording: Munich Bach Orchestra & Choir/Karl Richterīach’s Mass in B minor is extremely powerful: you can get lost in its intense moving lines and harmonies. A guide to JS Bach's St Matthew Passion and its best recordings.
This is one of the most gorgeous and profound pieces Bach wrote, heard here in a unique duo between Yehudi Menuhin’s sensitive violin and Eula Beal’s moving contralto voice. Recommended recording: Eula Beal (contralto), Yehudi Menuhin (violin) ‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott’ from St Matthew Passion The best recordings of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.Close your eyes and let this music seep in: it’s short, sweet, and will centre your mind. There is no better entry to Bach than the first piece in his Well-Tempered Clavier. Recommended recording: George Lepauw (piano) Jacques Loussier was a tremendous jazz pianist whose combined love of classical music and jazz helped bring these two genres together in unusual and exciting ways. Recommended recording: Jacques Loussier Trioīach’s music has the advantage of being easy to adapt, from basic transcriptions for other instrumental combinations to non-classical versions. The Best Recordings of JS Bach's Goldberg Variations.Simone Dinnerstein’s more recent version is equally brilliant, but Gould remains an irreplaceable artist. He brings so much of Bach’s music into focus and allows us to consider it deeply. It’s equally hard to not include Glenn Gould. It’s hard to put together a list of Bach’s greatest works without including the Aria from his Goldberg Variations. Recommended recording: Glenn Gould (piano)
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