Rating: 3/5
Review:
Slightly disappointing
I was expecting to love this disc It is Bach played in slightly unusual
arrangements by three towering virtuosi whose individual recordings of Bach I
have enjoyed very much, so it sounded as though I couldn't go wrong. Sadly, although a brief burst is enjoyable, I
find the whole thing rather disappointing.
It goes without saying that this is fantastic music and that
Thile, Ma and Meyer are all outstanding musicians. It's just that the combination of mandolin,
cello and double bass doesn't quite work for me I this music; it would be
terrific to hear a movement as a concert encore, say, but a whole disc of it
gets a bit much. All three are having a
great time with the music which is often a real boost to a performance, but
here it spills over into the slightly comic rather than quirkily unusual which
manages to make Bach's music sound just a little trivial.
This is all personal feeling, of course, and others may not
agree at all. Certainly it's brilliant
playing throughout and it's excellently recorded, but this disc didn't really
work for me and I can only give it a very qualified recommendation.
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