Rating: 5/5
Review:
An excellent recording
I really like this set. Kim Kashkashian is a terrific musician and
she really makes these wonderful works shine.
I think Kashkashian
manages to allow Bach to shine through here while giving her own
distinctive, loving interpretations. It can be a difficult balance
to strike and for me she gets it just right so that the lighter
dances really dance, and movements like the amazing Sarabande from
Suite No. 5 carry all the emotional and spiritual weight which Bach
gives them. They are lovely interpretations.
My sole reservation
is that on the viola those magnificent resonances of the cello which
Bach uses to such effect are much diminished and I do think the music
loses something as a result. However, the musicianship,
interpretation and sound quality here are all absolutely first-class
and it’s still a five-star recording for me which I can recommend
very warmly.
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