[lmswjm]

 
Happy Birthday Johann! Here's a tribute to my favorite composer of all time. I lifted this image from a Michael Lawrence email. He created a great film called Bach and Friends that I can easily recommend:
 

 
http://www.mlfilms.com/productions/bach_project
Out-takes:
http://www.mlfilms.com/productions/bach_project/bachbits
 
Anyway, I intended this to be a thread for the possibility of discovering new recordings to add to the library. I'll start with a great string interpretation of the Goldberg Variations from Les Violons Du Roy:
 

 
Enjoy!!
 
 

 

[nickosiris]

János Starker's complete suites for unaccompanied cello, 3 LP Mercury box set. Not only my favourite cellist but also one of my favourite recordings.

 

 

[MrQ]

 

[size=1.7em] Bach: 6 Suites for Cello, BWV 1007-1012 - Anner Bylsma[/size]

 

[G.Trenchev]

What about Bach on the MOOG 

I love this album!

 

[MrQ]

Favourite Goldberg Variations...
 

Murray Perahia 

 

[liuzerus87]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g5Q1p6C7ho
 
I'm totally kidding, that's terrible.
 
Most of my favorites are the usual classics:
Casals' Cello Suites
Szigeti's Sonatas and Partitas
Gould's Goldberg Variations
Fischer's WTC

 

[LFF]

Quote:

János Starker's complete suites for unaccompanied cello, 3 LP Mercury box set. Not only my favourite cellist but also one of my favourite recordings.

 

X2! One of my all time favorites....
 

 

[vcoheda]

 

 

 

[lmswjm]

My favorite Bach vocalist is the late great Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. She brings so much raw power and feeling like I have never heard beforehand.
 
 

 
 Bach - Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
 

 
 
Bach Cantatas BWV 82 and 199 
 

 

[lmswjm]

I don't have a lot of Starker in my collection, but this one is amazing:
 

 

JANOS STARKER plays Boccherini, Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Valentini

 

[lmswjm]

This is a great DVD, with a kind of masterclass / introduction to each suite. It even kept my kids entranced even though it's in Russian with subtitles. These recordings include my favorite interpretation of the 3rd suite in C major.
 

 

 

[nickosiris]

^ I make that 6 out of 12 posts voting for the solo suites for cello. Ok some of you have picked the wrong cellist, but it's still a surprise to me how many folk love the solo suites. Encore!

 

[lmswjm]

 
BachGuild's 9 hour Big Bach Set amazing deal of 99 cents! It only goes up to $9.99 on Sat March 24th. Thanks Amazon for the gift and Michael Lawrence for the heads-up.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Bach-Set/dp/B007MS6D1I/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1332291062&sr=1-1
 

 

[Matro5]

thanks for the heads up. as an intro to Bach for a classical newbie, this is an amazing deal. 

 

[bigshot]

Spectacular! I'm downloading it right now.