The virtuosic musician’s effortless phrasing and imaginative collaborations make this collection short but sweet
Fröst/Nordberg/Kobekina/Dubé/Andersson
(Sony)
The virtuosic musician’s effortless phrasing and imaginative collaborations make this collection short but sweet
P
erhaps every musician worth their salt turns to JS Bach sooner or later. The German composer was dead before the clarinet as we know it today was established, but Martin Fröst, his playing as silkily eloquent as ever, makes the short but sweet selection on this recording very much his own.
The harpsichordist describes Bach’s Preludes and Fugues as a ‘challenge and a homecoming’. His thoughtful new recording has a…
These performances of Bach’s solo works are elegant and persuasive – balancing a modern tone with an alert awareness of period…
The first appearance of these distinctive works on the Deutsche Grammophon label is a red-letter day
Davis’s fastidious and thoroughly musical orchestrations of Bach’s organ works become a touching memorial as Martyn Brabbins…
The German composer dominates the classical charts and concert platforms, especially at this time of year. Here’s to his…
Capturing the momentum of two of Shostakovich’s first Soviet-era symphonies, this performance adds a pair of scherzos that…
