The cover of this release gives only the vaguest conception of its contents, beyond the inarguable fact that Bach's music is featured. The album collects live performances made on June 10 and 15, 2008, as part of a music festival held at, of all places, the Heimbach Hydroelectric Power Station in Germany. The festival, called Spannungen (Tensions), is mostly devoted to contemporary music, and the Bach interpretations here reflect that, with mostly historical instruments deployed in a variety of works that emphasize their ...
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The cover of this release gives only the vaguest conception of its contents, beyond the inarguable fact that Bach's music is featured. The album collects live performances made on June 10 and 15, 2008, as part of a music festival held at, of all places, the Heimbach Hydroelectric Power Station in Germany. The festival, called Spannungen (Tensions), is mostly devoted to contemporary music, and the Bach interpretations here reflect that, with mostly historical instruments deployed in a variety of works that emphasize their timbres. Textures are sparse but not inexpressive, and the concluding Sonata in F minor for violin and keyboard, BWV 1018, offers a lovely contrast between Christian Tetzlaff's liquid violin tones and the crisp, pointillist piano of Lars Vogt. The whole group of players, which includes Tetzlaff's sister Tanja on cello, is strong, and the slow movement of the Trio Sonata from A Musical Offering, BWV 1079, is exquisite. The chamber-sized Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV...
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