October 2025

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Bach Art of Fugue – Leonhardt 1953 Vienna Recording

Leonhardt’s Pioneering Vision, Compromised by Its Moment Gustav Leonhardt was twenty-five when he made this recording in…

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Avison Concerti Grossi by Georgian Consort

Avison’s Concerti Grossi: An Eighteenth-Century Northumbrian Speaks Charles Avison—Newcastle organist, concert organizer, polemicist—remains one of those awkward…

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Arnold: Orchestral Works – Handley and Stephenson

ARNOLD: The Collection Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley; London Musici/Mark Stephenson; Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal Band/Elgar Howarth; Julian…

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Stokowski Bach Transcriptions – All-American Youth Orchestra 1940-41

# Stokowski’s Bach: The All-American Youth Orchestra Sessions These 1940–41 recordings have been around—fragments here, bits there—but…

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Bach Preludes and Fugues by Youri Egorov

BACH: Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 850, 857, 869; Italian Concerto, BWV 971 Youri…

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Bach Cantata Arias – Arleen Auger and Rilling

BACH: Cantata Arias Arleen Augér, soprano; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart / Helmut Rilling; Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn Hänssler CD 94.035…

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Galante Baroque Arias – Misguided Crossover Attempt

Tomaso ALBINONI (1671-1751) “Adagio” [8:45] J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Ei wie schmekt der Coffee [4:29] Cantata 144 –…

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Bach Cantatas Volume 15 – Suzuki and Japan Collegium

Bach: Sacred Cantatas, Volume 15 Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki BIS CD-1111 The Japanese are teaching…

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Bach Orphans and Strays – Terence Charlston

Terence Charlston plays Bach Italian Concerto and other harpsichord works Terence Charlston, harpsichord Deux-Elles DXL 1017 (75:00)…

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Bach Harpsichord Suites – Curtis on Zell

Harpsichord Bach: Curtis Makes His Case These reissues from 1979 deserve attention—not because they’re revelatory or because…

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Bach Concertos by Adolf Busch in Wartime New York

# Adolf Busch in America: The Radiant Integrity of an Exile BACH: Violin Concertos BWV 1041, 1042;…

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Adams and Lang: Minimalism for Wind Ensemble

ADAMS AND LANG: MINIMALISM’S DIVERGENT PATHS Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Grand Pianola Music / LANG:…