 | This is an attractive 2CD set of the complete music for solo violin by J.S. Bach. Performed by Objectivist violinst Garrett Fischbach, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City.
The Sonatas and Partitas are technical wonders, seamlessly combining the intellectual and emotional, the craft and art, as one inseparable expression of the human spirit. While the study of antique styles is enlightening, an attempt to recreate an "authentic" performance would be contrary to the inventive nature of this music, whose content easily transcends those issues. Bach’s music encompasses all the joy, sorrow, love, and grandeur of human experience, while commanding the performer to bring it to life through his own eyes and heart.
-Garrett Fischbach,
New York, 2004
Press Reviews for Garrett Fischbach:
“The playing is very clean... His textures are refreshingly light, and he often rolls his chords, as was done in the 18th Century, rather than break them. Sections of movements are clearly distinguished by changes in dynamics or articulation. He sometimes inserts his own personal touches, as in the Fugue in Sonata 1 where he plays one passage sul ponticello.”
- American Record Guide
“Fischbach rises to the occasion, communicating a sense, in a cooperative reverberant setting, of the fugue’s majestic, leisurely unfolding. He caps off the sonata with an Allegro assai that approaches Milstein’s in panache.”
“...obvious energy and enthusiasm...a jaunty alternative to more routine readings...sufficient rhythmic élan to recall anyone’s wandering attention...”
- Fanfare Magazine |
