Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Main Performer or Conductor: Marianne Ronez Soloists: Marianne Ronez, violin Ernst Kubitsche, harpsichord Instrumentation: Harpsichord Violin Individual Works: Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014 Sonata in A major, BWV 1015 Sonata in E major, BWV 1016 Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017 Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018 Sonata in G major, BWV 1019 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Winter&Winter Catalog Number: 910 047-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1999 Total Playing Time: cd 1: 42:01 cd 2: 51:44 Comments: Jan Hanford said: Winter&Winter puts out recordings of consistent high quality and I've very rarely been disappointed. The packaging is particularly lovely for this one. However, the booklet contains no information about the sonatas and, instead, provides a very brief and strange bio of Bach and short bios of the musicians. The music: sublime! The performances are lovely, particularly the harpsichord. The sound of the baroque violin is a little thinner than the modern violin and the tone goes very nicely with the harpsichord. I found the tempos to be lively without being frenetic and the slow movements are sweet and expressive. The recording has a lot of reverb and I think the instruments would have sounded better miked more closely. However, the performances are so extraordinary that I do highly recommend this cd. Acknowledgements: From the collection of Jan Hanford. Date First Submitted: 01/29/2002 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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