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| Bach: Violin Concertos | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $6.98
Buy New: $4.05
You Save: $2.93 (42%)
Buy New/Used from $3.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2808
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 74720
UPC: 724357472029
EAN: 0724357472029
ASIN: B00005NPIX
Release Date: August 13, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 The premier rendition of these classics February 5, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you love Bach, you must buy this album. The quality of the performance and the recording is superb, and the price is certainly right.
 Sounds drunken December 15, 2006
6 out of 28 found this review helpful
I know that this recording is very beloved in classical music circles, but I do not like it at all. It is slow, meandering, and sounds drunk. I feel sad to say this, because I know that Perlman is prodigiously talented.
Uniformly excellent March 30, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
One of the most unique aspects of this disc is the inclusion of the G minor Violin Concerto, thought to be a reconstruction of an earlier work for oboe and harpsichord.
Playing is uniform across the board, although audio quality seems to suffer a bit from muddied closeness in the first concerto (E Major). The 'Double' shines forth in the magnetic interplay between Perlman and Zuckerman; the friendly competition between the two gives the piece a "dueling fiddles" feel that is only surpassed by Andrew Manze's rollicking account.
Perlman's reading of the 'Double' with Isaac Stern on Sony's Masterworks series is superior in many respects, but this recording is certainly a bargain, and the love both soloists have for this music is palpable throughout.
 Rewarding and excellent value October 14, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This CD is a bargain, a wonderful collection of music at a very reasonable price for the quality.
The first movement, Vivace, of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor bursts forth at the listener, like a fully present sun rise. Immediately the elegant echo effects begin as the two violins compliment each other, sometimes overlapping to create a tapestry of rich warm textured sound, always energetic and overty apparant. No sooner is the listener accoustomed to the refrain patterns of the two violins, than the patterns change and increase in complexity. In the second movement, the Largo, ma non tanto, the piece becomes a little sweet, a little sentimental but it is complexity that saves it from sentiment. In the third movement, the Allegro, we are treated to a robust and intricate maze of scales, interweaving, ascending, descending, taking us to the fully balanced and refined close.
The price is very reasonable for excellent music.
good but a tad lacking somewhat. May 22, 2004
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
The bach violin concertos have for me always been something ive always enjoyed listening to over and over. I suppose that is why such music is called classical music - it is timeless and still well loved after 1-2 hundred years after its 1st performance.I own 3 renditions of bach violin concertos - by Takako Nishizaki, Nigel Kennedy and this one. There is no denying that Pearlman, Baremboim and Zuckerman are big names - thats why i bought it in the 1st place. While i generally have no complaints about the playing, the sound quality and clarity and overall coordination betn soloist and orchestra all which are pretty good or outstanding, my 'grouse' is a matter of the interpretation. I kind of felt that it lacked a bit of 'bounce' or 'ooomph' so typical of baroque music since the tempo is somewhat slower compared to that played by Takako Nishizaki (my favourite) or Kennedy (fastest). I have also heard that Yehudi Menuhin also had an outstanding recording of these concertos. On the other hand, i suppose that is the beauty of classical music. There is no right or wrong interpretation of music. Everything is subject to the personal tastes of conductor and soloists - how they feel it should be played/expressed. that's why no 2 pieces sound alike. As a listener ,as to which recording is best is up to one's own personal taste. One man's meat is another man's poison.
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