At Last Bach Really Hits the Spot


Dont know why but I have been having a neurotic, torturous audiophile time lately, not wanting to listen to anything for more than about 15 seconds and feeling like I am sick of everything in my collection.

Fishing around iTunes, I found this:

Bach

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor BMV 1043

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

To me, this is wonderful.

Not too insipid but not too raucous...havent heard it 10 billion times in Starbucks.

Can listen and/or read or drive to work and makes the world a better place.

Can anyone else recommend this or similar, particularly better performances, recordings etc.

Thank you.
cwlondon

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Cwlondon

I have found the discs listed below to be very nice as well. They are Hybids discs and are available from Tower Records as well as many other places.

Vivaldi: Concertos for the Emperor / Manze, English Concert
Bach: Solo & Double Violin Concertos / Manze, Podger, et al
Vivaldi: Late Violin Concertos / Giuliano Carmignola

Chuck
Below is a listing of some very nice recordings by Rachel Podger. She plays a baroque violin and is on the channel classics label which are also well engineered recordings.

Another composer which you don't hear much about is Antonio Albinoni, I have his Adagios and they are beautiful.

Chuck

Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts / Pinnock, et al

Format: CD SACD Hybrid (72338519002)

Release Date: Feb 11, 2003
Catalog #: CCSSA 19002
Label: Channel Classics
Spars: DDD
Pieces in Set: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 67 Mins

Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord / Podger

Format: Compact Disc (72338514798)

Release Date: Jan 9, 2001
Catalog #: CCS 14798
Label: Channel Classics
Spars: DDD
Pieces in Set: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 139 Mins

Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol 2 / Rachel Podger

Format: Compact Disc (72338514498)

Release Date: Nov 16, 1999
Catalog #: CCS 14498
Label: Channel Classics
Spars: DDD
Pieces in Set: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 66 Mins

Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol 1 / Rachel Podger

Format: Compact Disc (72338512198)

Release Date: June 8, 1999
Catalog #: CCS 12198
Label: Channel Classics
Spars: DDD
Pieces in Set: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 76 Mins