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This release by British flutist Elizabeth Walker falls into the increasingly large space between modern and historical performance practice. On hand are a group of pieces by Bach that are presented as a set of flute sonatas but aren't entirely homogeneous: the album includes three sonatas for flute and continuo, one partita or dance suite for the same combination, and a flute sonata with written-out accompaniment, which actually at the time was more akin to a trio sonata than to a sonata for solo instrument. The genre shifts aren't entirely clear in this performance, but the main attraction, Walker's playing, is very fine indeed. She plays a modern wooden flute with a lovely, rather clarinet-like tone, and she has applied techniques from treatises of Bach's time to phrasing and articulation. The result is some exceptionally lively Bach playing, underlaid by the muscular Ruckers-style harpsichord of Michael Overbury and the Amati cello of Christopher Poffley, and the ensemble has an X factor relating to common enthusiasm harnessed by the players. The sound, from St. John the Baptist's Parish Church in Pilton, is a bit too bright but conveys the care and elegance of Walker's playing clearly. Bach's flute works are perhaps the least often played of his instrumental chamber music, perhaps because they're a bit distorted by either a glittering modern flute or a reedy Baroque model. This recording offers the best of both worlds.
© TiVo
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Continuum, Conductor - Elizabeth Walker, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
Album review
This release by British flutist Elizabeth Walker falls into the increasingly large space between modern and historical performance practice. On hand are a group of pieces by Bach that are presented as a set of flute sonatas but aren't entirely homogeneous: the album includes three sonatas for flute and continuo, one partita or dance suite for the same combination, and a flute sonata with written-out accompaniment, which actually at the time was more akin to a trio sonata than to a sonata for solo instrument. The genre shifts aren't entirely clear in this performance, but the main attraction, Walker's playing, is very fine indeed. She plays a modern wooden flute with a lovely, rather clarinet-like tone, and she has applied techniques from treatises of Bach's time to phrasing and articulation. The result is some exceptionally lively Bach playing, underlaid by the muscular Ruckers-style harpsichord of Michael Overbury and the Amati cello of Christopher Poffley, and the ensemble has an X factor relating to common enthusiasm harnessed by the players. The sound, from St. John the Baptist's Parish Church in Pilton, is a bit too bright but conveys the care and elegance of Walker's playing clearly. Bach's flute works are perhaps the least often played of his instrumental chamber music, perhaps because they're a bit distorted by either a glittering modern flute or a reedy Baroque model. This recording offers the best of both worlds.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:31
- Main artists: Elizabeth Walker
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Quartz Music Ltd
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2011 Quartz Music Ltd (P) 2011 Elizabeth Walker
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