BaL 28.9.24 - JS Bach: English suites (BVW 806–811) [piano]

[LMcD]

Oops!

Mind you, Glenn was quite the actor too, I suspect.

... and perhaps actor Glen could tickle the ivories a little.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Somewhat to my surprise I’m liking the Angela Hewitt A minor Prelude English Suite most of all the excerpts played so far . The first that avoids the sewing machine effect - lovely ebb and flow to the playing.

[Mandryka]

Somewhat to my surprise I’m liking the Angela Hewitt A minor Prelude English Suite most of all the excerpts played so far . The first that avoids the sewing machine effect - lovely ebb and flow to the playing.

There's a recording by Hewitt which has a good English Suite 6 - the first recording she ever made I think, this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KX7XZHN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=EU4AQTJAWTKX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PyPKeMMkby7AiwuHFAEzSno2XnQNyY6h6lbxUSI0L7KHA3vg_QpVwfwbS6LSnvAiw5O09O0YPLTfLA5Eb9kwyxr13RZBQP-OoQSu5cdY5gVnVjIZWK8AuM6cEa5CgO_Q0Y_r2oy2XfYkVxT4dvpcQp6N3__DCdB98iZ1CVJVlVghiovUfi1N3TCtPbJITjCTsgNwSgo7ObJQpfo81EU-vwSWuq7PYeCpL1IcIi7E3yc.P1pa15dVpsBWITLGDN2NobVh8eQH2vcAlTxCpOcqDlI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Hewitt+dg&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1727535015&s=music&sprefix=hewitt+dg%2Cpopular%2C92&sr=1-2

[Darloboy]

Can we expect a second programme with harpsichord versions? I bet we can't. Anyone else up for contributing to such a thread?

At one time BaL would have been much more likely to focus on harpsichord rather than piano versions...

[Darloboy]

These suites have only been covered by BaL once before, in Jan 04, when Simon Heighes chose Angela Hewitt (2002-3) and Leonhardt (1973) as his piano and harpsichord first choices respectively. Levin was mid-price choice on piano.