Anne Akiko Meyers is celebrated as one of the world's premiere concert violinists, described as a 'trailblazing violinist', one who is constantly 'charting her own course.' She has recently collaborated with top jazz artists such as Chris Botti, pop singing sensation, Il Divo and jazz legend, Wynton Marsalis, who composed cadenzas for her in Mozart's G Major Violin Concerto. This new recording of Bach's masterpieces for violin and orchestra is Anne's third release for eOne. Alongside the two concertos for violin, Anne has recorded the Concerto for Two Violins, performing both parts on her two Stradivari violins: her recently acquired Ex-Napoleon Molitor Stradivarius (as featured on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC) and the Royal Spanish Stradivarius, heard on her last two eOne recordings. Also included on this disc are exquisite new arrangements of the "Air" from the Suite No. 3 and the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria." Anne is quoted as saying "It was magical recording the Bach album with the English Chamber Orchestra and the 'Ex-Molitor/Napoleon' Stradivari violin, dated 1697. The special combination of beautiful repertoire, including 'Air', 'Largo' and 'Ave Maria', the Violin Concertos and the fresh take of recording both parts of the Double Concerto on 2 different Strads, was pure joy to make!"
I'm a fan of Meyers and delighted in this exploration of the great Bach pieces for violin (Bach was a fine violinist by the way). Her command of the upper registers allowed her to soar over the capable ensemble. Why am I attracted to young female interpretations of Bach? Liquid and serene they glide through the darker aspects of his work, unrelenting. I have several recordings of these pieces but none with the joyous sound of this excellent album. Highly recommende..
This is a sublime recording of the violin concertos and a few other famous pieces by Bach. There are many recordings of these concertos out there and I bought this one partly because it was reasonably priced, but was not disappointed with the quality. I was very impressed with the tone, balance and pacing of these pieces. I don't know where it was recorded, but if you close your eyes you can imagine that it's a live performance and you have the best seat in the con..
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