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Immersing Myself in Bach's Trio Sonatas: Keyboard and Ensemble

Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 13, 2020 at 12:26:18:
A thousand years ago a friend raved about E. Power Biggs' Columbia Trio Sonata set played on Pedal Harpsichord. He loaned me the Lp's but I just didn't get into the music at time.
Fast forward to the release of Vikingur Olafsson's "Bach" on DG a few months ago: while sampling, one track really grabbed me, a rather new age-y arrangement of the Andante from the fourth Trio Sonata. It's quite lovely. (Please forgive the visuals, including the woman from the garbage dump in "Walking Dead," apparently before her big break.)
Intrigued, I went ahead and downloaded Florilegium's Trio Sonatas (Channel) and the London Baroque's (BIS). I wouldn't want to be without either but overall I prefer the cleaner, clearer counterpoint projected by the LB. Florilegium's more diverse and colorful instrumentation in some of the trios occasionally blurs the lines IMHO. Both ensembles vary instrumentation depending upon the Sonata being played.
Unfortunately I can't post a preview of the BIS because there are no Youtube freebees, but a link is provided below for your sampling pleasure. I'm especially fond of LB's perky performance of first mov't of the first Sonata. Their Andante from the fourth Sonata is moving as well, vibrato notwithstanding! : )
Finally, I'll end where I began: E. Power Biggs performing the first mov't of the first Sonata:

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