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Title: Stone and soul
Review: Rostropovich choose a stern old stone church to ambientate his intimate rendering of one of the masterpieces of solo music from Bach. He directed himself both recording and edition, only letting in the final product the best of his judgement.Though he tends to overact sometimes in presentation of each suite (the organ transcription played by himself introducing suite No. 6 does not add much), his insights and connection with the creative process gleaned from Bach in each introduction are relevant.Interestingly, the sound take with microphones somewhat far from the stage, coupled with the stone vaulted ambience, make for a not so crisp, detailed recording, yet Rostropovich masterfully renders the different musical layers essential to the structured Bach music in a transparent way in spite of the environment.This is a must have for every serious lover of essential music.
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