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Title: Played all wrong!
Review: I don't really see why there is all this great furour over Angela Hewitt's playing. All the faults of her other Bach recordings are on full display here: She has a way of focussing on a voice by making the others practically inaudible. This works well for Couperin - and I greatly enjoy her recordings of Couperin - where the melodic line is more important, and other voices less important than in Bach.However, in Bach's music, this kills the intricate weaving of voices that are its glory. While her playing is quite refined, it is all veneer, and no substance.
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