J.S. Bach: The French Suites – Murray Perahia

   in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2012)
A C&O reviewer last year described the Tewkesbury scholars’ singing as ‘fearless’ and the word is spot-on. They approach these three cherished sacred works with a confident freshness and not a hint of affected solemnity or syrupiness. The Merton College Chapel acoustics are both resonant and intimate and producer/engineer Paul Baxter gets his usual bright, detailed sound. A top-drawer recording. …