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The harpsichordist brought a highly personal, deeply engrossing interpretation that invited the listener to consider this familiar work anew.

For a year and a half since their European tour was cut short due to the outbreak of the pandemic, Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan have been grounded in Japan, performing domestically despite restrictions.

Concerto and symphony – in reversal of the usual order – from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons.

A concert with a considerable sense of occasion, as the orchestra bids the Finn farewell from his Philharmonia post. 

Listening to arrangements of Bach is like Dostoevsky’s challenge not to think about polar bears. It’s best to put the Bach out of your thoughts, even if “the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.”