Work: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV1048

Bach Akademie Australia, led by its founder Madeleine Easton, presents as good a performance of the complete Brandenburgs as anyone could be wished for.

*****

Highly-charged performances of the Brandenburgs from Arcangelo

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Christopher Woodley, 01 Nov

Arcangelo's dazzling creativity, superbly marshalled by the charismatic Jonathan Cohen, gives a gold medal performance of all six Brandenburg Concertos to launch the London Festival of Baroque Music.

*****

Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest

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Peter Quantrill, 11 Sep

At the George Enescu International Festival, a pair of new shows crossing genres and reinventing the classics, with mostly enlightening results.

****1

Bachtrack top ten: Johann Sebastian Bach

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Mark Pullinger, 31 Mar

If Mozart and Beethoven are the Son and the Holy Ghost of classical music’s Holy Trinity, it is surely Johann Sebastian Bach who is the Father.