Bach, J S - Toccata in E minor, BWV914

Taylor brings youthful vitality and flair to these performances, responding to Bach’s ever-changing idiom with quicksilver playing...Admirable, too, are the colours and quasi-orchestral timbres... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

As Angela Hewitt tells us in her exemplary accompanying essay, Bach's Toccatas were inspired by Buxtehude's 'stylus fantasticus – a very unrestrained and free way of composing, using dramatic... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Barnatan plays with delightful alertness of phrasing and his ornamentation is sublimely executed. Some musical transitions work better than others, and I did wonder whether all of the Baroque... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lifschitz’s virtuosic readings comfortably accommodate Seabourne’s demands…Among works by Bach senior, the D major and D minor Toccatas are heard in compelling interpretations — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

On paper, the 2019 GFA Competition winner Johan Smith’s recital programme looks unremarkable...Not that this recital fails to showcase his abundant talent to its best advantage. So as one are... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2020 More…