Bach & Beyond / Jennifer Koh

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Cedille
Release Date
September 10, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Jennifer Koh
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 10, 2021
    • UPC
      735131100427
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BOX 1004
    • LABEL
      Cedille
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      5
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Preludio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    2. II. Loure

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    3. III. Gavotte en rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    4. IV. Menuet I and II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    5. V. Bourree

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    6. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    7. I. Prelude, "Obsession"

      Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    8. II. Malinconia

      Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    9. III. Sarabande, "Danse des ombres"

      Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    10. IV. Les furies

      Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    11. Nocturne

      Composer: Kaija Saariaho

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    12. Dissolve, O My Heart

      Composer: Missy Mazzoli

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    13. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    14. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    15. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    16. IV. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    17. V. Ciaccona

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    18. I. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    19. II. Fugue: Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    20. III. Siciliana

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    21. IV. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    22. I. Tempo di ciaccona

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    23. II. Fuga: Risoluto, non troppo vivo

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    24. III. Melodia: Adagio

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    25. IV. Presto

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    26. I. Frise Jaune

      Composer: Kaija Saariaho

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    27. II. Frise de Fleur

      Composer: Kaija Saariaho

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    28. III. Pavage

      Composer: Kaija Saariaho

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    29. IV. Frise Grise

      Composer: Kaija Saariaho

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    30. I. Allemanda

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    31. II. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    32. III. Corrente

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    33. IV. Double. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    34. V. Sarabanda

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    35. VI. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    36. VII. Tempo di Bourree

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    37. VIII. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    38. I. Grave

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    39. II. Fuga

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    40. III. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    41. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    42. Sequenza VIII

      Composer: Luciano Berio

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    43. I. Ground

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    44. II. Dance 1

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    45. III. Air

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    46. IV. March

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    47. V. Dance 2

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    48. VI. Duet

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    49. VII. Epilogue

      Composer: John Harbison

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    50. I. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    51. II. Fugue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    52. III. Largo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh

    53. IV. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jennifer Koh


Hailed as an “epic traversal of solo violin repertoire” and a “monumental achievement” (Chicago Tribune), American violinist Jennifer Koh’s complete Bach & Beyond recordings, pairing J.S. Bach’s violin sonatas and partitas with 20th- and 21st-century works inspired by Bach’s groundbreaking masterpieces, are now available in a convenient, economical boxed set offering all three albums for the price of two. Bach & Beyond Part 1 features Koh’s “alluring performances” (The New York Times) of Bach’s Partitas Nos. 2 and 3, Eugène Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 2, Kaija Saariaho’s Nocturne, and the world-premiere recording of Missy Mazzoli’s Dissolve, O My Heart, commissioned for Koh by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Newark Star-Ledger cited the violinist’s “distinctive voice over a range of styles.” Toronto’s The Whole Note said of Bach & Beyond Part 2, “Koh, as always, is superb, her intelligence and interpretation always matching her outstanding technique” in Bach’s Sonata No. 1 and Partita No. 1, Bela Bartok’s Sonata for Solo Violin Sz. 117, BB 124, and Saariaho’s Frises. Koh’s Bach & Beyond Part 3 earned BBC Music Magazine’s and ClassicsToday.com’s highest ratings for performance and recording quality. The Strad admired Koh’s “eloquent, artful, yet unadorned playing” in Bach’s Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3, Luciano Berio’s Sequenza VIII, and the world-premiere recording of John Harbison’s For Violin Alone, written for Koh. AllMusic said, “Koh’s series is highly recommended to those in search of an experience that will reward repeated hearings.” Audiophile Audition called it a “remarkable three-disc effort, recommended to all with a good degree of urgency.”

Excerpts of reviews from previously released volumes included in this set:

Bach & Beyond, Part 1

Koh makes short work of the Bach pieces—not in a bad sense: she just nails these works with a confident technique and a free-flowing, un-mannered style that remains true to Bach yet reminds us that a modern violinist is at the helm. Although ostensibly “modern”, the works by Saariaho and Mazzoli still incorporate time-honored traditions of solo-violin writing and don’t stray into what some might call “experimental” territory. These are both very ingratiating and accessible works to anyone who appreciates interesting, involving, intelligently written new violin music.

– ClassicsToday.com (10/10)

Bach & Beyond, Part 2

Koh’s Bach is amazing as usual–so fluid and delivered with such a sensitively nuanced, confident authority. A personality emerges: is it Koh? is it Bach? It’s either or both, but ultimately, who cares? This is exceptional Bach playing. Throughout, Koh is in command, from the dazzling explications of the Bartók Fuga and Presto movements, to the sometimes frighteningly audacious dynamic and timbral assertions of the Saariaho.

– ClassicsToday.com (10/10)