The Titanic label has just released Bach's English Suites peformed on the
harpsichord by Peter Watchorn who is a resident of Cambridge, Ma. and who
also obtaind his PHD with a dissertation on the English Suites.  This 2-cd
set is volume 1 of a series of Bach's complete works for harpsichord.
Being a small company, the series represents a major project for Titanic
and certainly for Watchorn.

I've listened to the set about 10 times, and there's much to admire
and enjoy.  The playing is technically excellent, tempos are relatively
standard, and recorded sound is very good.  But, there's no magic; at no
point did I feel that Watchorn was getting beneath the surface appeal of
the music, something Leonhardt did consistently in his set.  That's a
shame, because complete sets of the English Suites are not plentiful.

Don's conclusion - Worthy of Purchase.  Recommended primarily to serious
collectors of Bach's harpsichord works.

Don Satz
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