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Classical CDs: Big symphonies, archlutes and the healing power of the viola | reviews, news & interviews Classical CDs: Big symphonies, archlutes and the healing power of the viola Classical CDs: Big symphonies, archlutes and the healing power of the viola Late romantic symphonies, a soprano s swansong and a 20th century classic reinvented by Graham RicksonSaturday, 13 March 2021
Paolo Zanzu (harpsichord) (Musica Ficta) I’m a recent convert to Bach keyboard music played on harpsichord, having recently immersed myself in the Erato box set containing Zuzana Růžičková’s Bach recordings made in the 1970s. Her preferred instrument was an iron-framed modern harpsichord, whereas Paolo Zanzu uses a 1995 copy of a German original built in 1735. It makes a soft, warm sound, his readings of Bach’s six English Suites correspondingly friendly and intimate. With a piano it’s easier to concentrate on Bach’s harmonic arguments, but ....