Bach: Sonatas for violin and harpsichord

Lucy Russell and John Butt, whose collaborations in the multi-award-winning Dunedin Consort bear testimony to their proficiency, here perform Bach's six Sonatas for violin and harpsichord, works which effortlessly encompass an astonishingly diverse spectrum of mood and character. This new recording is a delight of softly spoken wonder.

A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.

CKD433  84 minutes 51 seconds (2 discs)
'The recorded sound is very good' (BBC Radio 3 CD Review)
'Lucy Russell puts her own stamp on the works, giving a spirited and emotional rendering, and for that this recording is worth investing in, even if you have another' (Early Music Review)
'Violinist Lucy Russell captures something of their intimate charisma. Her playing is stripped-back and silvery—whispered and introverted in the fourth sonata, searching in the third—but slightly earn ...