Bach: The well-tempered Clavier Book 1

With this much-anticipated recording we welcome Minsoo Sohn to the Hyperion roster for the first in a series of recordings of pillars of the piano repertoire. His Bach is the culmination of a personal and artistic journey reaching back decades to his studies with Russell Sherman. The result is an interpretation of rare depth and joy, recorded in the magical setting of Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps and produced by Hans Kipfer.

CDA68501/2  120 minutes 58 seconds (2 discs)
MAGIC CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE WEEK
‘Hans Kipfer’s Schloss Elmau engineering is admirably even-handed, allowing attack, resonance and inner detail to register without inflating the Steinway’s presence. This is serious, often beautiful B ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Minsoo Sohn’s new recording is a superlative achievement at every possible level’ (The Art of Pianists)