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    Jun 11, 2020 4 minutes

    JS Bach Solo Violin Sonatas & Partitas Tomás Cotik (violin) Centaur CRC 3755-56  With a Baroque bow and a modern violin, Cotik scales Bach’s solo mountain with skill. His intricate yet soulful take is assured without ever being showy. (MB) ★★★★

    JS Bach Toccatas, BWV 910-916 Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord) BIS-2221  Leading Bach authority Masaaki Suzuki plays the composer’s early toccatas, bringing us a free, characterful and thoughtful set of interpretations, with a real lightness of touch. (FP) ★★★★

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109-111 Maurizio Pollini (piano)  There are many other pianists I’d turn to for this repertoire. Pollini’s performance somehow lacks substance, and the poor

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