"To celebrate his 50th birthday, Renaud Capucon has recorded Bach's solo sonatas and partitas, works the French violinist has been familiar with since childhood. These impressive accounts are elegant and thoughtful, his generous tone lit up from within with sufficient vibrato to caress the ear while simultaneously acknowledging current thinking on period performance practice. Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Renaud Capucon Tempi are steady throughout, occasionally leisurely in slow movements, but always persuasive."
"Phrasing is instinctual, his articulation of Bach's fugal elements a model of clarity, while his sure-footed handling of the various doubles and prestos eschews any sense of virtuosity for virtuosity's sake. In the mighty chaconne that ends the D minor partitas, Capucon finds a reflective lightness and intimacy that frequently draws the ear. Where he engages in dramatics in the bourree of the first partita or in the concluding allegro of the second sonata he digs deep into the strings,"
Renaud Capucon records Bach's solo sonatas and partitas with steady tempi and occasionally leisurely slow movements. His tone is generous and internally lit, using sufficient vibrato while acknowledging period performance practice. He applies tasteful restraint to decoration and instinctive phrasing, with fugal articulation marked by clarity. His handling of doubles and prestos avoids empty showmanship, favoring musical purpose. In the D minor chaconne he achieves reflective lightness and intimacy, yet he can produce a beefier, dramatic sound when needed. The readings balance muscular cut and thrust with delicate touches to reach emotional depth.
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