Article: Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043; Oboe and Violin Concerto.(Sound Recording Review)

Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043; Oboe and Violin Concerto. Hilary Hahn, violin; Jeffrey Kahane, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. DG B0000986-02.

This one should be up for some kind of "Best of the year" award. At least, it is from me. With only a minor reservation about the sound, I can recommend the disc with almost complete assurance.

Perhaps because Ms. Hahn was relatively young when she recorded these pieces at age 23 in 2002-03, she was able to bring to them a youthful vitality that is sometimes missing in the performances of older artists. Yet the vitality in no way suggests immaturity or reckless abandon. Indeed, it brings to the works a ...

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