{"product_id":"essential-bach-36-greatest-masterpieces-various","title":"Essential Bach: 36 Greatest Masterpieces \/ Various","description":"Amazon.com\n\nIt is not possible to fit 36 Bach masterpieces on two CDs, so what Essential Bach does is present individual movements from across a range of the composer's work. The anthology is clearly aimed at the newcomer, and the absence of booklet notes to put the music in context is disappointing. We are only given titles, performers, and what films the extracts have been featured in, from Rollerball to The English Patient.\nOn the plus side, most if not all of the music is instantly recognizable, by melody if not by name. Everything from the Brandenburg Concertos to \"Air on a G String\" to the B Minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion is represented. Performances range from 1960 to 1993, encompassing both early instrument and modern orchestra interpretations by a wide variety of forces, including Sir Neville Marriner with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Raymond Leppard leading the English Chamber Orchestra. Given such diversity the result is unavoidably a patchwork, albeit one made from the finest materials, and as such is perhaps best treated as a sampler to aid exploration of the vast legacy of one of the very greatest composers who ever lived. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00004SPLF\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00004SPLF.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:VARIOUS ARTISTS|BACH,JOHANN SEBASTIAN\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41387263623226,"sku":"DBV.B00004SPLF.G","price":4.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00004SPLF-0.jpg?v=1777657956","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/essential-bach-36-greatest-masterpieces-various","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}