This entry in Virgin Classics' "4 Pleasure" box-set series has, like some of the others, a rather mystifying cover image: two black-clad figures are walking through a field of wheat, carrying a cello in its case above their heads. The message being what, exactly? Kids from Amish families face daunting obstacles if they want to become orchestral musicians? Generation Z design concepts aside, this four-CD box actually offers great value and represents a good example of what a reissue can accomplish. Too many reissues either ...
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This entry in Virgin Classics' "4 Pleasure" box-set series has, like some of the others, a rather mystifying cover image: two black-clad figures are walking through a field of wheat, carrying a cello in its case above their heads. The message being what, exactly? Kids from Amish families face daunting obstacles if they want to become orchestral musicians? Generation Z design concepts aside, this four-CD box actually offers great value and represents a good example of what a reissue can accomplish. Too many reissues either throw older recordings together randomly or reproduce the originals exactly, creating the impression that the issuing company is just trying to squeeze more profits from a tapped-out lode. Neither is the case here. Virgin combines two distinct but related recordings from the early '90s, creating a box that could serve as a good gift for anyone becoming interested in classical music. The set contains complete performances by Germany's Christian Tetzlaff of Bach's six solo sonatas and...
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