BACH, W.F. Keyboard Works, Vol. 3 Sonatas, Fk. 2, 4, 5, 9 / Suite, Fk. 24 Naxos: 8.572814 Julia Brown playing a chamber organ at the Church of the Resurrection, Eugene, Oregon, where this CD was recorded 2011 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach's keyboard music, undeservedly little known, are filled with quirky contrasts and a more adventurously chromatic and exploratory style than that of his contemporaries . Julia Brown, early keyboards specialist, makes a strong case for this music, with an attractively bright toned instument by Richard Kingston. The Suite reworks and expands Friedmann's father, JSB’s models, 'turning conventional dance movements into character pieces' [JB]. She plays with expressive freedom upon a strong underlying pulse, very satisfying listening. Recommended as an unmissable bargain. Peter Grahame Woolf |