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A very different set than Teldec's Bach 2000. The Hanssler Bachakademie, supervised by Helmut Rilling, is not HIP (historic instruments performance). The orchestras are warm and lush (but not huge). The soloists are, in general, extraordinary. The tempos are sane. Hanssler has included fragments of some incomplete BWV's that are not included in the Teldec set; a minor plus but appealing. I found I preferred these traditional instruments and the daring using of forte-piano in place of harpsichord on a few of the recordings (flute sonatas). Highlights for me are The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 and 2, Musical Offering, Flute Sonatas, The Motets. I also found I prefer these Cantatas recordings to any other, including the new Koopman, Suzuki and the well-known Leonhart-Harnoncourt. While not the newest recordings, the sound is warmer which I prefer to the new state-of-the-art HIP recordings. Although most of the Cantatas are older recordings, much of the Hanssler Bachakademie edition is newly recorded for this project and the sound is consistent and excellent. Jan Hanford, J.S. Bach Home Page

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Heifetz alone enables the listener to bask in the purity of abstract music, a vision constantly alive with the subtlest of emotional shading. (Peter Gutmann)
This Heifetz' performance can hardly be surpassed by any other violinist (as brilliant as he/she might be) because he was a perfectionist and possessed an outstanding command of the instrument what enabled him to play these pieces not only faithfully to the metronome but also displaying a show of interpretation and passion. The masterful "cleanness" of the playing conveys us the impression of listening to several "voices", it is, not only just one violin but two, three, four all playing together but each one perfectly distinguishable! It is a unique opportunity to enjoy the matching of two geniuses, composer and performer, enhanced by Heifetz' mastery and silken tone he used thoroughly to spellbind his audiences throughout the world for 83 years! For the ensemble of his work always performed with the highest degree of professionalism, masterfulness and passion, Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) is considered by many the most distinguished violinist of the twentieth century.

List of tracks:
1.Tum mera pass raho, 2.Utho ab maati se utho, 3.Chalo phir se muskurayeh, 4.Barkha bares chahat per (with Sheryar Zaidi), 5.Yeh dhoop kinara, 6.Bol ke lab azad (Tina Sani), 7.Wo jo hum mein tum mein, 8.Aaj nazar mein, 9.Yeh hath salamat, 10.Kidhar na paindiyan, 11.Hum ka thehre ajnabi, 12.Tum mera paas raho (Malka Pukhraj), 13.Aai ye are guzaren, 14.Khair ho teri lailaon