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Bach is Still Hot

Classical 90.5 is giving away a copy of Joshua Bell's latest release which is the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Felix Mendelssohn is credited for putting Bach's music back into popular culture. If the current list of new recordings are any indication, Bach is still grabbing listeners' ears.

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili put out her own recording of Bach's violin and orchestra works recently. The Georgian violinist paired the concertos with chamber works by Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel.

Pianist Andrew Rangell released a 3-CD set of keyboard masterworks by Bach. The Steinway & Sons recording includes the Goldberg Variations and the six partitas. This 2013 set is a collection of previously released recordings by Mr. Rangell.

Pianist Igor Levit has created quite a stir in the the classical recording world with his fiery performances. That includes his Sony Classical release of the six partitas by Bach.

The six French Suites by Bach are performed by pianist Sergey Schepkin on a new 2-CD set by Steinway & Sons. The set includes Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue and Fantasia & Fugue in A minor.