Financial Times: Mahan Esfahani – Bach: Toccatas – free and spontaneous performances

Financial Times
Richard Fairman

As the outstanding harpsichordist of the younger generation, Esfahani naturally plays the toccatas on a harpsichord… Esfahani’s playing feels free and spontaneous without losing the underlying pulse of the music. The toccatas display their brilliance proudly. One can imagine the young Bach showing off his prowess just like this.

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