For her debut, Aysha Wills chose J.S. Bach’s famous flute sonatas, one of the most important works ever written for the traverso. “My love for Bach started early on with the endless playing of the ‘Goldberg Variations’ in the performance of Glenn Gould. Bach’s music evokes deep emotions in me and the contrasts he brings to his compositions are incomparable. More than many of his contemporaries, he brings tension and knows how to alternate in a natural way”, says Wills. “I felt that now was the time to record his flute sonatas. In my approach, I take a slightly freer approach to rhythm and ensemble playing and add ornamentation where I think the music calls for it. I think Bach would have done the same.”
This exemplarily recorded TRPTK release of Bach’s flute sonatas might just become a new reference.
The album is exclusively available in Stereo and 5 Channel DSD 256 and DSD 128 plus Stereo DSD 512 at NativeDSD. The album is also available in Stereo and 5 Channel DSD 64 and DXD plus an Auro 3D edition in 5.1.4 Immersive Audio.
Aysha Wills – Traverso
Artem Belogurov – Harpsichord, Clavichord (tracks 4-7)
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde – Cello (tracks 11-14)
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 00:56:34
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| SKU | TTK0092 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Release Date | November 11, 2022 |
Press reviews
Positive Feedback
This is a delightful traversal of several of the Bach Flute Sonatas, performed here with either harpsichord (BWV 1032 and 1034) or clavichord (BWV 1030 and 1035) to excellent effect. In the Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034, the harpsichord is further accompanied by Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde on cello. Aysha Willis continues to impress me as I listen again and yet again to these performances. The change-up in keyboard instruments makes for interesting changes in the overall texture of the different works. Today’s listening is to the 32bit release which brings just a bit more clarity and transparency to the sound. I can only guess why this may be, but the improvement is consistently noticeable across a variety of these TRPTK releases.
As is this case with almost all TRPTK releases, the sound quality captured by Brendon Heinst is outstanding. With excellent balance between flute and keyboard, the lovely airy acoustics of Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (NL), and supreme care in the selection of microphones and ancillary equipment, Brendon gives us a recording of great clarity and timbral accuracy that is a pure joy to hear.
Opus Klassiek
With these four flute sonatas by Bach, Aysha Wills is presenting herself on CD for the first time, a debut that certainly scores high thanks to her technical vocabulary (which also includes the breathing technique!) and the musician-like character she lends to this music, with the harpsichordist Artem Belogurov and the cellist Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde as like-minded partners. (…) The recording made by Brendon Heinst is a true jewel: as clear as glass and with a particularly beautiful ‘punch’.
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