Bach: The French Suites

"He digs into his harpsichord, a huge-sounding modern Dutch instrument, and produces dark, nutty tones with chunky middle voices and gnarly chordal textures. He adds embellishments all over the place and his rhythms are spiky and erratic." (Guardian)

"Richard Egarr uses a copy of a French harpsichord for his enjoyable recording, and what a beauty it is…[Egarr's] allemandes are as delightful as I have heard, like lazily flowing summer rivers intrigued by rubato eddies" (Gramophone)

"Egarr unapologetically opts for a brightly resonant Flemish style harpsichord that ideally compliments his famously brightly resonant playing … a reading instinct with a vitality and characterfulness that takes nothing for granted and lives exuberantly in the moment." (BBC Music)

"a zest and expressive range that's a constant delight, Bach, reinvigorated and in rude health … the sound is very well captured, you're immersed in Bach and Egarr." (CDReview)