"It is a great recording that bursts with piety towards the spirit of this music and sheer disrespect for its execution.
(The New York Times on the recording of the Bach Partitas by Gidon Kremer)
Gidon Kremer is one of the most idiosyncratic and original artists in the music business and was once hailed by Herbert von Karajan as the world's best violinist.
His return to the partites of Johann Sebastian Bach was a major event. Kremer's first recording of these works was published over a quarter century ago, and he had no longer played the partites publicly for over twenty years, until this recording of 2002.
Anyone who has followed Gidon Kremer's artistic development in recent years will find how much his tone and articulation have changed. This recording shows Kremer's very personal sense of spontaneity and risk-taking.
The film "Back to Bach" shows Gidon Kremer's most important encounters with Bach in a very personal way. He accompanies the famous violin virtuoso and features rehearsals, recording sessions and conversations with some familiars, as well as rare archival material.