Zuzana Růžičková: Bach
The first lady of the Czech harpsichord, Zuzana Růžičková , celebrates this year her 90th birthday. On this occasion, a set of twenty remastered CDs with the work of Johann Sebastian Bach was published, as this interpreter recorded in 1965-1974 (originally released in on LPs). At the time, the project raised considerable international acclaim (Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros), contributed to the renaissance of the harpsichord as a solo instrument and joined the first line of projects promoting the interpretation of early music. This re-issue is meaningful and justified for several reasons: 1. It is a document, a source that can serve to explore various interpretative approaches of a certain period of time, 2. It gives testimony of one outstanding personality of Czech music, in addition to the time when she was a mature interpreter, 3. it is not only the main protagonist but also the others who have been making their way in the field of interpretation of early music;...