Phil Muse offers a rave review of Paulina Zamora’s new recordings of J.S. Bach Inventions, Sinfonias, and Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue on Zamora Plays Bach in the February issue of the Atlanta Audio Club magazine:
“You can play “drop the needle” (or its digital-era equivalent) on any track in this program with the confidence of being enchanted. Never have “learning pieces” sounded so beautiful. And, as Bach hinted in citing “a strong foretaste of composition” and as Zamora’s performances indicate, the Sinfonias, true to their name which was often used as a synonym for “prelude,” move us a step onward in the adventure of becoming actual composers! The companion work here. The great Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903, takes us right into that exciting world. … In her performance, Zamora builds up the tension in the freer-flowing fantasia section, then takes a pregnant pause of 14-15 seconds before launching boldly into as muscular a three-section fugue as you are ever likely to hear!”
—Phil Muse, Atlanta Audio Club
