National Acclaim for Barbara Harbach

"She deserves to be recognized as one of the eminent Bach players among organists of the present day, in both the United States and in Europe." American Record Guide

"impeccable playing . . . I recommend without reservation Harbach as your untiring guide through a remarkable landscape of canon and fugue. She treads lightly in the footsteps of the master [Bach], allowing his mind and heart to touch us directly." CD Review

"The performances here are nothing short of brilliant." Musical America

"Harbach plays superbly" CD Review (U.K.)

"a dynamic and rhetorical player who is also an acknowledged interpreter -- and, indeed, muse -- of modern harpsichord music." Gramophone

"Without a doubt, she is a winner! The general public needs to hear more performances of this caliber." The American Organist

"These works have a strong advocate in Barbara Harbach, whose performances are musical in every aspect; her playing has technical finesse, rhythmic flair, and sensitivity." Fanfare

"A brilliant rendering of the score [Art of the Fugue], and Harbach well deserved her standing ovation." The Buffalo News

"Barbara Harbach is an exciting performer." The American Organist

"Harpsichordist Performs with Perfection. J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations are the work of a consummate master, and it was with consummate mastery that virtuoso harpsichordist Barbara Harbach performed them." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

"Harbach has received unanimous acclaim for her performances, and I must add my voice to that ever-enlarging chorus. Her musicianship is superb, and places her in the front rank of those who practice in the Baroque art in this country, if not the world." The New Records

"Barbara Harbach plays magnificently" Pan Pipes

"a sparkling Toccata and Fugue in F, S.540 which Harbach propels with a viscerally exciting urgency" The Buffalo News


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