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Ensemble Ongaku Zammai

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A fresh take on Bach through period instrumentsa sparkling, 30-faceted fantasy of Bach comes to life through the arrangements of the genius Mizuhiro Tasaki.This is the first recording by the new members of Onkyo Zanmai, a group that had suspended activities following the passing of flutist Junichi Tanaka in September 2010 but officially resumed them in 2013 with the addition of Kanae Kikuchi. Even more so than in their previous recordings of the Passacaglia and 24 Preludes, Ongaku Zanmais performance feels as authentic to the original compositions as if they were Bach himself. The ingenuity of their instrumental arrangementsmuch like that displayed in *The Art of Fugue*breathes new life into Bachs masterpieces.The greatest praise one can bestow upon a composer is achieved only through playing with single-minded devotion. Furthermore, I am convinced that it is precisely that momentwhen