Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.4, 5 & 6
This first-rate set of Brandenburg Concertos (with its companion  containing Concertos 1, 2, and 3) offers stylish, mostly modern-instrument  performances that remain faithful to the spirit of Bach's scores--recorders are  used in No. 4, harpsichord in No. 5, and viols in No. 6--while exploiting the  brilliant timbre of 20th century strings. In 1980, Sir Neville Marriner was one  of the gods of Baroque and classical period music, and this disc shows why.--David Vernier