For her DG debut, the Welsh Harpist Catrin Finch has chosen to record JS Bach’s sublime Goldberg Variations, using her own transcription. From the opening variation Finch demonstrates that in the hands of a world class musician the music of JS Bach is always magical no matter what the instrument.

There are variations that were definitely a challenge for Finch (listen to Var. 25) but she overcomes that beautifully and there were some variations that seemed to be more suited to the harp (Var. 7).

This is a beautiful recording given an excellent reading from this wonderful musician. This is a CD to savour at the end of a long hard day.