Angela Hewitt - J.S. Bach: Piano Concertos (1987)

This was Angela's debut recording for CBC Enterprises. Her recording debut was on Deutsche Gramophon in 1985, which was one of the prizes of the 1985 International Bach Piano Competition. Having listened avidly to the entire competition (it was broadcast in its entirety on CBC Radio), I can attest that she was not (nor could have been) the "sentimental favourite" of this judged competition, as only one of the ten judges was Canadian. She may have been the sentimental favourite of Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod, but this would hardly have won her first prize.
The competition was my introduction to this thrilling pianist. The applause was sustained for many of the finalists, but it was thunderous for Angela. A treasured musical memory, of which this recording and many others has only enhanced.