Bach: Goldberg Variations
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Composer: Johann Sebastian BachPerformer: Pierre Hantaļ
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2000-04-11
Music Label: Opus 111
Soundtracks:
- Aria
- Var 1
- Var 2
- Var 3 Canone All'Unisono
- Var 4
- Var 5 A 1 Ovvero
- Var 6 Canone Alla Seconda
- Var 7 A 1 Ovvero. Al Tempo Di Giga
- Var 8
- Var 9 Canone Alla Terza
- Var 10. Fughetta
- Var 11
- Var 12 Canone Alla Quarta
- Var 13
- Var 14
- Var 15 Canone Alla Quinta. Andante
- Var 16. Ov
- Var 17
- Var 18 Canone Alla Sesta
- Var 19
- Var 20
- Var 21 Canone Alla Settima
- Var 22. Alla Breve
- Var 23
- Var 24 Canone All'Ottava
- Var 25. Adagio
- Var 26
- Var 27 Canone Alla Nona
- Var 28
- Var 29 a 1 Ovvero
- Var 30 Quodlibet
- Aria Da Capo E Fine
Free Music Notes for Bach: Goldberg Variations
Free Music Review: must have
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the best recording of the 3 Goldbergs that I've heard (Christopher Rousset on hrps, 1955 Glen Gould on piano). Typically my interest peaks at the aria and goes downhill from there but not with this one. Many variations I have skipped on other CDs, I now enjoy listening to. The pacing, the touch, the ornaments, and the freshness of playing makes this a great recording. As the Gramaphone quote states "What I like most of all about this playing is that Hantai clearly finds the music great to perform."I agree with 1st reviewer that the Frenchy sounding harpsichord enhances the performance.
Bach: Goldberg Variations Poster
For all the progress period instruments have made in cornering the market in modern performances of Bach, the piano keeps a strong presence in the solo keyboard works--particularly the Goldberg Variations. It seems that (arrangements for other instruments aside) the most talked-about performances of the Goldbergs--say, Andrįs Schiff, Rosalyn Tureck, Angela Hewitt, and the endlessly debated Glenn Gould--are on piano. Except for this one. Ever since it was first released in 1993, Pierre Hantaļ's recording has been repeatedly and extravagantly praised. What's so special about it? Take, for example, the slow Aria that begins and ends the Goldbergs: It can easily become tedious, even on a piano--and a harpsichord can't even vary dynamics or sustain notes as a piano can. Yet Hantaļ makes his harpsichord seem to almost sing the Aria. In his hands, the slow variations seem to speak affably; the fast ones sparkle and dance. Yet there's no sense of excess or abandon: Everything seems considered and elegant. Hantaļ's Goldbergs may not be thrilling, exactly, but they provide this listener with more enchantment and delight than any other. --Matthew WestphalClassical Music CDs
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