Now, with no further delay, let me direct your attention to the open goldberg variations, the first kickstarterfunded, open source recording of bachs masterpiece, available entirely for free. Bach goldberg variations best recording guide part 1. There is an interview with gould and other bits, but there is also a complete studio performance of the work with very fine camera work, almost always on his hands. Goldberg variations, bwv 988 by murray perahia on amazon. Part 3 will be published in the next few weeks and will choose the best available versions of the goldberg variations played on the piano. Originating from a simple idea a beautiful aria over a ground repeating bass the thirty variations present the history of baroque music in microcosm.
The goldberg variations, bwv 988 glenn gould, piano 1955. The year 2000 has been an annus mirabilis for bachs goldberg variations. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Just as miles davis kind of blue was one of those jazz albums you saw in the collections of people who otherwise didnt listen to jazz, glenn goulds 1955 lp of bachs goldberg variations stuck. Goldberg variations, bwv 988 by murray perahia on amazon music.
Her style, however, hasnt met the test of time well, taking into account the knowledge of bach performances we have from past decades. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Goldberg variations murray perahia on allmusic 2000. Bach goldberg variations best recordings on the piano. I have goulds 55 and 81 recordings, as well as murray perahias. She has her own group of admirers and giving her distinguished scholarly and pianistic career its viably justified. Pianist murray perahia is a champion for tonality playbill. Sacdrof murray perahia bach goldberg variations 2000 classical piano.
Goldberg variations by murray perahia album, baroque. This is the end of part 1 of the best of guide to bachs goldberg variations. Goldberg variations murray perahia johann sebastian. Without getting into odious top 10 lists or debates about gradations of greatness, this 2000 murray perahia recording of js bachs goldberg variations should be in the conversation about great solo piano recordings. Gold standard for bachs goldberg variations bachs goldberg variations function not only as a brilliant investigation of a sublime theme, but also as. Bach wrote his great set of variations for a twomanual harpsichord, stipulating in the interests of contrapuntal clarity the use of both keyboards in 11 of the 30 variations. Goldberg variations, bwv988 murray perahia piano no mannerisms, no distractions, no selfserving virtuosity just the most lucid and moving recording yet of this work. Het is een mooie en goed doordachte interpretatie met perfecte. With nearly 200 recordings of bachs goldberg variations on the market, how do you choose. Murray perahia plays bach the complete recordings sony. I think its the best piano sound caused by perahia you can get in those. Murray perahias performance of the goldberg variations is smooth and sophisticated, always musical and an absolute joy to listen to.
So many things sound right in his perahias goldbergs that its hard to know where to begin. In 1994 perahia suffered a thumb injury that left him unable to play. Bach, goldberg variations, murray perahia, piano released on october 3, 2000 last year, jens and i published a twopart roundup of a pile of recordings of bachs goldberg variations. There is more music in just one bar of bachs goldberg variations than in a whole movement of many other well loved composers i play this disc endlessly and never tire of it.
But here, even stylistically speaking, every little detail and. Murray perahias recording combines energetic rhythms with seasoned musicality. Perhaps the most important thing that emerges in the playing is a variety of interpretive detail that often eludes many of todays bach players. Goldberg variations, bwv 988 music download by murray perahia. You can alphabetically sort each column by clicking on the small box at the top of that column click again to sort reversealphabetically. Recordings of the goldberg variations are lying thick upon the ground nowadays and choosing a version becomes ever more difficult. Yukio yokoyamas recording has grown on me with repeated listens. You might enjoy the dvd the goldberg variations a film by bruno monsaingeon. Search for library items search for lists search for. Bachs goldberg variations function not only as a brilliant.
Indeed, it would have been exceedingly rude not to, such is the power of this cd. Long regarded as the most serious and ambitious work for keyboard, the goldberg variations display j s bachs exceptional knowledge of the many different styles of music of his day, and his own exquisite performing techniques. Topics johann sebastian bach, variazioni goldberg, murray perahia. All albums by murray perahia available to download and stream in high quality. After turecks noble architecture, koroliovs clarity, goulds sense of continuity and hewitts feeling for colour, along comes murray perahia with a set of goldberg. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. As is almost always the case, i couldnt get a soundfield that extended in.
Goldberg variations, bwv 988 by murray perahia now. And he recorded the goldberg variations and bachs complete english suites. Stream adfree with prime music on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Without getting into odious top 10 lists or debates about gradations of greatness, this 2000 murray perahia recording of js bachs goldberg variations should be in. Johann sebastian bach, variazioni goldberg, bwv 988. Now murray perahia adds his inimitable voice to the. Bach goldberg variations, bwv 988 download free sheet music. Johann sebastian bach, variazioni goldberg murray perahia.
Rosalyn turuck, another great bach pioneer, recorded the goldberg variations many times over, on piano and harpsichord, live and in the studio. Yet given the seemingly endless parade of bach goldberg variations recordings on the piano, what else can i say. Murray perahia piano, jaime martin flute, kenneth sillito violin, jakob lindberg theorbo, academy of st martin in the fields. Murray perahia plays the goldberg variations of johann sebastian bach, in a recording which has received much critical acclaim. After murray perahias much lauded solo performances of bachs english suites and goldberg variations, sony offers his first recor. Goldberg variations, a classical music album by murray perahia. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. Listen free to johann sebastian bach goldberg variations murray perahia.
Roundup of goldberg variations recordings recordings. Aria from each release using adobe audition indicates some significant differences. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The play is set in jerusalem and presents a disastrous rehearsal of a theatrical production based on the old and new testaments, directed by mr. This is a partial list of commercial or professional recordings of johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations, organized chronologically. Goldberg variations murray perahia by bach, johann sebastian on cd. In this way an internal tension line can be created and sustained, rather than simply playing one variation after another, with pauses of random length. Every part of it is free for you to use, share, and. The american pianist murray perahias new sony recording of bachs goldberg variations has such presence and immediacy that you will find yourself moved to listen to the entire 75minute work without a break. We have been blessed with pianist angela hewitts unfailingly graceful performance.
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