Bach: Goldberg Variations

Bach: Goldberg Variations

composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Glenn Gould, 1932-1982 (CBC Records), 1 hour 11 mins

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Field of Interest
Classical Music
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
Content Type
Music recording
Duration
1 hour 11 mins
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Variations, Prelude, Prelude / Fugue, Fugue
Label
CBC Records
Performer
Glenn Gould, 1932-1982
Date Recorded
1954
Review
It takes some mental adjustment to hear Bach's Goldberg Variations played on a harp, but Welsh harpist Catrin Finch has done an exceptional job with both her arrangement and her performance of Bach's keyboard masterpiece. Her arrangement is sensitive to the musical and the emotional values of the music; she successfully translates the sense of technical difficulty and the expressive depths of the original, and her playing is superb. The listener is fully aware of the challenges of Finch's arrangement, and of the graceful virtuosity and expressiveness with which she executes them. The joy, sorrow, wit, humor and sublime beauty of the original are all present in her performances. Purists may have little patience with the idea of a transcription, but other listeners may be won over by the sheer loveliness of Finch's playing.

Deutsche Grammophon's digital sound is cool, clear and vivid. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide
Subject
Classical Music, Music & Performing Arts, Baroque, Barroco
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Barroco

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