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Bach Goldberg Variations

Bach Goldberg Variations
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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #86002 in Digital Music Album
  • Released on: 2006-05-09
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Superb: an exquisite interpretation of a great master5
Keith Jarrett is incredibly gifted both as a painist and as a harpsichordist. That he chose the harpsichord for his rendition of the Golberg Variations suggests that he found it capable of rendering a closer approximation of his ideal interpretation of these works. Hearing it is indeed a great joy!

MASTERFUL AND MESMERIZING: A GREAT GOLDBERG !5
Five "Clavier-ed" Stars!! Bach's Goldberg variations, the last of the Clavierübung series, are part of his very ambitious and large masterwork of Baroque music dedicated solely to the harpsichord and are almost the only example of variations ever composed by Bach. Notice how the Arias (Number 1 and 32) bookend the thirty variations between them, achieving musical balance and reiteration. And how the Canons are repeated in intervals of 3 until Number 27.

Mr Jarrett is a musician well known in the music world for his total dedication, awesome technique, and fiendish attention to detail, sometimes striking fear into noisy audiences. His execution of these 32 variations on the harpsichord are fabulous renditions. His blazing technique is wonderful as he articulates each of the variations with aplomb, bordering on sangfroid.

My favorite 'Pieces De Resistance' are the 'Vituoso' pieces of 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, and 29, plus the 'quodlibet', the 31st variation. In this case, these variation parts exceed the Aria themes in my opinion, perhaps as they should. Bravo, Keith Jarrett. Five HUGE Stars.

(Note: Legend says Bach was paid with a golden goblet full of coins for this alleged 'commissioned' Baroque masterwork written for Goldberg. If so, it wasn't enough. LOL)

Excellent5
Some people enjoy the Goldberg Variations on piano, others prefer harpsichord. . .it is a matter of taste. This particular recording is probably the best harpsichord rendition available. The recording quality is flawless, Keith Jarrett's interpretation is well-balanced and pleasant, and the harpsichord produces good sound. Well done.