"Goldberg Variations" Comparison (2)

[binkymagnus]

After listening to Gould '81 for years and years ('55 is insane, I can't listen to it), I recently started listening to Tureck, and must say I've gotten a lot out of her '99 recording. She plays so precisely and so delicately, and I think with such balance between the counterpoints. And she also takes a long view of the phrasing, which is really interesting. My other one I really like (not included here) is a Karl Richter performance on harpsichord. It's fierce, like everything he did.

[PrometheanRunGood]

Great piece of music and the performances were all great. It really comes down to personal preferences, and for me Gould and Kempff were the favourites.

[chriswales19]

Enjoyed the comparisons! I was tickled that the harpsichordists were the 'Bonus' tracks though haha

[ThePVGS1]

Out of these people, only Barenboim and Schiff are still living =(

[ThePVGS1]

I think -

1 - Gould

2 - Barenboim, Schiff, Kempff, Arrau

3 - Don't yell at me, but I think Tureck's version could be better. I wish there's a recording when she was younger.

[jamesjordan2006]

They all played well in homage to the great Johann Sebastion Bach.

[luisosavianet]

gould and others

[tonycosworth]

1 Gould d'assez loin

après, bof...

2 Barenboim

3 Schiff (bonne idée le changement d'ocatves dans les reprises)

4 Kempf (bonne idée les reprises piano)

5 Turek (tempo)

6 Arrau: (plat à mourir)

Je laisse de côté les boîtes à punaises

[GerardRatigan]

@tonycosworth évidemment, on ne peut pas aimer à la fois Gould et le clavecin (Voltaire parlait, à propos du piano, d'un instrument de chaudronnier ; là on est du même niveau) - dommage qu'on ne puisse pas comparer avec Scott Ross ou Gustav Leonhardt

[wildstoneflower]

Gould has the soul and Kept the purity...

[pjoiner0]

Tureck is the most transparent (her Bach interpretations always are), but I think she over emphasizes articulation in this one and it suffers as a result. I prefer the interpretations of Kempff and Gould for this particular variation, especially Kempff's dynamics.

[KABRIS1]

Gould!

[lfmusik]

i prefer gould, because you can heard every voices perfectly!!

ther rest of the interpretations are wonderful, but, for me gould is the best!!!! :)

[lordmagpie]

Can we have one of the aria?

[ThePVGS1]

Gould is the best!!!

Barenboim's second!!

Kempff's third!

[SalHernor]

To me, Landowska :)

[siamco]

You may want to listen to this version watch?v=gFEDscK8Sng

as well, which is performed by Ekaterina Dershavina.

[Jitpring]

Rosalyn Tureck's is my favorite.

[goldberg72]

@Jitpring sei un intenditore .-)

[strashiLOL]

Gould is the best

[CaseyRocky]

Thanks for this. Do you have the others done, too?

[tercetoautoctono]

merci, c'est très beau, toutes très belles moins peut-être celle de Baremboim et schiff... Arrau, Turek et Hantaï génial.

[TheManSAberi]

thank you for this!!

[dream7184]

All beautiful, but...Gould, Gould and Gould always.

[phainopepla95]

I barely can listen to the Goldberg Variations- not a favorite piece- but I listen I must, let it be on a harpsichord! Therefore, Wanda Landowska or Pierre Hantai performed "best" to my taste. Hantai's version, a modern recording, is cleaner, just as Landowska's loses something for the cobwebs. Without the cobwebs, Landowska is an old favorite, and so too says her cat, often seen on top of her instrument while its mistress played.

[keybawd]

For me, Tureck reveals more of theis contrapuntal music than the others, But I loved Kempff's bouncy rhythms - wonderful playing. And wonderful playing from all of them. Does there have to be a winner? I thank God that we have so many magical interpretations. Thanks for the video

[CaptainBluebear08]

Gould is da man.