Koroliov plays Bach Goldberg Variationen

Should the anecdote be true that J.S. Bach actually composed the "Goldberg Variations" as a sleeping aid for a noble man, then Evgeni Koroliov, born 1949 in Moscow and known as an extraordinary phenomenon on the international scene, must have succumbed to a misapprehension. The further he delved into the variation-suite of this colossal opus, the more wide-eyed the audience became. Koroliovs performances of Bachs music usually arouse great excitement and his rendering of Bachs famous 30 variations is no exception. Koroliov is a consummate artist and he captivates his listeners with an enormous spiritual understanding of the works he performs and in whose service he sets the wide range of his artistic and interpretive abilities. It is the constant switch between tension and relaxation in dynamic and tempo and the breathtaking intensity of his interpretation that produces dramaturgic understandings of the inner order of Bachs famous composition in the listener. The work, which was printed in 1741 as „Clavierübung IV. Teil was later named after Bachs 14-year-old pupil, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. Evgenij Koroliov was even younger when he discovered Bach he heard Glenn Gould in Moscow in 1957 and was influenced by the legendary Russian pianists Maria Judina and Svjatoslav Richter. In the 1960s and 70s he won important piano competitions ranging from the Bachwettbewerb Leipzig and the Van Cliburn Competition to the Grand Prix Clara Haskil. In cooperation with the Bachfest Leipzig, EuroArts was able to convince the reclusive pianist - who is still best known in specialist circles - to produce this recording of an exiting recital in summer 2008. To listen to Evgenij Koroliovs Goldberg Variations is to truly experience a famous yet demanding and certainly immensely important work by J.S. Bach.

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[NaxosUSA]

Amazon has it - just search "Evgeni Koroliov: Bach - Goldberg Variations"

[christian3790]

@MrOlivermansfeld: Na, da hat wohl jemand keine Ahnung von Bach!

[Barbapippo]

what a pity, this idiocy of changing octave to mimic the double keyboard; apart from that, great performance.

[HighROCOCOlings]

Pure Bach merody like is like marching or juping or skiping or skating or walking or sliding or running or stepping up on steps on this short playing of Bach,I felt . I like this merry and player7s proud full of this VTR by Evgeni Koroliov.

[HighROCOCOlings]

Consisious , like marching or juping or skiping or skating or walking or sliding or running or stepping up on steps on this short playing of Bach,I felt . I like this merry and player7s proud full of this VTR by Evgeni Koroliov.

[HighROCOCOlings]

Consisious , like marching or juping or skiping or skating or walking or sliding or running or stepping up on steps on this short playing of Bach,I felt . I like this merry and player7s proud full of this VTR.

[cuallito]

Took me half a second to say "holy shit."

[alienalienss]

@Barbapippo Out of interest, why do you object to it?

[humpert]

fantastic rendition...

[asdf1234567889]

es geht nicht um eine palette. außerdem diskutiere ich nicht mit leuten, die ihre professoren, selbst außerhalb der uni als unfehlbar und das non plus ultra ansehen. sage deinem prof, er hat einfach keine ahnung. ich müsste dann ja mega-kaputt aussehen, weil ich so energisch spiele. "er spielt so wie er aussieht"...ich habe noch nie eine so bodenlose lächerlichkeit aus einem professormaul kommen hören. ps.: wer keine ahnung hat, einfach mal die fresse halten.

[tryagaintodo]

"Ahnung zu haben" ist hier wohl kein gutes Argument. Mit historischer Aufführungspraxis, also dem Wissen um die ganzen gesicherten Erkenntnisse der Quellen Bachscher Musik (Instrumente, Fingersätze, Artikulation, Tempi usw...) hat Koroliovs Spiel nicht viel zu tun. Das ist in keiner Weise wertend gemeint sondern relativiert nur Ihren unnötig persönlichen Angriff.

[MarcusHK1]

Ligeti was referring specifically to Koroliov's recording of the Kunst der Fuge. Koroliov's version of that work is indeed the best I've ever heard, and I've heard many.