Maria Yudina plays Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (4/8)

Part IV
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

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• yudina
• bach
• goldberg
• variations
• piano
• classical

[GBADCD]

Maria Yudina, the shadow of Glenn.

[truecrypt]

@GBADCD

Regarding "shadow" I'd refer you to these words by Thomas Hardy:

"There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there."

[GBADCD]

@truecrypt No, not this shadow. It is the shadow of quality, approaching that of Glenn Gould to play the music of Eisenach man.

[truecrypt]

@GBADCD

With all due respect to superhuman quality of Glenn Gould playing, Maria Yudina offers her own (and very high quality) performance. Many of us (you and myself included) may be somewhat *blinded* by laser-like GG's playing... but Bach's music can be heard/seen in full spectrum of light. "Shadow" might be not as dark as it seems to you... It's just temporary blindness after "laser"...

[Noshirm]

@truecrypt It's almost akin to Yudina's being thought of as a mere precursor to Gould. I wonder what GBADCD would have to say about the likes of Friskin, Tureck, Feinberg, and a host of other pianists who reveled in playing Bach's works.

[uhartchristian]

when I see all these stupid comments here concerning Maria Yudinas play I am sad that so many people just don t have the understanding of music and the understanding of the possibilities a good piano offers concerning sound.

They are not able to listen carefully. Of course its possible to play different. Bach did compose for orchestra. Those who tell us about what is allowed to do or not on a piano with Bach don t understand that Bach had an orchestra and organ in mind when composing

[Kobzar3374]

I adore this music, and some episodes I know about Yudina make her deserve my respect and a deep interest for knowing more about her as a person and as a musician. Sometimes, however, it seems to me that something is not completely OK in these performances; sometimes they sound a bit blurred, as if she were in such a hurry that even bad notes seem to crawl in. Anyway I could not play better than Yudina, so I have no right to judge her.

[diemen10]

Bach didn't have a piano in this time, so why play Bach on piano. It is good teaching material in private, when you study the piano. But I think Bach only should be played on organ en clavecimbel, Or on orginal or replica's. SOrry

[ohrenbrausen]

Thank you for putting up this divine music!