Goldberg Variations Main Performer or Conductor: Keith Jarrett Instrumentation: Harpsichord Individual Works: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: ECM Catalog Number: number: ECM 1395 Total Playing Time: 61:39 Comments: FMS: The best version ever. Don't think to "jazzist" Keith Jarrett. He follows perfectly the original Bach edition. FS: Keith Jarrett plays a Tatsuo Takahashi 1988 that sounds realistic and vivid. His plays the Goldbergs with a slower tempo, but improvisations can be heard throughout the piece. For a slow approach of the Goldbergs, this is the version to get. The sound is quite impressive, but I wouldn't say this is the best version. FP: This is a peculiar version where the tempo is too slow for the instrument, which gives an impression of "amateurism" in the interpretation. Only for Keith Jarrett fans, and to hear preferably as a first audition of this Variations, otherwise, the disappointment is guaranteed. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Francesco M. Sacerdoti Freddie Sng Fernando Peral Date First Submitted: 10/02/1995 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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