Goldberg Variations Main Performer or Conductor: Uri Caine Accompaniment/Orchestra: Uri Caine Ensemble Instrumentation: Cello Piano Viola da Gamba Violin Individual Works: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Winter&Winter Catalog Number: 910054-2 Year Released/Recorded: 2000 Comments: Pedro Gomes Soares said: Uri Caine's Goldberg Variations are a delight and a true tribute to Bach. They prove how eclectic and alive is Bach's creative genius in the dawn of this new millennium. Through the intelligent and unorthodox creativity of Caine we can experience a new dimension in Bach's Goldberg Variations, be it in blues, like The Dig It Variation, or in the hilarious and very contemporary Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Variation. Caine searches, and achieves, to demonstrate how universal can Bach's genius be, even in Jazz, like The Saxophone Variation. Of course, he could also be only enjoying himself, simply playing around with melodic experiences, like The Chorale Variation or Variation 16 (Overture). But is it not this versatility in Bach's music and the inherent ability to promote these experiences a demonstration of how both contemporary and atemporal the Goldberg Variations are? Be it what it may, these Variations are a different experience well worth undertaking. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Pedro Gomes Soares Date First Submitted: 08/10/2001 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.