Six partitas, Goldberg variations, Busoni transcriptions etc Main Performer or Conductor: Maria Tipo Instrumentation: Piano Individual Works: Partitas BWV 825-630 Goldberg variations BWV 988 Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903 Busoni transciptions of BWV 564, 565, 532 and 552 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: EMI Catalog Number: 724358587821 Year Released/Recorded: 1986-92 Comments: Ronan Conroy said: Now released at bargain price as a 5-CD box, there is little reason not to investigate Maria Tipo's Bach, except prejudice. There is a supreme technical assurance that never degenerates into virtuosity, which gives an unfussy clarity to counterpoint (especially in the criss-crossing voices of the Goldbergs). Unlike Angela Hewitt, Maria Tipo is not afraid to bring all the resources of the piano to bear on Bach (with Hewitt, of course, it's a matter of personal taste, not shyness!). This is Bach lyrical but not sentimental, serious without being austere, whimsical without the sorts of oddity that you get from, say, Gould. And never ever dull. Playing Bach on a piano is transcribing his work, and you can't do it by pretending the instrument is a harpsichord. That's a serious challenge, but one that I think Maria Tipo rises to unfailingly. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Ronan Conroy Date First Submitted: 10/20/2004 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.