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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Murray Perahia

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The Best Yet

I have two or three other interpretaions of the Goldberg Variations and I can tell you after listening to this just once, it is easily my favorite: lots of emotion and depth without being sentimental or romantic and the recording itself is excellent– the piano has a beautiful timber.

Angela Hewitt's recording is also quite good, but personally I find Glen Gould way over-rated... its like Bach on methamphetamines (in fact it IS Bach on methamphetamines). I can only take small doses of it.

This recording however, is alive and breathing.

Biography

Born: April 19, 1947 in New York, NY

Genre: Classical

Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

One of the piano's most lyrical contemporary proponents, Murray Perahia was born in New York City. After first sitting down at the piano at the age of four, he entered Mannes College at 17, later graduating with degrees in conducting and composition. At the same time, Perahia spent his summers in Marlboro, Vermont, collaborating with musicians including Rudolf Serkin, Pablo Casals and the members of the Budapest Quartet; he also studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Upon winning the Leeds International...
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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, Murray Perahia
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Classical, Music
  • Released: Sep 01, 2000

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