Bach: Goldberg Variations

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Rosalyn Tureck (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Rosalyn Tureck
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (January 31, 1995)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Video Artists Int'l
• ASIN: B000003LJ2
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,934 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria

2. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 1

3. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 2

4. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 3

5. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 4

6. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 5

7. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 6

8. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 7

9. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 8

10. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 9

11. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 10

12. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 11

13. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 12

14. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 13

15. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 14

16. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 15

17. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 16

18. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 17

19. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 18

20. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 19

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential, August 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Audio CD)

A gift for melodic expression and an unerring sense of rhythm make Tureck's the most satisfying of currently available Goldbergs. Not as intellectually pioneering as either of the Gould sets, this is nonetheless the most overtly beautiful of all, calling to mind Schiff at his most expressive.

Very strong competition from all the other famous sets, but this one has a little more heart and song. In any case, to reasonably appreciate any one set, comparison is essential and one needs 3 or 4 of the great versions - at least. The lucky ones will include this among them.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Goldberg, without a doubt, May 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Audio CD)

Like several of the previous reviewers, I have collected numerous versions of the Goldberg Variation (including three of the Tureck performances), this being my favorite piece of music in the universe. To my mind, this live performance recorded in the 80's is without a doubt, the best ever Goldberg. Like all other Tureck performances, there is extraordinary authority, integrity, and a sense of inevitability. Unlike some of her earlier and later versions, there is also is this version tremendous spontaneity and naturalness, and most of all, a sense of profound joy.

The supposedly popular recordings (e.g., by Gould or Perahia) are simply not in the same league.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is not one of the best, but the very best performance., July 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Audio CD)

She deserves the highest praise for her interpretation, character, as well as her perfection in the combination of sonority and touch that is almost divine.