Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 4, 5

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Richard Goode (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Richard Goode
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (February 16, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B00000I103
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Ouverture

2. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Allemande

3. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Courante

4. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Aria

5. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Sarabande

6. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Menuet

7. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Gigue

8. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia

9. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Allemande

10. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Courante

11. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sarabande

12. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux

13. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio

14. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Praeambulum

15. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Allemande

16. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Courante

17. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Sarabande

18. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Tempo di Minuetto

19. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Passepied

20. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Gigue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to Bach?, July 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 4, 5 (Audio CD)

Goode plays simply, elegantly, and clearly. No unwanted striving for effects. If Bach is to be played on a modern piano, this is without a doubt preferable to the staccato harpsichord-like immitative style of, say, Tureck and can be favourably compared to Schiff. The lack of pretention is refreshing and Goode never forgets that these are dance suites. The absence of any audible groaning and crooning is a very welcome bonus.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inflected, vital Bach, December 18, 1999

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James DeWire (Charlottesville, virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 4, 5 (Audio CD)

Goode does a great job of rescuing Bach from the Early Music folks and making him come alive on the piano. His playing is lively, with a beautiful sound and a flexible sense of rhythm. If you're tired of uninflected, rhythmically static Bach, you will definitely enjoy this album.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The spirit of the composer captured, July 15, 2003

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"pianist27" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 4, 5 (Audio CD)

Richard Goode's recording of the 2nd, 4th, and 5th partitas of Bach can be analyzed, compared, contrasted, etc. but what really matters is the way this pianist communicates the spirit of Bach. This is playing neither of false piety nor self glorification.
Goode's thorough concept of these pieces is put at the service of the composer and communicates the genuine human nature, faith, and life affirmation which are the hallmarks of Bach's music.
More importantly than this or that tempo or such a phrasing, Goode gets through to the meaning of the music. That's why I listen to this recording.