|
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Pierre Hantai (Harpsichord)
Hantai’s Bach
|
Donald Satz wrote (May 4, 1999):
I've mentioned in the past my high regard for Hantai's harpsichord version of Bach's Goldberg Variations on Opus 111 along with a few other versions. I had not listened to Hantai's version for a few months, but last night I listened to it twice in a row because it sounded so good the first time.
Hantai's interpretation is superb and has everything - great expressiveness, power, poetry, structure, and pacing. In addition, the recorded sound is fantastic, and that's not easy to do with recorded harpsichord sound.
So, I can't recommend highly enough this version of the Goldberg Variations. I normally prefer it on piano, but Hantai blows away that preference. |
| |
|
Feedback to the Review |
|
Patrik Enander wrote (May 5, 1999):
Don Satz wrote:
< So, I can't recommend highly enough this version of the Goldberg Variations. I normally prefer it on piano, but Hantai blows away that preference. >
I agree. I prefer the piano, but Hantai is excellent. |
|
Donald Satz wrote (May 11, 1999):
Harmonia Mundi has just released, at mid-price, the Kenneth Gilbert version of Bach's Goldberg Variations. I am familiar with Gilbert's WTC and Art of the Fugue - great interpretations. Is his GV at the same level, and how does it compare to Hantai's version? |
| |
|
