Search - Johann Sebastian Bach, Tatiana Nikolayeva :: Bach: Goldberg Variations

Nice music

Bach H. Nguyen | MA | 05/20/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Maybe we are so familiar with JSB's Goldberg Var. playing by G. Gould (or some other pianists like Hewitt, Schiff, Perahia...), but here is another one. Tatiana plays these Vars. is so different, I think it's more feminine. I specially like she plays the aria, the sound is lovely. S. Richter had denied to played this Var. after listened to G. Gould, but I believe he could be regret after Tatiana played.



If you are a fan of JSB and love the Goldberg Var., you must have this CD. One other, very special, is Gavrilov Bach's Goldberg Variations. So, G. Gould (1955), Tatiana, and Gavrilov had made 3 best Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a rare issue, Maria Yudina had played Bach's Vars. in a beautiful way (and this is must have, too *-)"

One of The Best

BLee | HK | 03/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The recorded sound is excellent, so is the sound she coaxed from the piano and her interpretation: it is so full of life, singing beautifully all the way with lively rhythms, from both hands and all the voices.



She is convincing and obviously slower in her tempo she had however digested Gould's interpretation. A very good reference especially to advanced piano students of this lovely piece. And for comparison, reader could check out Gould's two versions and I would also recommend the audience to check out Kempff as well."

The Best of the Best Goldberg Variations

Stephen Grabow | Lawrence, Kansas | 06/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tatiana Nikolayeva -- who's Bach playing on the piano so impressed Shostakovitch that he was inspired to compose his own preludes and fugues, op. 87 and dedicate them to her -- surpasses many of the best recordings of the "Goldberg Variations," including those by Tureck (VAI)and Hewitt (Hyperion). Her "Art of Fugue" and "Musical Offering" -- also on Hyperion -- are also outstanding (Desert Island Disc category)."