Angela Hewitt, J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations
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Artist: Angela Hewitt, J.S. BachEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2000-04-11
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 1
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 2
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 3
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 4
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 5
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 6
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 7
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 8
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 9
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 10
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 11
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 12
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 13
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 14
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 15
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 16
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 17
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 18
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 19
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 20
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 21
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 22
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 23
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 24
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 25
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 26
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 27
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 28
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 29
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Quodlibet
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria da capo
Music reviews of Goldberg Variations
Music Review: Wonderful Bach
Rating: 5 Stars
My wife, a serious pianist, and I had never heard of Angela Hewitt, although we listen to Classical Music on the radio all the time. We signed up for a Hewitt recital of the Goldberg Variations in Washington last fall, not knowing what to expect. After a few minutes we started giving each other the "where have we been all our lives?" look. It was the most elegantly musical interpretation of Bach we had ever heard. Every note seemed perfectly thought out, every nuance displayed on the keyboard. She seemed to be reading Bach's mind (or at least reading our opinions about how Bach ought to be played). Not only did she sound wonderful, but we were entranced by the movements of her hands, which seemed to be dancing over the keyboard with a will of their own.
The reviewer in our local paper found the performance unexciting. I checked the early Gould recording for comparison. It is quite exciting, but in a superficial sort of way. The depth of feeling in Hewitt's performance is something else entirely. You can appreciate most of it by listening to this recording, though not the hands.
We are going off to the Trasimeno Festival in Perugia this summer, where Hewitt will be playing Bach and much more.
Description of Goldberg Variations
Angela Hewitt's unashamedly pianistic Bach is enormously satisfying, full of coloristic effects, dynamic variation, rhythmic flexibility, precise articulation, and above all, a feel for the dance rhythms never far from the surface of this music. Despite a statement of the Aria that's just this side of ponderous, Hewitt's Goldbergs are a lively set. She manages to weave together the simultaneous strands of many of the variations while keeping them all crystal-clear. Also noteworthy is her subtle way with the repeats, often introducing nuances of rhythm and color to make them come alive. Incisive attacks and precise trilling add to the allure of her Goldbergs. Even if other pianists, such as Arrau, Gould, Schiff , and Tipo, have plumbed greater depths in the magnificent 25th Variation, Hewitt's disc is highly recommendable. Excellent sound, too. --Dan DavisGeneral CDs
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