070 CD / Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg-Variationen
Description
The version played here by the Gaede Trio was based on the Urtext edition by J. S. Bach (pub. by Henle, 1978) and the transcription by D. Sitkovetsky. The relatively long playing time was due to the performance of all the repetitions required in the score.
"(…) The trio plays naturally, homogeneously, and—in a word—perfectly."
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6 reviews for 070 CD / Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg-Variationen
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Pforzheimer Zeitung –
… With the utmost natural ease, they reveal the polyphonic structures of the monumental variation cycle… Since the recording technique also captures the instrumentalists with exemplary transparency, this recording can be described as highly successful.
Biel-Benkemer Dorf-Zeitung –
… The extremely meticulous recording offers wonderfully transparent insights into the unfolding of the melodic lines, tracing the interplay and coexistence of the voices with great finesse.
Stuttgarter Zeitung –
… Especially those already familiar with the Goldberg Variations may find themselves astonished by this new perspective.
Fono Forum –
… The Gaede Trio performs on the highest instrumental level and observes all repeats, which explains the comparatively long playing time. Each individual line stands in the acoustic space with great precision and clarity. The vivid recording technique supports the transparency of the voice leading; in terms of clarity, this recording is hardly surpassed. An enormous respect for the work is audible in every bar here, accompanied by an almost ascetic self-effacement of interpretive individuality…
Neue Westfälische –
… TACET, that small but truly exquisite label from Stuttgart, recently released an original new recording — namely, for string trio. The arrangement is by the renowned Russian violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky, and the Gaede Trio is the ensemble eminently suited to interpret it. In the version for string instruments, Bach’s highly artful, intricately interwoven variations on the sarabande-like theme gain a wealth of expressive possibilities that are denied to the modern piano — which, for its part, can claim a higher degree of virtuoso brilliance. One thing, however, is certain: in emotional substance and expressive range, this recording stands far apart from the multitude of existing Goldberg interpretations…
The Hollywood Reporter –
... the Trio′s deeply reflective interpretation incorporates a wealth of expressive nuances and bowing variations with sound of such perfection that it alone should make the young German label TACET synonymous with state of the art.
Laurence Vittes