Goldberg Variations Main Performer or Conductor: Maggie Cole Instrumentation: Harpsichord Individual Works: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Virgin Catalog Number: 7243 5 61153 2 3 Year Released/Recorded: 1991 Total Playing Time: 78:29 Comments: KBH: Clear, realistic sound with brilliant digital recording. Cole plays with feeling and panache, adding unexpected and pleasing embellishments. Plays a harpsichord by Andrew Garlick 1988 after J. C. Goujon 1749. Excellent value at mid price. EUGENE P. said: THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HARPSICORD VERSIONS IF NOT THE FAVORITE (HAVE NOT HEARD ROUSSET OR PINNOCK). AS COMMENTED PREVIOUSLY, THE SOUND OF THE RECORDING AND THE HARPSICORD ARE OUTSTANDING. IMPRESSED BY MAGGIE COLE'S INTENSITY AND RHYTHMIC RIGOR, REVEALING THE ORGANIC BEAUTY OF BACH'S STRUCTURE, THOUGH SOME OF THE SLOW VARIATIONS COULD BE MORE LYRICAL. I THINK SHE PLAYS VARIATIONS 5 AND 27 AS WELL AS ANYONE. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Guilherme Furtado Filho Koh Boon Heng EUGENE P. Date First Submitted: 12/31/1995 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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