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Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Goode
Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 4, 5
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Ouverture
2. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Allemande
3. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Courante
4. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Aria
5. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Sarabande
6. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Menuet
7. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Gigue
8. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia
9. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Allemande
10. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Courante
11. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
12. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
13. Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio
14. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Praeambulum
15. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Allemande
16. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Courante
17. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Sarabande
18. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Tempo di Minuetto
19. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Passepied
20. Partita No. 5 In G Major, BWV 829: Gigue

CD Details

All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Goode
Title: Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 4, 5
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nonesuch
Release Date: 2/16/1999
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Suites, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 075597948325

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Anyone who thinks Glenn Gould's riveting, ascetic approach changed Bach piano playing forever should listen to this disc. Richard Goode is too fine a musician to blur Bach's textures or to mess up the music with romantic tempo fluctuations. But he does play Bach as piano music, with plenty of dynamic gradations and a predominantly lyrical approach. His tempo for the Allemande of the Fourth Partita is daringly slow, although he can toss off a gigue like the wind, if he likes. While this is not the most stylish Bach playing by contemporary standards, every movement is strongly characterized and every note carefully considered. Call Goode a throwback, if you like, but even if you have second thoughts about his playing, it's completely convincing while you're listening. --Leslie Gerber

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CD Reviews

Back to Bach?

07/15/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Goode plays simply, elegantly, and clearly. No unwanted striving for effects. If Bach is to be played on a modern piano, this is without a doubt preferable to the staccato harpsichord-like immitative style of, say, Tureck and can be favourably compared to Schiff. The lack of pretention is refreshing and Goode never forgets that these are dance suites. The absence of any audible groaning and crooning is a very welcome bonus."

Inflected, vital Bach

James DeWire | Charlottesville, virginia | 12/18/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Goode does a great job of rescuing Bach from the Early Music folks and making him come alive on the piano. His playing is lively, with a beautiful sound and a flexible sense of rhythm. If you're tired of uninflected, rhythmically static Bach, you will definitely enjoy this album."

Goode makes a pianistic, but not stylistic impression

pianist27 | 04/16/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Goode plays beautifully, although with a characteristic pianistic approach that shows that Richard is probably more at home with Beethoven than Bach. The unsurpassed recording is still Glenn Gould's Partitas, but Goode brings in a clarity that is becoming. Goode is a good chioce for those that want a straight-forward interpretation, but for those that want more Bach magic and can live with some eccentricity - get Glenn Gould."