Dong Hyek Lim - Bach: Goldberg Variations (2008)
BAND/ARTIST: Dong Hyek Lim
- Title: Bach: Goldberg Variations
- Year Of Release: 2008
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:05:37
- Total Size: 205 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria-Andante espressivo
02. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1-Allegro moderato
03. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2-Allegretto
04. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3-Canone all'unisuono (Poco andante, ma con moto)
05. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4-L'istesso movimento
06. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation V
07. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6-Canone alla seconda (Allegretto)
08. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7-Un poco vivace
09. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8-Allegro
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9-Canone alla terza (Moderato)
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10-Fughetta (Un poco animato)
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11-Allegro e leggiero
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12-Canone alla quarta in moto contrario (Allegretto moderato)
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13-Andantino
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14-Allegro moderato
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15-Canone alla quinta in moto contratrio (Andante)
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16-Ouverture (Maestoso-Allegretto)
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17-Allegro
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18-Canone alla sesta (Con moto)
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19-Allegro vivace
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20-Allegro
22. Goldberg Variations. BWV 988: Variation 21-Canone alla settima (Andante con moto)
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22-Alla breve
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23-Allegro moderato
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24-Canone all'ottava (Allegretto con moto)
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25-Andante espressivo
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26-Allegro
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27-Canone alla nona (Un poco vivace)
29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28-Allegro
30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29-Brillante
31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30-Quodlibet (Moderato)
32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo-Andante espressivo
33. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: No. 5 Chaconne (arr. Busoni)
There have been all manner of recordings released of Bach's Goldberg Variations, and to list them would stretch this review out into virtual infinity. But until pianist Dong-Hyek Lim's 2008 recording of the work, there had never been a recording that made the Goldberg Variations appear to be a Romantic work. Now there is: the South Korean's recording is highly, deeply, intensely, and passionately Romantic.
And how is it that the quintessential, indeed, the epitome, of Baroque keyboard works can be made to sound as if it were a product of the Romanticism? First, there's Lim's warm and nuanced tone, his brash virtuoso technique, and his blended textures. But more important than these is Lim's interpretation, which eschews both repeats and objectivity. By skipping each variation's repeats, Lim keeps the music moving forward as a narrative rather than as a series of tableaux vivant, granting the work a drama and drive that few other performances can claim. Even more significantly, Lim espouses a subjectivity that makes the fast variations sound like flights of incandescent joy and the slow variations sound like studies in despondency and despair. For purists, Lim's performance may be abhorrent. But for those whose tastes are more inclusive, Lim's performance may be gratifying.
Whatever reservations one may or may not have concerning Lim's Goldberg Variations, however, cannot apply to his Chaconne from the D minor solo violin Partita arranged for piano by Ferruccio Busoni. In his superlative transcription, Bach's work is transformed into a Romantic monument to Faustian striving, and in Lim's staggering performance, Busoni's transcription receives a performance that nearly rivals Michelangeli's sublime performance for heart-stopping magnificence. All Lim's performance lacks is experiences and maturity, and one looks forward to hearing him re-record the work in another 20 or so years. EMI's digital piano sound is clear, rich, and vivid.
01. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria-Andante espressivo
02. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1-Allegro moderato
03. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2-Allegretto
04. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3-Canone all'unisuono (Poco andante, ma con moto)
05. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4-L'istesso movimento
06. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation V
07. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6-Canone alla seconda (Allegretto)
08. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7-Un poco vivace
09. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8-Allegro
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9-Canone alla terza (Moderato)
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10-Fughetta (Un poco animato)
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11-Allegro e leggiero
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12-Canone alla quarta in moto contrario (Allegretto moderato)
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13-Andantino
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14-Allegro moderato
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15-Canone alla quinta in moto contratrio (Andante)
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16-Ouverture (Maestoso-Allegretto)
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17-Allegro
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18-Canone alla sesta (Con moto)
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19-Allegro vivace
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20-Allegro
22. Goldberg Variations. BWV 988: Variation 21-Canone alla settima (Andante con moto)
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22-Alla breve
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23-Allegro moderato
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24-Canone all'ottava (Allegretto con moto)
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25-Andante espressivo
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26-Allegro
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27-Canone alla nona (Un poco vivace)
29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28-Allegro
30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29-Brillante
31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30-Quodlibet (Moderato)
32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo-Andante espressivo
33. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: No. 5 Chaconne (arr. Busoni)
There have been all manner of recordings released of Bach's Goldberg Variations, and to list them would stretch this review out into virtual infinity. But until pianist Dong-Hyek Lim's 2008 recording of the work, there had never been a recording that made the Goldberg Variations appear to be a Romantic work. Now there is: the South Korean's recording is highly, deeply, intensely, and passionately Romantic.
And how is it that the quintessential, indeed, the epitome, of Baroque keyboard works can be made to sound as if it were a product of the Romanticism? First, there's Lim's warm and nuanced tone, his brash virtuoso technique, and his blended textures. But more important than these is Lim's interpretation, which eschews both repeats and objectivity. By skipping each variation's repeats, Lim keeps the music moving forward as a narrative rather than as a series of tableaux vivant, granting the work a drama and drive that few other performances can claim. Even more significantly, Lim espouses a subjectivity that makes the fast variations sound like flights of incandescent joy and the slow variations sound like studies in despondency and despair. For purists, Lim's performance may be abhorrent. But for those whose tastes are more inclusive, Lim's performance may be gratifying.
Whatever reservations one may or may not have concerning Lim's Goldberg Variations, however, cannot apply to his Chaconne from the D minor solo violin Partita arranged for piano by Ferruccio Busoni. In his superlative transcription, Bach's work is transformed into a Romantic monument to Faustian striving, and in Lim's staggering performance, Busoni's transcription receives a performance that nearly rivals Michelangeli's sublime performance for heart-stopping magnificence. All Lim's performance lacks is experiences and maturity, and one looks forward to hearing him re-record the work in another 20 or so years. EMI's digital piano sound is clear, rich, and vivid.
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