Who needs another recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations? After all, there have been so many great recordings of the work already – Landowska, Kempff, Gould. Discography of J.S. Bach's Instrumental Works performed by the artist. 4 th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Watch on YouTube. Banacek Episode.

Who needs another recording of 's Goldberg Variations? After all, there have been so many great recordings of the work already --,,,, and, to name a few -- that surely no one needs another recording of the Goldberg.

Actually, everyone needs another recording of the Goldbergs provided that it's a recording of a great performance. There's too much in the Goldberg -- too much brilliance, too much sorrow, too much humor, too much spirituality -- for any one performance, even the best performance, to contain all of it. So long as the performance honors the work's honesty, integrity, and virtuosity, there's always room for another Goldberg on the shelf. This 2001 recording by belongs on any shelf of great Goldbergs. Has everything it takes -- the virtuosity; the integrity; and most importantly, the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual honesty -- to turn in a great Goldberg. Solidworks 2012 Student Edition. Indeed, has already done so in his 1982 Decca recording of the work, a lucid and pellucid performance of tremendous beauty and depth.

But as good as the 1982 recording was, the 2001 recording is better. It preserves the great qualities of the earlier recording and adds greater depths, and what's even better, higher heights. Seems to have gone further into the work and returned with greater insights and even greater beauty of tone. Part of this is due to ECM's stunningly clear and immediate recording, but more of it is due to 's maturity as a performer. In 1982, he was not yet 30, and for all his brilliance as a pianist, he was still too young for the Goldberg. But at almost 50, has grown in wisdom and his performance now rivals the greatest performances of the past.