Music : Bach: The Goldberg Variations 1955 Performance: Zenph Re-performance
from: Sony Classics
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0886970335027
Format: Hybrid SACD
Label: Sony Classics
Manufacturer: Sony Classics
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony Classics
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Sales Rank: 43501
Studio: Sony Classics
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I agree with all of the other reviewers who were disappointed by this CD. It's is a prime example of how computers can't really touch the artistry of a human being, at this point in time. I recommend his older recordings, which are lower fidelity but capture the performance of a manic artistic genius.
The Zenph computerized piano simply does not capture the correct dynamics, nor does it feel like you're listening to an actual human being playing (obviously because you're not!). All of ... Read More
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WHAT A TREAT TO HEAR GOULD WITHOUT DISTORTION OR HIS MOANING. HOWEVER, AS WELL AS THEY PREPARED THIS PIANO, I WISH THEY USED A BETTER INSTRUMENT.
I AM IMPRESSED BY AND GRATEFUL FOR THE ZENPH TECHNOLOGY AND WILL PURCHASE MORE RECORDINGS.
I WISH I COLUD WATCH THE KEYBOARD DURING THE PERFORMANCE-PERHAPS A CD COULD BE PRODUCED TOO?
IF YOU'RE A PIANIST, YOU'LL LOVE THE VERSION RECORDED FROM THE PLAYER'S SEAT. GREAT STUFF!
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This is like listening to a modern pianist trying to imitate Gould, yet falling way short. The "Zenph" lacks Gould's touch, unique phrasing, nuance, dynamics... and the piano used sounds nothing like anything Gould would employ (and he was VERY picky about the sound of his piano). This recording is a novelty; nothing more.
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I'm a pianist who onws a good amount of Gould's recordings. and hundreds of other piano recordings, and I have done some recordings myself. I celebrate the technological achievements of this recording, but I think is just a marketing tool, that does not represent the actual original intention of the performer. PLEASE REALIZE THAT THE SOUND THAT COMES FROM THIS RECORDING, IS NOT THE SAME SOUND THAT GOULD LISTENED. Just starting from that point on, what you hear is like a photo copy of a famous painting. ... Read More
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Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations (and not Goldenberg as a hidden tag read by my computer indicates)is a classic: the classic of the classic is his 1955 recording - so different from the 1985'one. The 1955 interpretation is not so analytical as the later one-but it is brilliant, virtuosic, enthrallingly rapid: every superlative is fit to describe it.
The zenph re-performance (visit [...] to get the technical details) is a unique re-rendering of the original recording, as Gould' interpretation is replayed ... Read More
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