Robert Peters writes concerning Gould's 1955 Goldberg Variations:
>I did not like all the Variations, I have to admit. Some bored me, some
>were hectic but maybe that's Gould.
In some cases, it definitely was Gould. But, no one version can possibly
supply everything the Goldberg Variations has to offer. If Robert, as he
desires, obtains the 1982 Gould version and/or either of Tureck's offerings
(Philips and DG), he should have *most* of everything on piano. And
although I didn't think all that highly of Schiff's recording, there was a
particular variation where he was supreme. If there are worthy reasons for
having many versions of one work, and I believe there are, the Goldberg
Variations is a good example to use.
Don Satz
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