Peter Lynch: >Has anyone heard this newly released recording? It is my first exposure >to Tureck, whose Bach playing is legendary, it seems. Based on her >reputation, without really knowing what to expect, I anticipated being >"blown away." Instead, I found myself taken aback by the slowness of the >tempi, and the apparent sameness of the tempi, from variation to variation. When I first listened to the DG Tureck Goldberg, I shared Peter's initial astonishment at the slowness of the performance and the way she seems to squeeze every last ounce (or should I say "gram") out of every phrase. She makes you very much aware that this is "her" view of Goldberg. Once I realised - and accepted - this premise, then I found that the performance became strangely evocative. It takes you to places other Goldbergs never visit. There is some wonderful playing in it, some beautiful phrasing, some exquisite articulation - and, yes, a massive degree of self-indulgence. It will never be my favourite Goldberg - but it is certainly one I am pleased I possess. Jonathan