Holloway: Gilded Goldbergs (Arr. Js Bach'S Goldberg Variations For 2 Pianos)
Hyperion | 2 CDs | 98:14 | APE | scans | 295 MB
Hyperion | 2 CDs | 98:14 | APE | scans | 295 MB
Robin Holloway (1943)
Gilded Goldbergs
for two pianos
after J S Bach
Op 86 (1992-1997)
The Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo
Robin Holloway writes in his notes for this record that 'It seems both odd and foolish to take one of the acknowledged pinnacles of western music and 'recompose' it'. But his 'Goldberg adventure' (as he calls it) began with modest aims as a didactic piece. Frustrated as a single pianist by inability to clarify the close-weave canons or manage the more fiendish hand-crossing so idiomatic on a twomanual harpsichord, he began to transcribe a few for two pianos. Over the next few years he became absorbed with the task and ended up with another 30 completely new 'Goldberg' variations which have delighted and entertained audiences who've been lucky enough to hear the work. Here it is played by the exciting Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo who have made a speciality of the piece.
'The 19th and 20th centuries come crashing in, summoning various trends and composers’ shades, with Bach’s genius always poking through. The young team of Jennifer Micallef and Glen Inanga… bounce through the work, the finger-work clean, the spirits high' (The Times)
'This two-piano transcription and elaboration of Bach’s Goldberg Variations might be enjoyed equally (and simultaneously) for its musical range and for the wonderful playing of Nigerian pianist Glen Inanga and, from Malta, Jennifer Micallef' (Hi-Fi News)
Gilded Goldbergs
for two pianos
after J S Bach
Op 86 (1992-1997)
The Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo
Robin Holloway writes in his notes for this record that 'It seems both odd and foolish to take one of the acknowledged pinnacles of western music and 'recompose' it'. But his 'Goldberg adventure' (as he calls it) began with modest aims as a didactic piece. Frustrated as a single pianist by inability to clarify the close-weave canons or manage the more fiendish hand-crossing so idiomatic on a twomanual harpsichord, he began to transcribe a few for two pianos. Over the next few years he became absorbed with the task and ended up with another 30 completely new 'Goldberg' variations which have delighted and entertained audiences who've been lucky enough to hear the work. Here it is played by the exciting Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo who have made a speciality of the piece.
'The 19th and 20th centuries come crashing in, summoning various trends and composers’ shades, with Bach’s genius always poking through. The young team of Jennifer Micallef and Glen Inanga… bounce through the work, the finger-work clean, the spirits high' (The Times)
'This two-piano transcription and elaboration of Bach’s Goldberg Variations might be enjoyed equally (and simultaneously) for its musical range and for the wonderful playing of Nigerian pianist Glen Inanga and, from Malta, Jennifer Micallef' (Hi-Fi News)