Broad From Brooklyn

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

... Gould, Fischer, Perahia, Kempf, Tureck in no particular order [else Fischer would prevail] i have long taken deep solace and pleasure from Bach on a concert grand ....

... having seen and been deterred by the hype surrounding her Goldberg Variations i had not listened to Simone Dinnerstein until today here:

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/09/132624232/first-listen-simone-dinnerstein-bach-a-strange-beauty

and am now finding the hype persuasive

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2011/01/10/132804184/simone-dinnerstein-the-shifting-sounds-of-j-s-bach

and eg

http://www.slate.com/id/2172856/

[bluestateprommer]

more on Simone Dinnerstein & JSB Goldberg Variations

While the thread title is a tad off-putting, for those interested, some more related material on Simone Dinnerstein and Bach's Goldberg Variations, from the NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/arts/music/30simo.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/arts/music/28simo.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/ar...ic/19simo.html (she stopped at variation 13 there, because of the particular venue)