J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Keith Jarrett recording)
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| J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | January 10–12, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Yatsugatake Kohgen Ongakudoh Japan | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 61:19 | |||
| Label | ECM New Series ECM 1395 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations is a live solo classical album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at the Yatsugatake Kohgen Ongakudoh in Japan over three days in January 1989 and released on the ECM New Series later that year, consisting a complete performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on harpsichord.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars states:
Keith Jarrett is up against an imposing legacy as he tackles what has become the most famous set of variations in Western music.... He's not in any hurry, not tempted to showboat or flaunt his considerable technique—and in no way does this jazz pianist try to make the variations swing à la Jacques Loussier. The added ornamentation seems to be random and so are his observance of the repeats; he only does so in ten of the variations. As a result, we are left with a technically adept, sometimes aimless, intelligently conceived, ultimately not very moving or exhilarating rendition of the music—a confirmation of Jarrett's keyboard prowess for his fans, but not much in the way of competition for the brass ring among Goldbergs.[2]