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Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Gould: 6 (40%)
Schiff: 2 (13.3%)
Richter: 6 (40%)
Gulda: 0 (0%)
Jando: 1 (6.7%)
Jarrett: 0 (0%)

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presto agitato

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Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

on: September 13, 2005, 01:56:06 AM

I will vote later...im in a hurry.

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #1 on: September 13, 2005, 02:23:42 AM

Gould

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #2 on: September 13, 2005, 03:29:28 AM

You forgot Landowska and Tureck. For shame...

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #3 on: September 13, 2005, 03:32:33 AM

Angela Hewitt

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #4 on: September 13, 2005, 03:34:11 AM

Glenn Gould, with Andras Schiff aand Richter a very close second.

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #5 on: September 13, 2005, 03:36:40 AM

Quote from: mrchops10 on September 13, 2005, 03:29:28 AM

You forgot Landowska and Tureck. For shame...

and Edwin Fischer....

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #6 on: September 13, 2005, 03:38:57 AM

and gavrilov....

of those - schiff.

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Reply #7 on: September 13, 2005, 04:07:50 AM

What about Angela Hewitt!!! Where is she in the poll??

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #8 on: September 13, 2005, 08:53:16 AM

It's a tie between Richter and Jando but I voted Jando for the sake of it

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Re: Favorite recording of Bach´s WTC Book 1 (Piano Version)

Reply #9 on: September 13, 2005, 01:30:17 PM

None of the above. Feinberg.

But of those listed, I like Richter (Moscow) best.

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