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Who is the best Bach performer in your opinion?

W.Landowska: 0 (0%)
R. Tureck: 3 (10.7%)
E. Fischer: 0 (0%)
G. Gould: 12 (42.9%)
T. Nikolayeva: 0 (0%)
S. Richter: 3 (10.7%)
M. Argerich: 2 (7.1%)
M. Perahia: 1 (3.6%)
A. Schiff: 4 (14.3%)
A. Hewitt: 0 (0%)
P. Anderszewski: 0 (0%)
some other: 3 (10.7%)

Total Members Voted: 28

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Topic: The best Bach performer in your opinion (Read 2125 times)

eduard

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The best Bach performer in your opinion

on: December 09, 2005, 08:04:11 AM

I am interesting, who are the best Bach performers in your opinion.
My favorite is Andreas Schiff.

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palika dunno

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #1 on: December 09, 2005, 08:14:03 AM

Glenn Gould, of course.

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kreso

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #2 on: December 09, 2005, 03:02:33 PM

Quote from: alamdv on December 09, 2005, 08:14:03 AM

Glenn Gould, of course.

Apsolutly!!

Althaught I like also Richter (WTK, Italian concerto..), Tureck (Partitas, Goldberg's, WTK), Andras Schiff (everything he recorded is superb!)
And this summer I listen a lot Fischer's WTK for Naxos, and this is so magical, almost misical, with total sense of Bach...
Martha Argerich also playes great Bach, she remind me on Gould..
Angela Hewit is of course one of the great living pianists whose Bach is also amazing.

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arpeggiosnake

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #3 on: December 09, 2005, 06:00:53 PM

János Sebestyén is an amazing bach performer and he is way underrated.

From that list Schiff is the greatest.

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Kassaa

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #4 on: December 09, 2005, 06:20:26 PM

Quote from: arpeggiosnake on December 09, 2005, 06:00:53 PM

From that list Schiff is the greatest.

That's your opinion.

Gould is my favorite.

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rohansahai

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #5 on: December 10, 2005, 02:58:55 PM

Rosalyn Tureck !

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #6 on: December 10, 2005, 03:13:42 PM

GG for sure

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presto agitato

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Re: The best Bach performer in your opinion

Reply #7 on: December 10, 2005, 03:39:41 PM

Dont forget Keith Jarrett

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