Bach performers

[amanfang]

What performers would be considered having "Romantic" interpretations of Bach's music?  I'm specifically looking for P&F (yes both, not just the prelude) No. 1 in C from WTC I. 

Who would be considered more of a modern performer?  I would say purist, but I'm looking more for piano than harpsichord, and most of the purists would only consider harpsichord. 

[mephisto]

Romantic:

Edwin Fischer and Samuil Feinberg

Modern:

Angela Hewitt and Tureck. Modern in the sense that they studied how to perform baroque music correctly.

Others:

Glenn Gould, Richter

Hope this helps.

[burstroman]

Arrau, who is a favorite of mine, always causes me to smile when I think of his playing of the Sinfonia #15.  The rubato at the beginning is too sweet!

[amanfang]

Well, I'm actually for a piece that has been recorded with some pretty extreme differences in interpretation.  I want something with a "Romantic interpretation" something "modern" and then I'll probably look for authentic, though I'm most likely to use Landowska, etc. and then of course, Gould would fall into the "other" category.  Would the Goldberg variations give me more to work with than WTC?  Or a different piece?

[jakev2.0]

Check out Busoni's.