Naxos Bach ~upd~

Jando plays the Goldbergs on a bright, clear-sounding piano. His tempo for the opening Aria is slow and meditative, while Var. 5 (the first hand-crossing virtuoso variation) is fleet and crisp. No, it’s not Glenn Gould’s 1955 shock-and-awe, but it’s also not Gould’s mannered 1981. Jandó gives us Bach as beautifully sculpted line.

Democratizing the Master: The Naxos Bach Recording Project and Its Impact on Classical Music Consumption naxos bach

: This period-instrument recording is widely considered one of the best in the Naxos catalog. It earned a 2008 Grammy nomination Jando plays the Goldbergs on a bright, clear-sounding piano

BACH, J.S.: Complete Orchestral Works - 8.508005 - Naxos Records No, it’s not Glenn Gould’s 1955 shock-and-awe, but

Founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, Naxos disrupted the classical music industry with a simple, almost heretical proposition: full-length CDs of world-class performances for the price of a single movie ticket. Critics scoffed. Audiophiles sneered. But three decades later, the phrase has become a legitimate search term not just for bargain hunters, but for serious collectors, educators, and even period-performance purists.

The label offers distinct interpretations from different schools of playing. From the bar