R E L E A S E S C D
B A C H G O L D B E R G V A R I A T I O N S : J V C V I C T O R v s R E L I E F
J.S. Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Booklet info:
Recording date: 1970*
Total time: 1h 08m 53s*
Released: 1CD Relief CR861006 in 1987
* do check ‘The Difference’.
J.S. Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Booklet info:
Recording date: Moscow 1979
Total time: 1h 23m 11s
Released: 2CD JVC Victor VICC40126/7
Remastered. Released in Japan in 1992
The Difference
Both CDs are taken from the same recording tape. No doubt. The original recording is made in 1979 in
Moscow and released as Melodiya C10-13091 (2LP). The booklet of the Relief is incorrect regarding the
date. Please do play both tracks down here. But ..... as mentioned by Yoshiro Shikata [ link: a+30+a'
Goldberg Variations website ] the timing of both CDs differ from each other. And this is correct: for
example the Victor JVC Variation III takes 2 minutes 11 seconds and the same Variation on Relief takes 1
minute 8 seconds, this is the actual track time, but ..... checking the two Variations III a little closer the little
secret of the Relief CD is solved in no time. The Relief release is played without repetitions and the Victor
JVC is played with repetitions, this simple, ofcourse Tatiana Nikolayeva played all repetitions !! The Relief
people took all effort to cut / edit the original recording, I guess with in mind to release the recording on
one single disc. Anyway, do check out the music samples and the original sheet music of the Variation III
down here.
Track 1: Variation III as released on JVC Victor in 1992.
Track 2: Variation III as released on Relief in 1987.
R E L E A S E S C D
B A C H G O L D B E R G V A R I A T I O N S :
J V C V I C T O R v s R E L I E F
J.S. Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Booklet info:
Recording date: 1970*
Total time: 1h 08m 53s*
Released: 1CD Relief CR861006 in 1987
* do check ‘The Difference’.
J.S. Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Booklet info:
Recording date: Moscow 1979
Total time: 1h 23m 11s
Released: 2CD JVC Victor VICC40126/7
Remastered. Released in Japan in 1992
The Difference
Both CDs are taken from the same recording tape. No doubt.
The original recording is made in 1979 in Moscow and
released as Melodiya C10-13091 (2LP). The booklet of the
Relief is incorrect regarding the date. Please do play both
tracks down here. But ..... as mentioned by Yoshiro Shikata
[ link: a+30+a' Goldberg Variations website ] the timing of
both CDs differ from each other. And this is correct: for
example the Victor JVC Variation III takes 2 minutes 11
seconds and the same Variation on Relief takes 1 minute 8
seconds, this is the actual track time, but ..... checking the
two Variations III a little closer the little secret of the Relief
CD is solved in no time. The Relief release is played without
repetitions and the Victor JVC is played with repetitions, this
simple, ofcourse Tatiana Nikolayeva played all repetitions !!
The Relief people took all effort to cut / edit the original
recording, I guess with in mind to release the recording on
one single disc. Anyway, do check out the music samples and
the original sheet music of the Variation III down here.
Track 1: Variation III as released on JVC Victor in 1992.
Track 2: Variation III as released on Relief in 1987.
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