Bach Js Goldberg Variations Arranged And Edited For The Harp By Catrin Finch
Finch Catrin
Bach Js Goldberg Variations Arranged And Edited For The Harp By Catrin Finch
Finch Catrin
Bach’s Goldberg Variations are a supreme musical challenge – and\nnot just to keyboard players. Catrin Finch and Deutsche Grammophon\npresent the first ever recording of this music arranged for\nharp.
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Inspired to tackle Bach’s daunting test of musicianship, Finch\nrecorded the Goldbergs after working on them for three years, and\npreparing her own edition – with glorious results.
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As The New York Times approved in 2005, “With one touch of the\nstrings – the opening notes of the Bach Toccata and Fugue – she\npulverized the stereotype of harpists as pretty, angelic\nstrummers.\“
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Not even thirty, Welsh-born Catrin Finch was Britain’s first\nRoyal Harpist since 1873.
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Review
Phil Richards, Readings Carlton
For her DG debut, the Welsh Harpist Catrin Finch has chosen to record JS Bach’s sublime Goldberg Variations, using her own transcription. From the opening variation Finch demonstrates that in the hands of a world class musician the music of JS Bach is always magical no matter what the instrument.
There are variations that were definitely a challenge for Finch (listen to Var. 25) but she overcomes that beautifully and there were some variations that seemed to be more suited to the harp (Var. 7).
This is a beautiful recording given an excellent reading from this wonderful musician. This is a CD to savour at the end of a long hard day.
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