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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0042284793629 Format: Original recording reissued Label: Ecm Records Manufacturer: Ecm Records Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Ecm Records Release Date: April 18, 2000 Studio: Ecm Records Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Straight performance without mannerism at all.Here is played by harpsichord, though book 1 was played by modern piano. Straight performance without mannerism at all. It is happy and glad to run after the melody of F sharp minor fugue of three parts and three theme. I want to express my gratitude to Jarrett. Much better enhanced work compared with Book 1. Recorded in 1990. Rating:  - The worst Well Tempered Clavier I've ever listened to!I currently own at least 6 versions of the WTC 1 & 2. This one is by far the worst of the lot. Mr. Jarrett might be a fine jazz pianist, but he certainly doesn't do Bach justice. The first disk is fine with a modern piano, but is the second disk with a harpsichord that makes me the most upset. He plays the instrument very mechanically, almost like a sewing machine. The acoustics/engineering make the instrument sound very dry and metallic as well. One quote sums up what Mr. Jarrett feels about the ... Read More Rating:  - JS Bach's well tempered clavier book 2 jarrettThis is actually a very fine effort by Keith Jarrett and much better than the other reviews afford him here.For book 2 he chose to play a harpsichord rather than the piano and his playing is (as you would expect) technically flawless with good tempi judgment's .It is true he does not dig deep into the nuances of the harpsichord (like Dantone's version for example) but has a nice smooth feel with a straight ahead no nonsense approach .I am puzzled by some of the comment's that he has a poor touch ... Read More Rating:  - Why harpsichord?I am a vey big fan of Keith Jarrett. I have more than 40 Jarrett albums (solo + trio) and I think I've heard the Koeln Concert more than 50 times. I am not very familiar with Bach's WTC. I have only 3 other interpretetions: Richter (piano) - very poetic, Gould (piano) - new and sometimes totally different than the book and a cheap harpsichord interpretion. Jarrett does something really strange. He playes Part I on piano and Part II on harpsichord. I have no idea why he does that. The CD's look the ... Read More Rating: - A pianist's awkward attempt at harpsichord playing.Keith Jarrett is, without a doubt, one of the world's finest musicians. I greatly admire his improvisational and interpretive skill. . .on the piano. but Jarrett has little or no understanding of harpsichord technique, and plays with rigidity and dryness. He never exploits the harpsichord's subtle nuances. In his interpretations, every note is equal. . .he fails to accentuate transitions, note relationships, key changes, etc. in the pieces. I can equate this to reading a book aloud without ... Read More |
