"Yunchan Lim recorded the Goldberg Variations live at Carnegie Hall last year, riding the momentum of a run of performances, including two in London. Those who enjoyed his interpretation at Wigmore Hall will find plenty of the same rewarding elements here, not least the seeming ease with which the 21-year-old pianist untangles the music's complex web of threads. Yet it's good to find his interpretation wasn't set in stone."
"What is more striking on the recording is a strength in the faster variations that sometimes verges on the mechanical: impressive, and a little overdone. There are touches of playfulness too when in a couple of the variations he switches to a higher octave, the music sounds like it's on helium, lighter than air. The slow variation halfway through is deeply felt, the long 25th variation touchingly done without quite staring into the abyss in the way that some performances do."
Yunchan Lim recorded the Goldberg Variations live at Carnegie Hall following a run of performances that included two in London and a Wigmore Hall appearance. The 21-year-old pianist demonstrates an apparent ease in untangling Bach's complex textures while allowing his interpretation to vary across venues and formats. The New York performance carries a slightly more muscular bent, whereas London performances suggested hints of romanticism that may not fully translate to a recording. Faster variations are impressive but sometimes verge on mechanical, balanced by playful higher-octave touches and a deeply felt, restrained 25th variation. The recording represents a strong early account of Lim's evolving approach.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]