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No other German composer of the mid-eighteenth century composed as extensive harpsichord concertos as Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. Today, however, this musician's name continues to be remembered only in connection with Bach's variation cycle. MDG turns to this almost forgotten genius on this rerelease of his Concertos in E flat major and D minor in a historic digital recording from 1985. The late Waldemar Döling again displays his brilliant skill as a soloist.
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| MDG DABRINGHAUS & GRIMM - MDG 0250 |
| Johann Gottlieb Goldberg |
| Complete Harpsichord Concertos |
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Waldemar Döling, harpsichord
Sofia Soloists
Emil Tabakov, conductor |
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Johann Goldberg (1727-1756):
Concerto for harpsichord in E flat major
Allegro 8‘25
Largo con sordini 15‘38
Allegro di molto 8‘22
Concerto for harpsichord in D minor
Allegro 16‘04
Largo 10‘58
Allegro di molto 10‘42
1 CD - DDD - Total Time: 70‘22 |
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Gold Mine
No other German composer of the mid-eighteenth century composed as extensive harpsichord concertos as Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. Today, however, this musician’s name continues to be remembered only in connection with Bach’s variation cycle. MDG turns to this almost forgotten genius on this rerelease of his Concertos in E flat major and D minor in a “historic” digital recording from 1985. The late Waldemar Döling again displays his brilliant skill as a soloist.
Dream Elixier
Posterity associates Johann Gottlieb Goldberg with the keywords “tired,” “weary,” and “tense.” This is how the sleepless Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk may well have felt until Bach prescribed him the “aria with various modifications” as a dream elixir to be played by the young house harpsichordist Goldberg during the night.
Musical Investment
Goldberg was one of the most gifted pupils that Bach ever had — not counting his own sons. Count Keyserlingk had sent Johann Gottlieb, a boy who had just turned fourteen and the son of a Danzig maker of lutes and violins, to the famous Thomaskantor in order to have him learn the mysteries of harpsichord playing from him. And his investment paid off: Goldberg (1727- 1756) became a musician of sensational virtuosity. He is said to have played the most difficult pieces “easily and freely” not only at first sight but also when the page was turned upside down!
New Dimensions
Goldberg was one of the best known composers of the musical transition. His Concertos in E flat major and D minor may borrow from the keyboard concertos of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, but in their passion, often abrupt shifts between high emotion and humor, and contrasts between affective power and meditative peace they also demonstrate a certain closeness to Wilhelm Friedemann Bach’s keyboard oeuvre. These trailblazing works explore new musical dimensions
Double Talent
The harpsichordist and percussionist Waldemar Döling, who continues to be fondly remembered as a Berlin Philharmonic soloist under Herbert von Karajan, was an extraordinary double talent. He is joined by the musicians of the Sofia Chamber Soloists under the young Emil Tabakov. |
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