A Quest for Excellence in the World of Early Keyboard Music
A new release from Soundboard Records, to coincide with the publication of Colin Booth's book Did Bach Really Mean That? Deceptive Notation in Baroque Keyboard Music, Soundboard Records is delighted to present J.S.Bach: Goldberg Variations
Did Bach Really Mean That? explores beneath the surface of the notation used by Bach and his contemporaries. It discovers exciting hidden possibilities, and elucidates numerous "difficult" passages. Performers can add a new freedom and confidence to their enjoyment of early music, through a greater understanding of the conventions upon which the spare notation used in the Baroque often depended. These were once common currency, but have since been lost in the continuing search for a more accurate and comprehensive notational language, bringing with it an ever greater dependence upon a literal approach to the score.
"will benefit all keyboard players - pianists included" Stephen Kovacevich
"...a 'must read' for all musicians." David Titterington
"...will be invaluable." Colin Tilney