Bach, J S - Musical Offering - Lifschitz, Konstantin
Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
“The recording itself is first-class and the extensive programme notes are a model of their kind. For Lifschitz this has clearly been a labour of love, even something of a pilgrimage: these are staggering performances which deserve the highest acclaim.”
(International Record Review)
For the first time complete on a modern concert grand the Musical Offering that Bach presented to King Frederick the Great of Prussia, together with three toccatas by Frescobaldi, a composer highly regarded by Bach and whose keyboard style is as genuinely pianistic as that of Chopin and Scriabin.
In 1994, Russian pianist Konstantin Lifschitz burst onto the international scene with a recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
The CD received a Grammy nomination and was praised as the most convincing Bach interpretation since Glenn Gould. Today, Lifschitz is celebrated for his musical sensibility and nuanced playing.