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The Berlin Concert
August 26, 2008
From All Music Guide: Recording place:Berlin Philharmonie
Exciting young pianist Simone Dinnerstein picks up where her acclaimed recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations left off with The Berlin Concert, which takes her label Telarc out, unusually, on the road. This concert was given in November 2003 at the Berlin Philharmonie and was engineered by ace classical recording veteran Adam Abeshouse; the sound quality is not significantly different from a studio recording, and while it does not capture the crackling electricity of some live dates, it is free of coughs, fidgeting, and other kinds of aural distractions. It opens with a very fine Bach French Suite No. 5 in G major, and Bach really seems to be Dinnerstein's strong suit -- there are moments where the very manner in which she negotiates rests in this music is breathtaking and catches the listener off guard. Bach is also front and center in the Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach, "Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott" by contemporary composer P...
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| 1. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Allemande | Listen | Listen |
| 2. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Courante | Listen | Listen |
| 3. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Sarabande | Listen | Listen |
| 4. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Gavotte | Listen | Listen |
| 5. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Bourrée | Listen | Listen |
| 6. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Loure | Listen | Listen |
| 7. French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23): Gigue | Listen | Listen |
| 8. Variations (12) on a Chorale by J.S. Bach 'Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott' (Cantata No. 101), for piano: Chorale: Nimm von uns, H | Listen | Listen |
| 9. Variations (12) on a Chorale by J.S. Bach 'Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott' (Cantata No. 101), for piano: Variation 1: Sempre espr | Listen | Listen |
| 10. Variations (12) on a Chorale by J.S. Bach 'Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott' (Cantata No. 101), for piano: Variation 2: Più vivio | n/a | n/a |
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