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Reviewer: Peter
Burwasser
And what does this young
Parisian-born pianist bring to the Goldberg party that cannot be found in
the well over 100 recordings now in the catalog? A few things, actually. His
tone is attractively pearly, his tempos are moderate in a way that allows
the music to open up and breathe, and he tinkers with embellishments in an
imaginative and elegant way. He takes repeats as he sees fit, and I
basically commend his good taste in doing so. But that moderation in tempo
also results in playing that is never scintillating, even though he
obviously has the technique to play that way if he so chooses. Also, Tharaud
seems intent on playing in a dramatically objective manner, which I would
normally applaud, but it does leave this Bach a bit on the dry side, in an
emotional sense at least as compared to other modern interpretations. His
few liberties with the score, beyond the aforementioned customization of the
embellishments, include some interesting rhythmic phrasing and harmonic
voicing, effects which I enjoyed, but could sound somewhat precious to other
ears. This is music that is ever remarkable, in a performance that is not,
given the withering competition.
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