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Title: straightforward readings at neck-breaking speeds
Review: I have lived with these recordings for several years now. I liked them at first, but as the years went by and comparisons to other performers multiplied, my disillusionment and hostility have grown to the point that playing them today all I hear is straightforward readings at neck-breaking speeds, devoid of any imaginative phrasing, and which do not give you any idea of what these works are about. The Goldbergs are the best and the Italian Concerto is the worst (it's an insult to Bach), but overall in my humble opinion it's a waste of time. You can find several reviews on line (not only on Amazon) that praise this set to high heaven. De gustibus.
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