The complete keyboard works 2016 official digital download 24bit96khz published august 30, 2018 zuzana ruzickova j. Ruzickovas health is said to be fragile, but the getzels describe her as indomitable. Bach goldberg variations zuzana ruzickova, harpsichord supraphon lp. In the late 1930s she was planning to go to france to study with the pioneering harpischordist wanda landowska, but everything changed for her when the nazis invaded czechoslovakia in 1938 and she was. Zuzana ruzickova, holocaust survivor and harpsichordist. Goldberg variations, for keyboard, details allmusic. Zuzana ruzickova endured three concentration camps in world war two, including auschwitz, before going on to become one of the worlds leading harpsichordists. Informacje o complete keyboard works ruzickova zuzana 20 cd 7716995973 w archiwum allegro. Bach, zuzana ruzickova the complete keyboard works 2016. In addition to the solo works, this set includes the sonatas for violin and harpsichord with. Harpsichordist zuzana ruzickova, who survived three nazi. Devoting ones life to the harpsichord the new yorker.
The renowned harpsichordist zuzana ruzickova, a holocaust survivor who became the first soloist to record johann sebastian bachs complete works for keyboard instruments, has died aged 90. Zuzana ruzickova, who has died aged 90, survived no fewer than three german concentration camps as well as persecution by the czech communists to become an accomplished harpsichordist. Johann sebastian bach, composer zuzana ruzickova, harpsichord, mainartist. Era 903233 2 lps welltempered clavier book ii bwv 87093 recorded circa 1969, prague. Once, she was offered a new book by solzhenitsyn in a bookshop in paris.
Her musical talent became apparent at an early age. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. To explain zuzana ruzickova would mean explaining how music is more than entertainment, how every faculty of the mind and the heart devoted to music is. Join facebook to connect with zuzana ruzickova and others you may know. January 14, 1927 plzen, czechoslovakia the noted czech harpsichordist and teacher, zuzana zuzanna ruzickova ruzickova, ruzickova, into an upper class jewish. Zuzana ruzickova pierre fournier josef suk jeanpierre rampal label. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The goldberg variations emerge as individual character pieces as a result of ruickovs broad textural palette and unpredictable game plan.
Peppers lonely hearts club band out of a list of greatest rock albums of. The complete keyboard works zuzana ruzickova on allmusic 2016. Im aware of the german spelling and the existence of umlauts, but as far as i know, handel is the common spelling in english, and you will find it all the time in concert programs, cds, biographies and even in academic works. Bach, zuzana ruzickova the complete keyboard works. This if the third recording of bachs welltempered clavier by the czech harpsichordist zuzana ruzickova, born in 1928.
Picking five great recordings of the goldberg variations these days without mentioning gould is a little like leaving sgt. Johann sebastian bach completed the goldberg variations, bwv 988, for keyboard in 1741. First published in 1741, the work is one of the most important citation needed examples of the variation form. Zuzana ruzickova cembalo, pierre fournier, josef suk, jeanpierre. The complete keyboard works by zuzana ruzickova from. To say the main character, gloria goldberg goldberg garrison gloria ggg is unlikable is an understatement. The goldberg variations are played mostly without repeats but with an. January 14, 1928 plzen pilsen, czechoslovakia died.
As a teenager she was interned in multiple concentration camps during world war ii and forced to perform slave labor. It is named after johann gottlieb goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work. Scholars at the end of the twentieth century were still debating the exact details of the works origin, but many accept that j. Zuzana ruzickova, leading harpsichordist and war survivor. Rarely has so much unpleasantness been put into a fictional character. Recorded in 1995, on two excellent harpsichords one a ruckers copy, for book i, and a harass copy for book ii this is a strange recording. The complete keyboard works by zuzana ruzickova from amazons classical music store. The goldberg variations, bwv 988, is a musical composition for harpsichord by johann sebastian bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations.
Earlier version of zuzana ruzickova johann sebastian bach goldberg variations, bwv 988 barcode and other identifiers matrix runout runout etched side 1 sterling stamped. September 27, 2017 prague, czech republic the noted czech harpsichordist and teacher, zuzana zuzanna ruzickova ruzickova, ruzickova, was born into an upper class jewish family. To explain zuzana ruzickova would mean explaining how music is more than. Central to her career, the music of bach also helped her to transcend with grace the extraordinary adversity she faced during world war ii and the communist era. Ive also been listening to her second wtc, the one on the ruckers, i dont think its a supraphon, its fun, full of unexpected ear tickling colours and dynamic changes.
Zuzana ruzickova 20 cd bach edition eratowarner classics. The goldberg variations emerge as individual character pieces as a result of ruickovs broad textural palette and unpredictable game plan regarding repeats for some strange reason ruickov opts for all of variation 2s repeats but does not play the first endings as. Zuzana ruzickova bachs instrumental works discography. To explain zuzana ruzickova would mean explaining how music is more than entertainment, how every faculty of the mind and the heart devoted to music is energy well spent. It took me ninety years to understand bachs goldberg variations. Era 9034 goldberg variations bwv 988 recorded 30 november 1970 at salle adyar, paris. Deceptive cadence professor christoph wolff, todays top bach answer man, helps kick off a week of goldberg explorations. January 14, 1927 plzen, czechoslovakia the noted czech harpsichordist and. Johann sebastian bach welltempered clavier, book 1. Warner classics this 20cd set of bach recordings marks the 90th birthday of the great czech harpsichordist zuzana rikov, which falls on january 14th 2017. Anyway well worth catching for ruzickovas performance, and the organist whose name escapes me is listenable and the organ good. Zuzana ruzickova bach the complete keyboard works cd05 goldberg variations used drive.
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