[CAUT] Goldberg Variations

G Cousins cousins_gerry at msn.com
Fri Sep 18 15:13:01 MDT 2009


Ed,
I concur with the Valotti-Young. Last semester we had Sr recitals one Goldberg and the other I don't immediately remember. Both were well "reviewed" by those in attendance.   (Martin double w double transposing)

Gerry Cousins
West Chester University of PA

From: ed440 at mindspring.com
To: caut at ptg.org
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:00 -0400
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Goldberg Variations










Goldberg stays pretty close to G major. You might 
try Jorgensen's "Valotti-Young" well-temperament, which is Valotti transposed to 
center on G. This would generally give "repose" on G major and "spice" at the 
edges.
 
Ed Sutton

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  Donald 
  McKechnie 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 4:12 
  PM
  Subject: [CAUT] Goldberg Variations
  
All,
  

  Our harpsichord professor and students will be performing the Goldberg 
  Variations on our harpsichords next month. She wants a well temperament that 
  works for the Goldbergs. I have been tuning the Bach/Lehman but 
  she does not particularly like it this work. There is some time to 
  experiment with various temperaments but I though it might be helpful to query 
  this list for some suggestions?
  

  Thanks!
  Don

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Donald McKechnie
  Piano Technician
  Ithaca College
  dmckech at ithaca.edu
  607.274.3908
  

 		 	   		  
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