Reine Gianoli plays the French Suites of J S Bach

Originally from 1953, here are the later reissues on Westminster, over two volumes, of Reine Gianoli playing the French Suites of J S Bach. This might have been one of the first integral recordings of these delightful works as played on a modern piano.

Gianoli has a splendid touch, which when combined with a keen sense of structure, yields a first rate performance. This is a magnificent achievement from start to finish and Gianoli makes the strongest possible case for these works being viable within the sound world of a modern piano.


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Reine Gianoli and Paul Badura Skoda in Mozart's Two Piano Concerto K 242

Charm Nick at Grumpy's Classics Cave recently posted the pianist Reine Gianoli performing Bach. I'm going to piggy back on that with this offering of Mozart's Two Piano Concerto K 242. Unfortunately, the flip side with K 365 was in a bad shape and beyond my restorative abilities.

There is some very fine playing going on here between Gianoli and Badura Skoda. The latter is probably one of the finest Mozartian's of the last century. I think that Hermann Scherchen leads a suitable accompaniment without the mannerisms that he was sometimes known for. Admittedly, I had not heard of Gianoli before I picked up this record. Listening to her here and on Charm Nick's posting in Bach reveals a strong player with good technique who also has an almost willful approach to the music. In fact, I believe that Gianoli imparts a lot of herself in the music, maybe bordering on over the top. Well, you be the judge.

An interesting discovery, nonetheless.

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