J. S. Bach - Tizenöt Kétszólamú Invenció - 15 Inventions / Tizenöt Háromszólamú Invenció - 15 Three-part Inventions / Schiff András / HUNGAROTON LP DIGITAL STEREO SLPDL 31023 /

Tracklist:

A   Kétszolamu invenciok BWV 772a - 786 / Invention

     1. C-dur (1' 27”)

     2. c-moll (1' 57"’)

     3. D-dir (1' 14’')

     4. d-moll (0' 45’')

     5. Esz-dur (1' 25'')

     6. E-dur  (3' 18")

     7. e-moll (1’ 47'')

     8. F-dur  (0' 52'’)

     9. f-moll (1' 48’)

    10. G-dur (1’ 03")

    11. g-moll (1' O1"’)

    12. A-dur (1' 10’)

    13. a-moll (1’' 18")

    14. B-dur  (1' 23")

    15. h-moll (1' 08"')

B   Haromszolamu invenciok BWV 787 - 801 / 15 Three-part Inventions

    1. C-dur (1’ 01'’)

    2. c-moll (2' 10")

    3. D-dur (1’ 10’’)

    4. d-moll (2' 06’')

    5. Esz-dur (2' 15'')

    6. E-dur (1’ 15'")

    7. e-moll (2' 13")

    8. F-dur (1’ 02'’)

    9. f-moll (3’ 22’')

  10. G-dur (1’ 05'’)

  11. g-moll (1' 58’’)

  12. A-dur (1’ 22'')

  13. a-moll (1' 43")

  14. B-dur (1’ 10'’)

  15. h-moll (1' 17")

Andras Schiff's elucidation of the counterpoint is unrivaled, not even by harpsichordists with rigorous musicological background.

To my ears, this set stands out among the World's distinguished performances mainly in 2 ways: its elucidation of counterpoint and its fusion of the Historically-Informed Performance (HIP) practice with the expressive devices of the modern grand pianos.