Bach,J.S. / Barto,Tzimon - Bach Goldberg Variations - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Aria 2. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 1 3. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 2 4. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 3. Canone All'unisono 5. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 4 6. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 5 7. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 6. Canone Alla Seconda 8. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 7. Al Tempo Di Giga 9. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 8 10. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 9. Canone Alla Terza 11. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 10. Fughetta 12. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 11 13. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 12. Canone Alla Quarta 14. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 13 15. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 14 16. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 15. Canone Alla Quinta 17. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 16. Ouverture 18. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 17 19. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variatio 18. Canone Alla Sexta 20. Goldberg Variations, for Keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV)

Stepan Simonian writes InchWhy Bach? Why Goldberg? Johann Sebastian Bach was a true InchessenceInch of music a composer who brought literally everything together in his output, bridging all periods from Gregorian chant almost all the way to Viennese Classicism. In his seven early keyboard toccatas we encounter a young man gifted with genius, enriched by a multitude of musical influences, and still tempted to adapt to the musical developments of his day... Musical cycles such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Musical Offering, or The Art of Fugue constitute the ne plus ultra in terms of Bach's mastery of instrumental polyphony. The Goldberg Variations, conversely, present a compendium of his skill in composing variations. Since this variation cycle is written for a two-manual harpsichord, we can assume that Bach himself regarded it as an important milestone in his art as a performer on that instrument. Whether this supposition be true or not, there is no doubt that the Goldberg Variations represent one of the most outstanding works in the entire musical repertoire... Each time I perform, hear, or study these variations, I uncover new dimensions. They are brimming with the finest nuances, implications, and emotionally charged associations. The familiar path to that familiar home remains the same path, but the way I walk down it becomes thoroughly different every time.Inch

Album Tracks 1. Aria 2. Var 1 a 1 Clav 3. Var 2 a 1 Clav 4. Var 3 Canone All' Unisono 5. Var 4 a 1 Clav 6. Var 5 a 1 Ovvoro 2 Clav 7. Var 6 Canone Alla Seconda 8. Var 7 a 1 Ovvoro 2 Clav 9. Var 8 a 2 Clav 10. Var 9 Canone Alla Terza a 1 Clav 11. Var 10 Fughetta a 1 Clav 12. Var 11 a 2 Clav 13. Var 12 Canone Alla Quarta 14. Var 13 a 2 Clav 15. Var 14 a 2 Clav 16. Var 15 Canone a la Quinta in Moto Contrario a 1 Clav, Andante 17. Var 16 Ov a 1Clav 18. Var 17 a 2 Clav 19. Var 18 Canone Alla Sesta a 1 Clav 20. Var 19 a 1 Clav 21. Var 20 a 2 Clav 22. Var 21 Canone Alla Settima 23. Var 22 Alla Breve a 1 Clav 24. Var 23 a 2 Clav 25. Var 24 Canone All'ottava a 1 Clav 26. Var 25 a 2 Clav 27. Var 26 a 2 Clav 28. Var 27 Canone Alla Nona 29. Var 28 a 2 Clav 30. Var 29 a 1 Ov. 2 Clav 31. Var 30 Quodibet a 1 Clav 32. Aria