Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Fazıl Say

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a set of keyboard variations by Johann Sebastian Bach, published in 1741. The work exemplifies Baroque contrapuntal technique and variation form, developing a simple opening theme through thirty variations that range from strict canons at successive intervals to elaborate and virtuosic keyboard writing, and it occupies a central place in Bach's late keyboard output and the history of the variation genre.
First released: 25th November 2022

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
    4:36
  2. 2.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation I
    1:55
  3. 3.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation II
    1:16
  4. 4.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation III. Canone all’unisono
    2:04
  5. 5.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation IV
    1:05
  6. 6.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation V
    1:31
  7. 7.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VI. Canone alla seconda
    1:04
  8. 8.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VII. Al tempo di giga
    2:10
  9. 9.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VIII
    1:52
  10. 10.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation IX. Canone alla terza
    2:07
  11. 11.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation X. Fughetta
    1:34
  12. 12.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XI
    1:48
  13. 13.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XII. Canone alla quarta
    2:46
  14. 14.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIII
    4:04
  15. 15.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIV
    2:08
  16. 16.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XV. Canone alla quinta
    3:58
  17. 17.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVI. Ouverture
    2:53
  18. 18.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVII
    1:51
  19. 19.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVIII. Canone alla sesta
    1:18
  20. 20.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIX
    1:08
  21. 21.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XX
    2:01
  22. 22.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXI. Canone alla settima
    3:01
  23. 23.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXII
    1:20
  24. 24.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIII
    2:16
  25. 25.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIV. Canone all’ottava
    3:15
  26. 26.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXV
    5:58
  27. 27.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVI
    2:00
  28. 28.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVII. Canone alla nona
    1:52
  29. 29.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVIII
    2:17
  30. 30.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIX
    2:01
  31. 31.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXX. Quodlibet
    1:27
  32. 32.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo
    4:55

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