J.S. Bach the Goldberg Variations
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Consisting of an aria and 30 contrasting variations, performed on the harpsichord, the original instrument for which these works were written. At once both cerebral and emotional. It's a feast for your ears!
Genre: Classical: Baroque
Release Date: 2012
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1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
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3:39
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2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
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1:49
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3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
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4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3 (Canone)
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5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
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6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
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7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6 (Canone)
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8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7 (Al Tempo Di Giga)
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9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8
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10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9 (Canone)
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11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10
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12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11
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13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12 (Canone)
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14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13
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15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14
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16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15 (Canone)
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17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16 (Ouverture)
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18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17
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19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18 (Canone)
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20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19
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21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20
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22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21 (Canone)
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23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22
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24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23
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25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24 (Canone)
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26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25 (Adagio)
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27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26
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28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27 (Canone)
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29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
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30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29
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31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30 (Quodlibet)
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32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo
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The Goldberg Variations, a name given not by Bach, but by Forkel in his 1802 treatise on the life and music of Bach, in which he relates the story that Bach wrote them for Count Kaiserling to be played by Bach’s pupil Johann Gottleib Goldberg. This story is most likely fictitious, but over time, the name has stuck. They were originally given the title “ Keyboard-practice, consisting of an Aria with different variations for the harpsichord with two manuals. Prepared for the enjoyment of music-lovers by Johann Sebastian Bach, Polish royal and Saxon electoral court-composer, director and choirmaster in Leipzig.” I think that the shorter name is much easier to remember.
The entire group has an interesting structure. Every third piece, beginning with the third variation, is a canon, each in turn beginning on the next successive scale note. Interestingly enough, the “overture” is placed in the middle.
Variation 3: canon at the unison
Variation 6: canon at the second
Variation 9: canon at the third
Variation 10: fughetta
Variation 12: canon at the fourth
Variation 15: canon at the fifth
Variation 16: overture
Variation 18: canon at the sixth
Variation 21: canon at the seventh
Variation 24: canon at the octave
Variation 27: canon at the ninth
Variation 30: Quodlibet (a Latin term that means “what pleases”. It consists of a compilation of different popular melodies of the time, set in counterpoint.)
The group begins and ends with a statement of the “Aria,” the subject on which the variations are based. The Aria also appears as a Sarabande in Anna Magdalena Bach’s notebook of the year 1725.
Overall, this is a challenging and ultimately delightful collection of pieces, encompassing a wide variety of moods and tempos.
Enjoy!
Wynn Erickson
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