from Bach & Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations (CDA67826) 1 Aria [4'15] 153 minutes 7 seconds 32 tracks2 Variation 1: a 1 Clav. [1'46] 3 Variation 2: a 1 Clav. [1'23] 4 Variation 3: Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav. [2'01] 5 Variation 4: a 1 Clav. [1'03] 6 Variation 5: a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. [1'23] 7 Variation 6: Canone alla Secunda. a 1 Clav. [1'15] 8 Variation 7: a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga [2'10] 9 Variation 8: a 2 Clav. [1'55] 10 Variation 9: Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. [1'35] 11 Variation 10: Fughetta. a 1 Clav. [1'30] 12 Variation 11: a 2 Clav. [1'54] 13 Variation 12: Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav. [1'58] 14 Variation 13: a 2 Clav. [4'39] 15 Variation 14: a 2 Clav. [2'04] 16 Variation 15: Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante [3'49] 17 Variation 16: Ouverture. a 1 Clav. [2'38] 18 Variation 17: a 2 Clav. [1'59] 19 Variation 18: Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav. [1'30] 20 Variation 19: a 1 Clav. [1'47] 21 Variation 20: a 2 Clav. [1'57] 22 Variation 21: Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. [1'57] 23 Variation 22: a 1 Clav. [1'11] 24 Variation 23: a 1 Clav. [1'55] 25 Variation 24: Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. [2'34] 26 Variation 25: a 2 Clav. Adagio [7'11] 27 Variation 26: a 2 Clav. [1'59] 28 Variation 27: Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. [1'57] 29 Variation 28: a 2 Clav. [2'34] 30 Variation 29: a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. [2'22] 31 Variation 30: Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. [1'57] 32 Aria da capo [4'18] ‘This arrangement has been recorded several times … but the Leopold's belated entry into the field eclipses all others … the hushed withdrawing of the Aria's ultimate reprise is spellbinding ... ‘This is a triumphantly convincing account of the Goldberg Variations from the Leopold Trio, whose ability to draw the listener into the music never falters throughout this beautifully engineered reco ... ‘As I did before starting on the journey, you may wonder if the Goldberg Variations played by a string trio could ever be as good as the best of piano or harpsichord versions. After having heard this ... |