Goldberg Variations 'Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen', BWV988 (Bach)
from Bach & Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations (CDA67826)
1 Aria [4'15]
2 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]
153 minutes 7 seconds 32 tracks
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‘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 ...