Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Duo Synaphé, Dimitar Ivanov, Angela Kleger
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8551455-56
Release: 2021
Size: 1.52 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
CD 01
01. Aria
02. Var. 1
03. Var. 2
04. Var. 3, Canone all’unisuono
05. Var. 4
06. Var. 5
07. Var. 6, Canone alla seconda
08. Var. 7, Al tempo di giga
09. Var. 8
10. Var. 9, Canone alla terza
11. Var. 10, Fughetta
12. Var. 11
13. Var. 12, Canone alla quarta
14. Var. 13
15. Var. 14
16. Var. 15, Canone alla quinta
CD 02
01. Var. 16, Ouverture
02. Var. 17
03. Var. 18, Canone alla sesta
04. Var. 19
05. Var. 20
06. Var. 21, Canone alla settima
07. Var. 22, Alla breve
08. Var. 23
09. Var. 24, Canone all’ottava
10. Var. 25, Adagio
11. Var. 26
12. Var. 27, Canone alla nona
13. Var. 28
14. Var. 29
15. Var. 30, Quodlibet
16. Aria da capo
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations is a contrapuntal tour de force, and one of the pinnacles in the history of the variation genre. Composed ‘to refresh the spirits of music-lovers’, it is a constantly fascinating and deeply enriching evocation of an entire musical universe. This arrangement with two ten-string guitars is a transcription of the original text including later corrections and additional musical indications made by the composer. The additional bass strings of these instruments provide an entire lower octave, giving access to the full range of musical timbres in this eternal masterpiece.