Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Jean Rondeau
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 9029650811
Release: 2022
Size: 2.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
01. Aria
02. Variation I
03. Variation II
04. Variation III. Canone all’unisono
05. Variation IV
06. Variation V
07. Variation VI. Canone alla seconda
08. Variation VII. Al tempo di giga
09. Variation VIII
10. Variation IX. Canone alla terza
11. Variation X. Fughetta
12. Variation XI
13. Variation XII. Canone alla quarta
14. Variation XIII
15. Variation XIV
16. Variation XV. Canone alla quinta in moto contrario
17. Variation XVI. Ouverture
18. Variation XVII
19. Variation XVIII. Canone alla sesta
20. Variation XIX
21. Variation XX
22. Variation XXI. Canone alla settima
23. Variation XXII
24. Variation XXIII
25. Variation XXIV. Canone all’ottava
26. Variation XXV
27. Variation XXVI
28. Variation XXVII. Canone alla nona
29. Variation XXVIII
30. Variation XXIX
31. Variation XXX. Quodlibet
32. Aria da capo
“An ode to silence” is how harpsichordist Jean Rondeau has described Bach’s Goldberg Variations. “I feel they were written for silence, in the sense that they take the place of silence,” he says. “All Bach is there in the Goldberg Variations … all music is there … and I will no doubt spend my life working on them.” To prepare his interpretation he consulted an original printed edition of the work, containing Bach’s own markings and corrections. “Through delving into this precious musicological source, I was able to make what I felt to be the most authentic choices.” Rondeau performs the set of variations in its complete form, with the indicated repeats and with judicious insertion of moments of silence.