Bach: Goldberg Variations
- J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg
- Pierre Hantaï
Opus 111 30-84
Opus 111 2024
Contents:
- Aria
- Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 4. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
- Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga
- Variatio 8. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 11. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 13. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. andante
- Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 19. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 22. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. adagio
- Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
- Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav.
- Aria da capo e Fine
Instrument: Harpsichord, Bruce Kennedy, Amsterdam 1985 (after
Michael Mietke, Berlin 1702-4)
Playing time: 77'
Recording date: June 1992
Of course, the Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) are probably
well-known to every reader. They appeared in print in 1741 or
1742, entitled "Clavier Übung IV: Aria mit verschiedenen
Veränderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen." They
continue to be considered a monument of Western music.
Hantaï's next recording:
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