Credits:

Rachmaninov / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Description:

The Goldberg Variations, consisting of arias and variations, were composed at the request of Count Kaiserling, who was suffering from insomnia due to his hard work at the time, to "comfort him during sleepless nights. This piece, which is also the last chapter of Bach's "Clavier Exercises," is a fine piece full of structural beauty that bridges the gap from the Baroque to the Classical era. However, since it was originally intended to be played on the clavier, which has a two-stage keyboard, it includes some variations that are difficult to play on the piano. Alexandre Tharaud confronts this piece, which is loved by all pianists and piano music fans, with a full heart. The precise and steady tempo, especially the crisp and strong left hand movements, are sure to imbue us with a new sense of this work. Warner Music Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: I. Aria
2.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: II. Variatio 1 a 1 clav.
3.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: III. Variatio 2 a 1 clav.
4.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: IV. Variatio 3 Canone all Unisuono a 1 clav.
5.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: V. Variatio 4 a 1 clav.
6.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: VI. Variatio 5 a 1 o vero 2 clav.
7.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: VII. Variatio 6 Canone alla seconda a 1 clav.
8.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: VIII. Variatio 7a 1 o vero 2 clav.
9.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: IX. Variatio 8 a 2 clav.
10.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: X. Variatio 9 Canone alla terza a 2 clav.
11.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XI. Variatio 10 Fughetta a 1 clav.
12.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XII. Variatio 11 a 2 clav.
13.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XIII. Variatio 12 Canone alla quarta
14.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XIV. Variatio 13 a 2 clav.
15.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XV. Variatio 14 a 2 clav.
16.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XVI. Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 clav.
17.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XVII. Variatio 16 a 1 clav. Ouvertura
18.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XVIII. Variatio 17 a 2 clav.
19.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XIX. Variatio 18 Canone alla sexta a 1 clav.
20.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XX. Variatio 19 a 1 clav.
21.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXI. Variatio 20 a 2 clav.
22.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXII. Variatio 21 canone alla settima a 1 clav.
23.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXIII. Variatio 22 a 1 clav. alla breve
24.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXIV. Variatio 23 a 2 clav.
25.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXV. Variatio 24 Canone alla Ottava a 1 clav.
26.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXVI. Variatio 25 a 2 clav.
27.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXVII. Variatio 26 a 2 clav.
28.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXVIII. Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona a 2 clav.
29.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXIX. Variatio 28 a 1 clav.
30.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXX. Variatio 29 a 1 o vero 2 clav.
31.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXXI. Variatio 30 a 1 clav. Quodlibet
32.Goldberg Variations BWV 988: XXXII. Aria da Capo e fine