Bach: Goldberg Variations

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Andrea Bacchetti's latest recording of Bach's great set of variations is one of the most wonderful things I have ever heard...Every single variation here is thought out afresh, but what is still... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Feb 2011
Catalogue No: CDS659
Label: Dynamic
Length: 72 minutes

Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988

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Aria

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Variatio 1. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 2. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono a 1 Clav.

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Variatio 4. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 5. A 1 o vero 2 Clav.

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Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 7. A 1 o vero 2 Clav.

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Variatio 8. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 9. Canzone alla Terza. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 10. Fughetta. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 11. A Clav.

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Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 13. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 14. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 16. Ouverture. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 17. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 19. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 20. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 22. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 23. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 24. Canone all´ Ottava. A 1 Clav.

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Variatio 25. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 26. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 28. A 2 Clav.

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Variatio 29. A 1 o vero 2 Clav.

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Variatio 30. Quodlibet. A 1 Clav.

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Aria da capo

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Bach, J S: Anna Magdalene's Notebook: Kleine Suite (BWV Anh. 113-132)

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Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114

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Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV691 'Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten'

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Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten, BWV 691

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Bach, J S: Anna Magdalene's Notebook: Kleine Suite (BWV Anh. 113-132)

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March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122

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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988

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Aria

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Excerpt, Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

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Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

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The acclaimed pianist Andrea Bacchetti has recorded a disc of J.S Bach’s popular Goldberg Variations and five pieces from the set of harpsichord pieces entitled ‘Clavierbüchlein’, written for his second wife Anna Magdalena. Alongside various single pieces that were not used again, the collections contain the first drafts of works that were later to become parts of other important collections, like the French Suites and the Well-tempered Clavier. This is seen in the Praeludium in C major which is almost identical to the start of the first volume of the Well-tempered Clavier; the Aria in G major is the starting point for the Goldberg Variations; and the chorale Wer nun den lieben Gott will be found again in a later manuscript collection of chorales.

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May 2011

Andrea Bacchetti's latest recording of Bach's great set of variations is one of the most wonderful things I have ever heard...Every single variation here is thought out afresh, but what is still more remarkable is the cumulative energy, so that by the time Bacchetti had reached the last four, I had an idiot grin of ecstasy, which refused to go away.

September/October 2011

I have listened a lot to Andrea Bacchetti's Bach and I must say I find it easy to live with. The percussive attack of his Fazioli piano is only a step away freom the ping of the harpsichord, and in spite of the modern instrument Bacchetti's approach could be termed histrorically informed...Bacchetti gets on with things: hear how he flings himself into the first variation. It is vigorous and joyful, even a touch crude on certain bass notes (which I like).

April 2011

He is a clear and elegant pianist, with crisp, immaculate fingerwork that is certainly a prerequisite for the Goldberg Variation, as well as lovely legato and a tone that surrounds his distinct articulation with liquiescence...Bacchetti’s playing is immensely likeable

Musical Opinion July/August 2011

This new release of this extraordinary masterpiece by the young Italian pianist Andrea Bacchetti is of high quality, both in terms of its musical understanding and technical mastery. The recording quality is also first-rate...Bacchetti is a very fine player indeed, with an excellent understanding of Bach and of the period...The little 'Anna Magdalena' pieces make a delightful bonus, and this CD can be warmly recommended.

Bach: Goldberg Variations

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