Bach: Goldberg Variations, arr. for string trio: LEOPOLD STRING TRIO

Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s arrangement was made in 1985 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach’s birth, and it is dedicated to the memory of Glenn Gould, whose celebrated 1955 Columbia recording of the Goldberg Variations became an instant best-seller and introduced a whole generation to this extraordinary music. Sitkovetsky’s arrangement produces fascinating and delightful results, especially in this vigorous and sensitive performance from the Leopold String Trio.

Goldberg Variations 'Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen' BWV988[74'26]arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky (b1954)

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Aria[4'15]

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Variation 1: a 1 Clav.[1'46]

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Variation 2: a 1 Clav.[1'23]

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Variation 3: Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav.[2'01]

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Variation 4: a 1 Clav.[1'03]

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Variation 5: a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.[1'23]

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Variation 6: Canone alla Secunda. a 1 Clav.[1'15]

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Variation 7: a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga[2'10]

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Variation 8: a 2 Clav.[1'55]

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Variation 9: Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.[1'35]

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Variation 10: Fughetta. a 1 Clav.[1'30]

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Variation 11: a 2 Clav.[1'54]

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Variation 12: Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav.[1'58]

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Variation 13: a 2 Clav.[4'39]

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Variation 14: a 2 Clav.[2'04]

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Variation 15: Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante[3'49]

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Variation 16: Ouverture. a 1 Clav.[2'38]

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Variation 17: a 2 Clav.[1'59]

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Variation 18: Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav.[1'30]

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Variation 19: a 1 Clav.[1'47]

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Variation 20: a 2 Clav.[1'57]

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Variation 21: Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav.[1'57]

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Variation 22: a 1 Clav.[1'11]

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Variation 23: a 1 Clav.[1'55]

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Variation 24: Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.[2'34]

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Variation 25: a 2 Clav. Adagio[7'11]

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Variation 26: a 2 Clav.[1'59]

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Variation 27: Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.[1'57]

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Variation 28: a 2 Clav.[2'34]

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Variation 29: a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.[2'22]

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Variation 30: Quodlibet. a 1 Clav.[1'57]

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Aria da capo[4'18]

This is a welcome new disc from the brilliant Leopold String Trio, one of the stars in Hyperion’s chamber-music galaxy.