Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations is a contrapuntal tour de force, and one of the pinnacles in the history of the variation genre. Composed ‘to refresh the spirits of music-lovers’, it is a constantly fascinating and deeply enriching evocation of an entire musical universe. This arrangement with two ten-string guitars is a transcription of the original text including later corrections and additional musical indications made by the composer. The additional bass strings of these instruments provide an entire lower octave, giving access to the full range of musical timbres in this eternal masterpiece.
Disc 1
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. for 10-string guitar duo)
1 Aria 04:36
2 Variatio 1. a 1 Clav. 02:14
3 Variatio 2. a 1 Clav. 01:49
4 Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav. 02:11
5 Variatio 4. a 1 Clav. 01:07
6 Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 02:02
7 Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. 01:35
8 Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 01:45
9 Variatio 8. a 2 Clav. 02:27
10 Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. 02:08
11 Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav. 01:39
12 Variatio 11. a 2 Clav. 02:23
13 Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav. 02:53
14 Variatio 13. a 2 Clav. 05:20
15 Variatio 14. a 2 Clav. 02:56
16 Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. 04:46
Disc 2
1 Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav. 03:10
2 Variatio 17. a 2 Clav. 02:15
3 Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav. 01:26
4 Variatio 19. a 1 Clav. 01:29
5 Variatio 20. a 2 Clav. 02:43
6 Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. 02:59
7 Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. 01:34
8 Variatio 23. a 2 Clav. 02:43
9 Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. 02:55
10 Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. 03:55
11 Variatio 26. a 2 Clav. 02:52
12 Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. 02:16
13 Variatio 28. a 2 Clav. 02:34
14 Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 02:41
15 Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. 02:01
16 Aria da capo 04:43
Total Playing Time: 01:24:07
