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Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Discography - Part 17

Complete Recordings 2009

< Part 16: Complete Recordings 2008

Part 18: Complete Recordings 2010 >


1

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Mario Raskin (Harpsichord) [Double manual harpsichord with chinoserie after Iohannes Ruckers 1612; Decoration: Karina Kohoutek; Maker: Leopoldo Perez Robledo; Provided for the 2009 Cycle by Margaret Irwin-Brandon]

YouTube

Jan 11, 2009

Video

Recorded live in the Early Keyboard Music Cycle, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Variation 5 [1:18] | Variation 8 [1:13] | Variation 11 [1:10] | Variation 12 [2:08] | Variation 19 [1:03]


2

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Johan Hugosson (Piano)

Johan Hugosson

Feb 15, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded live in Malmö, Sweden.
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3

J.S. Bach. Goldbergvariations on Clavichord [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Benjamin-Joseph Steens (Clavichord)

EPR-Classic 007

Feb 17-18, 2009

CD / TT: 79:17

Recorded at Freyr (B), Villa Les Pommiers, France.
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4

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen [K-8]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [86:20]

Yoshio Watanabe (Harpsichord)

ALM Records ALCD-1110/11

Feb 26, 2009

2-CD / TT:

Recorded in Japan.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Y. Watanabe.


5

J.S. Bach: "Goldberg Variations" (complete) | Cory Hall, pianist [KV-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [57:41]

Cory Hall (Piano)

YouTube

Mar 2009

Video / TT: 57:41

Recorded at the artist’s house in Gulfport, Florida, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [57:41]


6

J.S. Bach: Reconstructions & Transcriptions for Strings [T-1]

Bach-A. Lohmann: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, transcribed for strings [15:13]: Ouverture [3:17], Variation 7 [1:32], Variation 21 [3:15], Variation 25 [9:58], Variation 28 [2:38], Aria [4:31]

Antoinette Lohmann

Furor Musicus

Edition Lilac 110910-2

Mar 2009

CD / TT: 72:45
MP3 / TT: 72:45

Recorded at…
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7

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, Transcribed for string trio by the Goldberg Trio Lucerne; A. Schnittke: String Trio [T-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, transcribed for string trio by Goldberg Trio Lucerne [41:35]

Goldberg Trio Lucerne

Ina Dmitrova (violin); Annette Bartholdy (viola); Matta Zappa (cello))

Guild GMCD-7350

Mar 30-Apr 1, 2009

CD / TT: 68:06

Recorded at Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen: Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen BWV 988 [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Martin Schmeding (Organ) [Gottfried-Silbermann organ, 1755]

Cybele 030.802

Mar 31-Apr 3, 2009

SACD / TT: 74:44

Recorded at Kathedrale Dresden (Hofkirche), Germany.
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9

Bach: Variazioni Goldberg, Maria Perrotta,pf. [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Maria Perrotta (Piano)

YouTube

Apr 5, 2009

Video / TT: 43:52

Recorded & filmed live at SpazioTeatro 89, Milan, Italy.
1st recording of Goldberg Bariations BWV 988 by M. Perrotta.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [43:52]: Part 1 [10:35] | Part 2 [4:35] | Part 3 [10:54] | Part 4 [10:04] | Part 5 [7:44]


10

J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, Version for 2 pianos by Rheinberger/Reger [T-2]

Bach-Rheinberger/Bach-Reger: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for 2 pianos

Tal & Groethuysen (Piano Duo)

Sony Classical

Apr 6-8, 2009

CD / TT: 76:06 / 75:53

Recorded at Erholungshaus der BAYER AG, Leverkusen, Germany.
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11

The Art of Transcription - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; 15 Sinfonias (Arrangements for String Trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky) [T-4]

 

Bach-D. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for string trio [47:22]

Dmitry Sitkovetsky (Violin); Yuri Zhislin (Viola); Luigi Piovano (Cello)

Nimbus NI-6199

Jun 2009

CD / TT: 73:52
MP3: / TT: 73:32

Recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.
4th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by D. Sitkovetsky.
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12

The Goldberg Variations for digital harpsichord [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Richard Crowell (Digital Harpsichord)

Crowell Studios

Jun 2009 [released]

CD / TT:

2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by R. Crowell.


13

J.S. Bach: Goldberg variations [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Freddy Kempf (Piano)

BBC Music

Jul 3, 2009

CD / TT: 70:06

Recorded live at the Mananan International Festival, Isle of Man, British Isles. Accompanies serial BBC music magazine, V. 19, No. 11, Aug. 2011
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14

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen [K-5]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988
+DVD "Andreas Staier über Bach's Goldberg-Variationen", a movie by Christian Leblé.

Andreas Staier (Harpsichord) [Hemsch 1761]

Harmonia Mundi France 902058

Jul 2009

CD + DVD / TT: 80:31

Recorded at Teldex Studio Berlin, Germany,
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Staier.
Watch on YouTube:
Andreas Staier Plays and Discusses the Goldberg Variations [23:26]
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15

Goldberg's Lullaby

Goldberg's Lullaby is a re-composition of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988 using Shearing's "Lullaby of Birdland" as the theme for 30 variations. Each track follows the model set by Bach: Aria, Toccata, Allemande, Canon at the Unison, etc. Unlike Bach, however, Goldberg's Lullaby, in true variation form, develops melodic and rhythmic material from the theme as well as the harmonic progression.

Paul Whetstone (Piano)

PAW Music

Jul 2009 [released]

CD / TT:

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16

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

 

Bach-D. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for string trio

Roman Patočka (Violin); Jakub Fišer (Viola); Jiří Bárta (Cello)

YouTube

Aug 17, 2009

Audio / TT: 77:08

Recorded live at Evangelical Church, Marienbad, Czech Republic, in the frame of 50th Chopin Festival (August 13-22, 2009). Czech premiere.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [77:08]: Part 1 [20:21] + Part 2 [30:51] + Part 3 [25:56]


17

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations for Accordion [T-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for accordion

Teodoro Anzellotti (Accordion)

Winter & Winter

Oct 2009

CD / TT: 72:05

Recorded at Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
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18

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988 [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [72:41]

Ingrid Marsoner (Piano) [Steineay & Sons]

Gramola 98846
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Oct 2009

CD / TT: 72:41
MP3 / TT: 72:26

Recorded at Lehár Theater, Bad Ischl, Upper Austria.
Producer: Richard Winter; Balance Engineer & Mastering: Laco Krajcovic, Otto Nopp; Piano Maintenance: Michael Hahn.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [72:07]
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19

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variationen [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [79:17]

Borbála Dobozy (Harpsichord) [Replica of a German Michael Mietke’s double-manual harpsichord, built around 1710, from the workshop of Jan Bečička & Stanislav Hüttl & Petr Šefl , 2005; Pitch a = 415 Hz Kirnberger III]

Nibiru 522131

Nov 6-8, 2009

CD / TT: 79:17

Recorded at Zámku v Nebílovech (Nebílovy Castle), Czech Republic.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria + Variations 1-15 [39:12]
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 79:31]


20

Piano Lyrik (mit Goldberg Variationen) [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Parts 1-4 [10:00, 10:02, 8:38, 10:40 = 39:20]

Ann-Helena Schlüter (Piano)

Cap-music 5203631

Nov 18, 2009

CD / TT: 79:10

Recorded live at Hochschule für Musik, Konzertsaal, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany.
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21

Bach (Busonified): Concerto in D minor; Goldberg Variations [T-1]

Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, free arrangement for piano: Part 1 [15:00], Part 2 [16:08], Part 3 [8:55]

Ming Aldrich-Gan (Piano)

Ming Aldrich-Gan

Nov 21, 2009

CD / TT: 63:18

Recorded live at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
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Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [39:54] | Complete Work [39:54]
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22

Bach Goldberg variations for string trio bwv 988 por el Trío Gabriel Rodó

 

Bach-D. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for string trio: Aria + Variations 1-4, 7-9, 25 [22:11]

Trío Gabriel Rodó

Liliana Mesa (Violin); María Rodríguez (Viola); Pilar Bolaños (Violonchelo)

YouTube

Dec 23, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Sala Roque Bentayga de INFECAR, Las Palma, Gran Canaria, Spain, in the cycle 'JOGC en Cámara, una Nueva Generación'.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [22:11]: Part 1: Aria + Variations 1-3 [8:20] + Part 2: Variations 4, 6, 25 [7:53] + Part 3: Variation 7-9 [5:58]


23

The Goldberger Variations [T-1]

 
 

1. Stay Young [3:51]
2. Not Another Song About the Rain [6:11]
3. Weird To You [3:28]
4. Lifetime [4:08]
5. Salt Creek [1:17]
6. Lace and Pretty Flowers [3:54]
7. God Only Knows [3:18]
8. I Ain't Living Long Like This [5:06]
9. Ghost In This House [3:51]
10. All I Need [3:10]
11. Five In the Morning [4:35]
12. The Times They Are A' Changing [5:06]
13. Twilight [2:45]

Steve Goldberger

Shed Records

Dec 2009 [released]

CD / TT: 50:40

Except the similarity of titles, this album has no connection with J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Steve Goldberger’s studio album featuring a few originals but mostly “variations” on songs by his favourite Canadian and global songwriters.
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24

Gillian Y. Hu [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria [3:57], Variation 1 [1:47], Variation 2 [1:29], Variation 3 [2:04], Variation 4 [1:03], Variation 5 [2:04], Variation 12 [2:10]

Gillian Y. Hu (Piano)

Radiopoet Productions

Dec 2009 [released]

CD / TT:

Recorded at…
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< Part 16: Complete Recordings 2008

Part 18: Complete Recordings 2010 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2009 - January 2021)
Thanks to contributors: Raya Cohelio (November 2010); Arie Goud (July 2010); Edward Shannon Jeter (February 2011); Serge Smirnoff (February 2014, February 2020, March 2020, June 2020) 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Details
Copmplete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1994 | 1995-1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
Comparative Review: Goldberg Variations on Piano: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Comparative Review: Round-Up of Goldberg Variations Recordings: Recordings | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7
Reviews of Individual Recordings: GV - R. Barami, J. Crossland, O. Dantone, D. Propper | GV - M. Cole | GV - J. Crossland | GV - E. Dershavina | GV - S. Dinnerstein | GV - R. Egarr [Lehman] | GV - R. Egarr [Satz] | GV - R. Egarr [Bright] | GV - Feltsman | GV- P. Hantai | GV - P. Hantaï (2nd) | GV - K. Haugsand | GV - A. Hewitt | GV - R. Holloway | GV- H. Ingolfsdottir | GV- K. Ishizaka | GV - J. Jando | GV - B. Lagacé | GV - G. Leonhardt | GV- K. Lifschitz | GV - A. Newman | GV - T. Nikolayeva 3rd | GV- J. Payne | GV - W. Riemer | GV - C. Rousset | GV - S. Schepkin, M. Yudina & P. Serkin | GV - A. Schiff [ECM] | GV- H. Small | GV - M. Suzuki | GV - G. Toth | GV - K.v. Trich | GV - R. Tureck [Satz] | GV - R. Tureck [Lehman] | GV- B. Verlet | GV - A. Vieru | GV - J. Vinikour | GV - A. Weissenberg | GV - Z. Xiao-Mei
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Quodlibet in GV | GV for Strings
Discussions of Individual Recordings: GV - D..Barenboim | GV - P.J. Belder | GV - E. Dershavina | GV - S. Dinnerstein | GV - R. Egarr | GV - V. Feltsman | GV - C. Frisch | GV - G. Gould | GV - P. Hantaï | GV - R. Holloway | GV - J. Jando | GV - K. Jarrett | GV - G. Leonhardt | GV - V. Makin | GV - A. Newman | GV - S. Ross | GV - A. Schiff | GV - R. Schirmer | GV - H. Small | GV - G. Sultan | GV - G. Toth | GV - R. Tureck | GV - S. Vartolo | GV - B. Verlet
Articles: The Quodlibet as Represented in Bach’s Final Goldberg Variation BWV 988/30 [T. Braatz]


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