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Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Discography - Part 18

Complete Recordings 2010

< Part 17: Complete Recordings 2009

Part 19: Complete Recordings 2011 >


1

Bach: Goldberg Variations, arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky [T-1]

 

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

Leopold String Trio

Isabelle van Keulen (Violin); Lawrence Power (Viola); Kate Gould (Cello)

Hyperion CDA-67826

Jan 5 & Oct 11-12, 2010

CD / TT: 74:45

Recorded at Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth, England.
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2

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; 5 Pieces from the Clavierbüchlen for Anna Magdalena Bach [K-6]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [65:19]

Andrea Bacchetti (Piano)

Dynamic CDS-659

Jan 11, 2010

CD / TT: 72:40

Recorded at the Fazioli Concert Hall of Sacile (PN), Italy.
4th recordings of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Bacchetti.
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3

Christos Makropoulos plays The Goldberg Variations live [KV-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [45:53]

Christos Makropoulos (Piano) [brand-new Steinway]

YouTube

Jan 27, 2010

Video / TT: 46:32

Recorded & filmed live at the Parnassos Concert Hall, Athens, Greece.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by C. Makropoulos.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Part 1 [9:23] + Part 2 [10:24] + Part 3 [10:13] + Part 4 [10:22] + Part 5 [6:10; ends at 5:31]


4

M.M. Recital [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 []

Artem Anuchin (Piano)

Bowling Green State University

Jan 30, 2010

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Choral Rehearsal Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. Recital (M.M.).
Source: WorldCat Libraries


5

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Aria with diverse variations) 988 [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Colin Noble (Piano)

Centaur CRC-3135

Feb 1-3, 2010

CD / TT: 40:34

Recorded at ABC Orchestral Studio, Ferry Road, Brisbane, Australia.
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6

J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations [TV-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for 5 saxophones and 4 double-basses by Yasuaki Shimizu [39:28]

Yasuaki Shimizu & Saxophonettes

Yasuaki Shimizu (Tenor sax); Ryoko Egawa, Hirokazu Hayashida (Soprano, Alto sax); Ryota Higashi (Baritone sax); Hiroshi Suzuki (Alto, Tenor, Baritone sax); Daisuke Sasaki, Atsushi Kuramochi, Kenji Oishi, Masayuki Kimura (Double-basses)

YouTube

Concert: Feb 27, 2010
Reharsal: Feb 15, 2010

Video / TT: 39:28

Recorded & filmed live at Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Broadcast by NHK BS2 Channel in the programme Classic Club.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Y. Shimizu.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [39:28]: Part 1 [12:20] + Part 2 [14:59] + Part 3 [12:09] | Rehearsal [1:12]


7

Bach: Goldberg-Variations BWV 988 [K-2]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (Urtext edition used with newly discovered notes by Bach, found in 1975)

Tzvi Erez.(Piano) [1912 Bosendorfer piano]

Niv Classical

Mar 2010

CD / TT: 47:10
HD Video Download

Recorded in Toronto, Canada.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 48:31]
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8

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Susanne Hartwich-Düfel (Harpsichord)

Sacral (Bauer-Studios Ludwigsburg) SACD-9208

Mar 2010

CD / TT:

Rein Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.


9

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Joël Pontet (Harpsichord) [Marc Ducornet, April 2006; after Johannes Rückers, Anvers 1624]

Saphir Productions LVC-1166

Apr 2010

CD / TT: 76:44
MP3 / TT: 76:31

Recorded at Studio Sequenza, Montreuil, in France.
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10

Honens Laureate Series: Goldberg Variations [K-3]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Minsoo Sohn (Piano)

Honens

Apr 2010

CD / TT: 74:47

Recorded at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by M. Sohn..
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11

J.S. Goldbergvariations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Cécile Bogaerts (Harpsichord)

Cécile Bogaerts 1

May 14, 2010 [released]

MP3 / TT: 51:25

Recorded at…
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12

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations - Aria with 30 Variations, BWV 988 [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Avner Arad (Piano)

MSR Classics MS-1167

May 2010

CD / TT: 75:17

Recorded at American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York, USA.
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13

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

 
 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Steven Devine (Harpsichord) [double-manual by Colin Booth, Mount Pleasant 2000, after single-manual by Johann Christof Fleischer, Hamburg 1710]
Harpsichord tuned and maintained by Colin Booth; Temperament: based on Werkmeister III; Pitch: A = 415 Hz

Chandos Records CHAN-0780
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Jun 1-3, 2010

CD / TT: 79:21
MP3 / TT: 79:09

Recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.
Recording Producer: Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer Jonathan Cooper; Editor: Rachel Smith; A & R administrator Mary McCarthy.
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14

Goldberg Variations Acoustica [T-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, a single take improvisation based on the Baroque masterpiece of J.S. Bach []

The AIX All Star Band

Dean Parks (Electric Guitar); Laurence Juber (Acoustic Guitar); Jim Cox, piano (Wurlitzer & Hammond B3 organ); Kevin Axt (Acoustic bass); M.B. Gordy (Drums); Alberto Lopez (Percussion)

Aix Records AIX-86060

Jun 11, 2010

3D Blu Ray Audio / TT: 52:59

The Goldberg Variations Acoustica was released as the world's first 3D Music Album&trade. It is not a live concert Blu-ray disc like virtually all other blu-ray titles although it does have HD-Video of the entire session. Goldberg Variations Acoustica was shot using using prototype Panasonic 3D video cameras and is a completely compliant Blu-ray 3D™ but is completely compatible with both 2D HDTVs and audio playback equipment.
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15

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Alina Ratkowska (Harpsichord) [made by Titus Crijnen, 2002]

Sarton 001-1

Jul 5, 2010

CD / TT: 76:54

Recorded at Kosciól p.w. Podwyzszenia Krzyza Swietego w Gostomiu, Poland.
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16

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [79:40]

Andrea Padova (Piano)

EWE Records EWCC-1082
Stradivarius STR-37001
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Jul 6-7, 2010

CD / TT: 79:38
CD / TT: 79:40
MP3 / TT: 79:33

Recorded at Airys Hall, Gunma Japan.
Producer: Francesco Lo Cascio; Sound Engineer Todd Garfinkle; Piano Technician & Unequal Temperament Tuner: Makoto Kano.
More info: Goldberg Variations
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Padova.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [Sequence; 13 Tracks; TT: 79:45] | Excerpt [5:23]
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17

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Hristo Kazakov (Piano)

Hristo Kazakov

Aug 16, 2010 [released]

CD / TT: 45:02
MP3 / TT: 44:50

Recorded at…
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18

Heritage Opera Museum: J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Variations for Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Vol. 1 [K-1]
Heritage Opera Museum: J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Variations for Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Vol. 2 [K-2]

 

CD-1: Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria + Variations 1-15 [29:27]
CD-2: Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Variations 16-30 + Aria da capo [31:21]

Unknown artist (Harpsichord)

STKM Records

Sep 2, 2010 [released]

MP3 / TT: 60:48

Recorded at…
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19

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-3]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [49:08]

Daniel-Ben Pienaar (Piano)

Avie AV-2235

Sep 3, 2010

CD / TT: 56:25

Recorded at Duke’s Hall of the Royal Academy of Music, London, England. Producer: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood; Engineer: Kirsten Cowie.
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20

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Franns von Promnitzau (Organ) [Bach organ]

Auris Organum 710526

Sep 2010

CD / TT:

Recorded at St. Laurentius, Gräfenrode, Thuringia, Germany.
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21

Jean Muller: Récital (Recital at the Philharmonie Luxembourg) [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 []

Jean Muller (Piano)

Fondamenta (Abeille musique consultants et diffusions)

Oct 5, 2010

DVD / TT: 143 min

Recorded & filmed live at Philharmonie Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
1st recording of Italian Concerto BWV 971 by J. Muller.
Watch on YouTube:
Variations Goldberg BWV 988 | J. S. Bach (extrait) [9:30]


22

Pavel Nersessian plays Bach, Goldberg Variations [KV-1]

00:03-46:43: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [46:40]

Pavel Nersessian (Piano)

YouTube

Oct 11, 2010 [Published: May 14, 2015]

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in Japan.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Nersessian.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [46:57]


23

Recital [K-9]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [44:52]

Peter Vinograde (Piano)

CATalina Recordings

Oct 25 & Nov 1, 2010

CD / TT: 68:55

Recorded in Patrych Sound Studios, New York City, New York, USA.
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24

J.S. Bach In Music Box No. 76 / Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [T-76]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Shinji Ishihara (Synthesizer)

Musicanova

Oct 27, 2010 [released]

MP3 / TT: 69:14

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25

Stokman.Goldbergs [KV-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [14:00] (from a complete performance)

Abraham Stokman (Piano)

YouTube

Published: Oct 29, 2010

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Stokman.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Partial Recording [14:00]


26

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [73:58]

Colin Booth (Harpsichord)

Soundboard Records SBCD-210
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Oct 2010

CD / TT: 73:58
MP3 / TT: 73:46

Recorded at Westbury sub Mendip, UK.
Buy this album at:
CD (2011): Amazon.co.uk | Colin Bothe Website
Music Download (2011): Amazon | Amazon.co.uk


27

Bach: Variations Goldberg [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Frédérick Haas (Harpsichord) [by Henri Hemsach 1751]

La dolce volta (Harmonia Mundi) 901206

Oct 2010

CD / TT: 77:08

Recorded in Ronchinne, Belgium.
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28

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [K-4]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [56:11]

Cory Hall (Piano) [vintage 1929 Steinway]

BachScholar Productions

Oct 2010

CD / TT: 56:11

Recorded at the artist’s house in Gulfport, Florida, USA.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by C. Hall.
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29

Goldberg Variations -- Piano Performance [KV-1]

 

00:00-07:32: Lecture [7:32]
07:32-72:29: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [64:57]

Donald Boomgaarden (Piano)

YouTube

Nov 14, 2010

Video / TT: 72:29

Recorded live at Roussel Hall College of Music and Fine Arts, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Lecture & Complete Work [72:29] | Lecture & Complete Work [72:29] Dean Boomgaarden on the Goldberg Variations (Uploaded: Jul 14, 2011) [8:58]


30

Goldberg Variations - Loyola University Wind Ensemble Performance [TV-1]

 

01:31-55:43: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for wind ensemble by John R. Bourg[54:12]

John R. Bourgeois

Loyola Chamber Winds

Donald Boomgaarden (Piano)

YouTube / Vimeo

Nov 14, 2010

Video / TT: 56:59

Recorded live at Roussel Hall College of Music and Fine Arts, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [56:59]
Watch on Vimeo:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [56:58]


31

J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg [K-4]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Blandine Rannou (Harpsichord) [French harpsichord by Anthony Sidey]

Zig Zag Territories ZZT-111001

Nov 15-19, 2010

2-CD / TT: 89:32

Recoat Église evangelique allemande, Paris, France.
Buy this album at:
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32

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-3]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for accordion [38:36]
Alternate takes [7:52]

Janne Rättyä (Accordion)

Ondine ODE-1209-2

Nov 29-30, 2010 & Sep 12, 2011

CD / TT: 46:28

Recorded at Straußsaal, Residenz Zögemitz, Vienna , Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [39:13]
On YouTube video, music performed by Janne Rättyä, accordion and paintings by Bridget Allaire, courtesy of Janne Rättyä, Ondine Records and Bridget Allaire.
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33

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations - 12.4.2010 Recital [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Samuel Post (Piano)

Samuel Post

Dec 4, 2010

CD / TT: 59:53

Recorded live at Lutkin Hall, Henry & Leight Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Watch a video of the concert at: Ionarts | blip.tv [62:22]
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34

Pavel Nersessian plays Bach, Goldberg Variations. Павел Нерсесьян. Бах. Вариации Гольдберга [KV-2]

00:00-85:00: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [85:00]

Pavel Nersessian (Piano)

YouTube

2010 [Published: May 24, 2015]

Video / TT: 85:11

Recorded & filmed live in Spain.
The audio and the video are not synchronised.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Nersessian.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [85:11]


35

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Irina Zahharenkova (Piano)

Classical Records CR-140

2010

CD / TT: 79:18

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.


36

John Harutunian Plays Bach (BWV 988, 971, 680, 578) [K-1]

 

1-32: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [CD: 56:33; YT: 55:38]

John Harutunian (Piano)

Self produced
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2010-2015

CD / TT: 76:23
MP3 / TT: 75:14

Recorded at Mechanics Hall, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA.
Enginner: Frank Cunningham; Producer: John Harutunian.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence, 35 Tracks, 75:47]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [Sequence, 29 Tracks, 55:38]
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< Part 17: Complete Recordings 2009

Part 19: Complete Recordings 2011 >

The list of recordings was compiledby Aryeh Oron (April 2011 - February 2021)
Thanks to contributors: Jill Davies
(June 2011); André P. Demers (December 2016); Antonio Quararnta (August 2018); Adil Sanaulla (September 2012); Serge Smirnoff (September 2012, June 2020); Marco a.k.a. Zadok (October 2012)

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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