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Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Discography - Part 4

Complete Recordings 1970-1979

< Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969

Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 >


1970

 

1

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Karl Richter (Harpsichord)

Archiv 2707 057
Deutsche Grammophon

Apr 10-11, 1970

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 77:16 / 77:28 / 79:29

Recorded at Plenarsaal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
4th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by K. Richter.
Buy this album at:
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2

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Atsuko Jinzai (Piano)

Columbia OS-10102-N
Denon OS7031ND

Apr 28, 1970

LP / TT: 45:05

 

3

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)

Erato
Musical Heritage Society

Nov 30, 1970

LP, CD / TT: 59:58 / 59:53 / 59:44

2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Ruzickova.


4

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988 [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [42:25]

Aleksandra Utrecht (Piano)

Muza XL-0674, SXL-0674

1970

LP / TT: 42:25

Recorded in Poland.
Recording Engineer: A. Karużas, K. Diakon.


5

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

 

04:18-86:18: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [82:00]

Maurice Cole (Piano)

BBC Radio

Early 1970's

Audio / TT: 86:18

Recorded in England.
BBC Introduction of about 4 minutes, then... Goldberg Variations.
BBC recording from the early 1970ties, erased by the BBC after the first broadcast and only preserved on a private tape made from that broadcast.
Purists Beware!! Variation No. 15 was missing half of 2nd part which has been repaired using Arrau's 1942 recording.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Maurice Cole.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Introduction + Complete Work [86:18]


1971

 

6

Bach : Goldberg Variations [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Anthony Newman (Harpsichord)

Columbia 30538
CBS Sony 123

Jan 11, 1971

LP / TT: 46:37

Recorded in New York City, New York, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Newman.
Review: Newman in Goldbergs, and in general
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Anthony Newman


7

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988; Prokofieff: 7. Sontate Op. 83 [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [36:02]

Zola Mae Shaulis (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon 2555003

Mar 27, 1971

LP / TT: 52:09

Recorded in Germany.
Engineer: Klaus Scheibe; Producer: Karl Faust; Recording Supervisor: Werner Mayer.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [36:18]


8

J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg [K-9]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Erato HES-6070

Jun 1-3, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded at in Vienna, Austria.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


9

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Eta Harich-Schneider (Harpsichord)

Philips

Jun 3, 1971

LP / TT: 43:39

 

1972

 

10

Johann Sebastian Bach Birthday Concert [K-1]

 

[v. 1] Goldberg Variations BWV 988: beginning
[v. 2] Goldberg Variations BWV 988: conclusion

Hans Boepple (Piano)

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music

Mar 21, 1972

3 audiotape reels :

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by H. Boepple.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 37563145)


1973

 

11

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]
J.S. Bach: Toccata e Fuga, Goldberg Variations, Organ and Harpsichord Collection
[K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [50:45]

Joel Spiegelman (Harpsichord) [Hubbard harpsichord modeled after a Taskin Flemish two manual instrument]

Azzura Music
Classic Art 36422
Jora Music

May 1973 [released 1999]

CD / TT: 50:45
CD / TT: 50:45
MP3 / TT: 123:32

Recorded at…
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by J. Spiegelman.
Buy this album at:
Classic Art CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Classic Art Music Download: Amazon.com
Jora Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


12

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Italian Concerto; French Overture; Italian Variations [K-3]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [82:13]

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord)

Angel
Seraphim Classics 7243-5-74501-26
EMI Classics

1973

2-CD / TT: 143:51

Recorded in New York City, New Yorl, USA.
2nd recording of Italian Concerto BWV 971 by I. Kipnis.
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1974

 

13

J.S. Bach: Clavierworks - Vol. I: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [K-8]
J.S. Bach: Clavierworks: The Six Partitas BWV 825-830; Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [B-2]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [74:02]

Jörg Demus (Piano)

Nuova Era 6804
Platz P27G527
Nuova Era

1974

CD / TT: 74:02
CD / TT: 74:02
3-CD / TT: 220:43

3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by J. Demus.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.co.uk
3-CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk


1975

 

14

Faculty Recital: Hans Boepple, piano (1975-03-17) [K-3]

 

[v. 1] J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria; Variations 1-23 []
[v. 2] J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988. Variations 24-30; Aria da capo []

Hans Boepple (Piano)

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music

Mar 17, 1975

3 audiotape reels
Streaming audio

Recorded live in Recital Hall at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Reproduction Notes: Digital sound file. Streaming audio. Bloomington, Indiana: William and Gayle Cook Music Library, 2020.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by H. Boepple.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 55661748)


15

Riemenschneider Bach Institute Symposium: Spring 1975 symposium-concert series: A concert with commentary: J. S Bach's Clavierubung, IV, the Goldberg variations / by Elinore Barber [K-4]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Walter Schenkman (Piano); Elinore Barber (Lecturer)

Baldwin-WCollege Conservatory of Music BW Tape 75-31

Apr 26, 1975

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by W. Schenkman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)


16

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [46:08]

David Sanger (Harpsichord) [copy, made by Feldberg, of an instrument by Goujon in the Museum of the Paris Conservatoire]

Saga 5395

1975

LP / TT: 46:08

Recorded in Eltham College, London, England.
Producer: Ted Perrv; Engineer John Shuttleworrh.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [46:36]


17

J.S. Bach: Goldbergvariationen [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 []

Felix Gottlieb (Harpsichord)

Melodiya

Mid 1970's ?

LP / TT:

 

1976

 

18

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Seymour Hayden (Harpsichord) [by Eric Herz of Cambridge, Massachusetts, based on the 18th century English tradition as typified by the instruments of Kirkman and Shudi]

SEP International LP01
Boston Skyline 126

Aug 1976

LP / TT: 48:12
CD / TT: 47:35

Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


19

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord)

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Aug 1976

CD / TT: 47:19

Recorded in Haarlem, Holland.
3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by G. Leonhardt.
Review: Leonhardt’s Goldberg on Vanguard
Discussion: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Gustav Leonhardt
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CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com


20

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [76:10]

Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [original 1728 Christian Zell harpsichord from Hamburg]

EMI 1C-151-30710/11
EMI Electrola CDM-763062-2

Sep 20-23, 1976

2-LP / TT:
CD / TT: 76:10

Recorded at Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany.
Producer: Gerd Berg; Engineer: Johann-Nikolaus Matthes.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [80:41]
Buy this album at:
CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.de



21

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Yuji Takahashi (Piano) [Stainway]

Denon

Oct 20, 1976

CD / TT: 36:42 / 36:50

Recorded at Arakawa-Ward Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Y. Takahashi..
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CD: Amazon.de


22

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Lenny Cavallaro (Piano)

Encore Records

1976

LP / TT:

 

23

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Christiane Jaccottet (Harpsichord)

Guilde Internationale / Concerrt Hall

Mid 1970’s ?

LP / TT: 57:45

1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by C. Jaccottet.


1977

 

24

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Grant Johannesen (Piano)

Golden Crest 4167

1977 ? [Released: 1977]

CD / TT: 40:19

 

1978

 

25

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


Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [82:59]

Rosalyn Tureck (Harpsichord)

Columbia M2-35900
Sony Classical 517491

Mar 1978

2-LP / TT: 99:43
2-CD / TT: 99:43

3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by R. Tureck
Review: Young Rosalyn Tureck’s Goldberg Variations
Review: Tureck vs harpsichord in the Goldbergs
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Rosalyn Tureck


26

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Liisa Soinne (Piano)

Finlandia FA-315

May 1978

LP / TT: 49:08

 

27

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Louis van der Paal (Klavecimbal)

JLR 6806-102

Aug 1978

LP / TT: 43:43

Rare Belgium Private Record. Recorded at…


28

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Mireille Lagacé (Harpsichord)

Calliope 1652-3

Sep 1978

2-LP / TT: 86:24

 

29

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

John Gibbons (Harpsichord)

Titanic Records Ti-30/31

Nov 1978

2-LP / TT: 79:16

Recorded at Gallery Naga, Boston, MA, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 ny J. Gibbons.


30

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Ursula Ingolfsson-Fassbind (Piano)

YouTube

1978

Audio / TT: 81:38

Recorded at Swiss Radio studios, Zürich, Switzerland, in one 5-hour recording session.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [81:38]: Part 1: Aria + Variations 1-3 [12:06] + Part 2: Variations 4-12 [17:54] + Part 3: Variations 13-21 [25:17] + Part 4: Variations 22-30 + Aria da capo [26:21]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [81:38]: Part 1: Aria + Variations 1-3 [12:06] + Part 2: Variations 4-12 [17:54] + Part 3: Variations 13-21 [25:17] + Part 4: Variations 22-30 + Aria da capo [26:21]


31

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Eunice Norton (Piano)

Unpublished

1978

/ TT:

Recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a, USA.
4th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Norton.


32

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Blandine Verlet (Harpsichord)

Philips 6769750

1978 ?

2-LP / TT: 72:49

1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by B. Verlet
Review: Verlet’s Goldberg Variations
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Blandine Verlet


1979

 

33

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [79:29]

Karl Richter (Harpsichord)

TDK OC-003
Tokyo FM TFMCSA-1003

Feb 19, 1979

CD / TT: 79:29
SACD / TT: 79:29

Recorded live at the Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
5th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by K. Richter.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [78:41]


34

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)

Melodiya C10-13091/94
Melodia/VI
VIC-9007/8
Relif CR-861006
Sonimex CR-861006
JVC Victor Japan VICC-40126/7
Veheunr CDVE-04294

Feb 1979 [not 1970]

2-LP / TT: 83:11
2-LP / TT: 83:11
CD / TT: 67:50
CD / TT: 67:50
2-CD / TT: 83:11
2-CD / TT: 83:11

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by T. Nikolayeva.
On the Relief release the recording date is misprinted as '1970'; this misprint pops up everywhere on the internet. Recording is made in Moscow in 1979 and released on Melodiya vinyl in 1980. Nikolayeva does not play any repetitions on the Relief CD (it was edited by the Relief people, this to fit the recording on one single CD I guess). In 1992 JVC Victor Japan released this recording as a 2CD as VICC40126/7, this with all repetitions. Also a sound improvement can be noticed, left hand is more clear, less 'muddy'.
Contributor: Wim de Haan, the Netherlands (July 5, 2014)
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [69:15] | Complete Work [68:54]


35

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-11]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Rosalyn Tureck (Piano)

Albany Records 007
VAI Audio VAIA-1029

1979-1984 or 1988

CD / TT: 74:46

5th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by R. Tureck
Review: Young Rosalyn Tureck’s Goldberg Variations
Review: Tureck vs harpsichord in the Goldbergs
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Rosalyn Tureck
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [74:47]
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com


< Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969

Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2004 - June 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Allan Burns (February 2023); Wim de Haan (July 2014); Matthias Hansen (April 2007); Edward Jasiewicz (January 2009); Teddy Kaufman (February-April 2007)

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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