Aria variata, BWV 989
Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor, BWV 989, is a keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from around 1709, recorded as No. 36 in the Andreas-Bach-Buch (named after Johann Andreas Bach). It consists of a theme and ten virtuoso variations, each of them in binary form (two sections, both repeated).
Movements
- Thema
- Var. 1 (Largo)
- Var. 2
- Var. 3
- Var. 4 (Allegro)
- Var 5 (Un poco allegro)
- Var. 6 (Andante)
- Var. 7 (Un poco allegro)
- Var. 8 (Allegro)
- Var. 9
- Var. 10
Most recent recordings
- Aria variata in A Minor BWV 989 — Johann Sebastian Bach, Calefax Reed Quintet (2026) Spotify
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Sämtliche Klavierwerke VIII - Inventionen und Sinfonien BWV 702-801, Concerto BWV 971, Aria variata BWV 989 — Johann Sebastian Bach, Pietro Soraci (2024) Spotify
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria Variata alla maniera italiana in la minore, BWV 989 — Johann Sebastian Bach, Claudio Ferrarini (2022) Spotify
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