Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
The Goldberg Variations (German: Goldberg-Variationen), BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of thirty variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work.
Movements
- Aria
- Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 3. Canone all Unisuono. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 4. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
- Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga
- Variatio 8. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 11. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta
- Variatio 13. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. andante
- Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 19. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima
- Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve
- Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.
- Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. adagio
- Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.
- Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
- Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
- Aria da capo
Most recent recordings
- Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Variation 1 — Johann Sebastian Bach, Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque, Chad Kelly (2023) Spotify
- Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria — Johann Sebastian Bach, Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque, Chad Kelly (2023) Spotify
- Bach: Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988, for String Trio (Transcribed by Bruno Giuranna) — Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio Quodlibet (2021) Spotify
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