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Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Discography - Part 19

Complete Recordings 2011

< Part 18: Complete Recordings 2010

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1

Bach - Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Onofrio Della Rosa (Harpsichord)

Digressione Contemplattiva

Jan 4, 2011 [released]

MP3 / TT: 72:26 / 72:08

Recorded at…
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2

Les variacions Goldberg, de J.S. Bach (Dani Espasa) [KV-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria [1:35] (from a complete performance)

Dani Espasa (Harpshichord)

YouTube

Feb 4, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in Sala de Cultura Sant Domènec at Museum in La Seu d'Urgell, Lleida, Spain.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by D. Espasa.
Watch on on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria [1:35]


3

The Art Of Instrumentation: Hommage To Glenn Gould [T-3]

2. Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (Georgs Pelecis) [3:03 / 3:02]
10. After Gould: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Nos. 30, 19, 4, 18, 22, 26 and 11. Aria, from Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (Victor Kissine) [6:18 / 6:17]
All arranged for cchamber orchestra; arranger names are in brackets.

Gidon Kremer (solo violin and artistic director)

Kremerata Baltica:
Violins: Eva Bindere, Sandis Steinbergs, Dzeraldas Bidva, Rasa Vosyliute-Mickuniene, Migle Diksaitiene, Sanita Zarina, Jana Ozolina, Andrejs Golikovs, Andrei Valigura, Agne Doveikaite, Migle Serapinaite, Monta Vermane, Lasma Taimina
Violas: Daniil Grishin, Ula Ulijona Zebriunaite, Vidas Vekerotas, Zita Zemovica
Cellos: Marta Sudraba, Eriks Kirsfelds, Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Peteris Cirksis
Double basses: Danielis Rubinas, Indrek Sarrap
Percussion: Andrei Pushkarev

Soloists: Andrei Pushkarev (Vibraphone) [2]

Nonesuch 528982
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Feb 17-20, 2011

CD / TT: 58:17
MP3 / TT: 57:59

Recorded at Latvian Radio Studios, Riga, Latvia. Produced by Helmut Mühle; Recording Engineer: Varis Kurminsl Editing: Johannes Müller; Mastering: Christoph Stickel; Design by John Gall; Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz.
All transcriptions and pieces (except Dedication to J.S.B.) were commissioned for the Chamber Music Connects the World festival in Kronberg, Germany, and premiered there May 19, 2010.
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4

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Chie Miyoshi (Piano)

Art Union ART-3128

Feb 23, 2011 [released]

CD / TT: 54:34 / 54:50

Recorded at…
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5

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Nicholas Angelich (Piano)

Virgin Classics 5099907066429

Feb 23-36, 2011

CD / TT: 79:58

Recorded: Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music, Cork, Ireland.
Watch a selection from this recording: BCW [1:54]
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6

Joseph Hernandez, double bass [T-1]

 

Selection from Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for string trio: Variations 1-2, 12, 19-22, 30 ; Aria da capo [16:58]

Joseph Hernandez (Double-bass); Sara Schneider (Violin), Drew Vella (Viola)

Eastman School of Music; Program

Mar 26, 2011

CD / TT: 37:34

Recorded in Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA. Recording master produced as .wav file and housed at Eastman School of Music's Technology & Media Production Department.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


7

Bach: Goldberg Variations [T-3]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for viol consort by Richard Boothby

Fretwork (Viol Consort)

Susanna Pell, Asako Morikawa, Liam Byrne, Reiko Ichise, Richard Tunnicliffe, Richard Boothby (Viols)

Harmonia Mundi France 907560

Mar 2011

CD / TT: 90:00

Recorded at at Orford Church, Suffolk, England.
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8

79th Annual Bach Festival Third Concert [K-5]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Jory Vinikour (Harpsichord)

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr 16, 2011

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by J. Vinikour.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


9

Bach: Goldberg Variationen [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Alexander Gurning (Piano)

Avanti Classics 10372

Apr 19-21, 2011

SACD / TT: 48:32

Recorded at Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium.
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10

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Sachiko Kato (Piano)

Centaur CRC-3202

Apr 20-21, 2011

CD / TT: 59:15

Recorded at Klavierhaus Hall, New York City, New York, USA..
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11

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [71:56]

Andrés Alberto Gómez (Harpsichord) [Couchet-Taskin]

Vanitas VA-02
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Apr 2011

CD / TT: 79:48
MP3 / TT: 79:13

Recorded at Auditorio de De Albacete, Spain.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Trailer [4:09]
Listen on YouTube:
Top Tracks - Andrés Alberto Gómez [74 Tracks, including all tracks of GV; TT: 194:59]
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12

J.S. Bach: 30 Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)

Impuls International

May 18, 2011 [released]

CD / TT: 61:38

Recorded at Impuls International Studio's, Erembodegem, Belgium.
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13

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Takae Ohnishi (Harpsichord)

Bridge Records 9357

May 18-20, 2011

CD / TT: 75:06

Recorded at Warren Lecture Hall Studio A, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
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14

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

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [40:55]
Dan Tepfer’s improvised variations on J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [36:14]
In this new work, Dan Tepfer performs J.S. Bach’s original variations as written while adding his own improvised variations in between each, thus generating a dialogue with the old master.

Dan Tepfer (Piano, Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Producer)

Sunnyside SSC-1284
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May-Jun 2011

CD / TT: 77:45
MP3 / TT: 77:09

Recorded at Yamaha Artist Services, New York City, New York, USA.
Read description of this recording at: Sunnyside Records.
1st recording of Goldberg Variation BWV 988 by D. Tepfer.
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15

J. S. Bach: Goldberg variations - BWV 988 - Live Full HQ HD [KV-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Ante Sladoljev (Piano)

YouTube

Jun 11, 2011

Video / TT: 48:03

Recorded & filmed live at Croatian Music Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [48:03]


16

13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg (Bach Reimagined) [K-1]

13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg [46:39]:
1 J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria [3:47]
2. Fred Lerdahl: Chasing Goldberg [2:08]
3. Jennifer Higdon: The Gilmore Variation [2:12]
4. Bright Sheng: Variation Fugato [2:48]
5. Lukas Foss: Goldmore Variation [3:02]
6. Derek Bermel: Kontraphunktus [2:31]
7. Fred Hersch: Melancholy Minuet [3:39]
8. Curtis Curtis-Smith: Rube Goldberg Variation [3:08]
9. Stanley Walden: Fantasy Variation [2:03]
10. Ryan Brown: Ornament [3:22]
11. Mischa Sarche Zupko: Ghost Variation [3:52]
12. David Del Tredici: My Goldberg (Gymnopedie #1) [3:54]
13. William Bolcom: Yet Another Goldberg Variation (for left hand alone) [2:05]
14. Ralf Gothóni: Variation on Variation with Variation [3:54]
15. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria (Reprise) [4:12]

Lara Downes (Piano)

Innova / Tritone Music 84501 59140
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Jun 15-16, 2011

CD / TT: 61:16
MP3 / TT: 60:59

Recorded at Patrych Sound Studios, The Bronx, New York, USA.
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17

Bach: Variations Goldberg [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

David Jalbert (Piano)

ATMA Classique ACD2-2557

Jun 2011

CD / TT: 76:39

Recorded at Salle Raoul-Jobin Palais Montcalm, Québec (Québec) Canada.
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18

Goldberg Variations [T-4]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema

Calefax Reed Quintet

Oliver Boekhoorn (Oboe); Ivar Berix (Clarinet); Raaf Hekkema (Saxophone); Jelte Althuis (Bass Clarinet); Alban Wesly (Bassoon).

Rioja Records RR-1201

Jul 8, 2011

CD / TT: 41:46

Including a bonus DVD with a video registration of Calefax and with arranger Raaf Hekkema, telling about the secrets and backgrounds of the Goldberg Variations. The DVD contains also a score of the arrangement.
1st recording of Goldberg Variation BWV 988 by Calefax.
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19

A Recital with Jeremy Denk [K-2]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Jeremy Denk (Piano)

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 26, 2011

CD / TT: 49:10

Recorded live at the Beneduct Music Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 By J. Denk.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


20

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Takashi Watanabe (Harpsichord) [German harpsichord made by Bruce Kennedy (Amsterdam, 1995), after Michael Mietke, Berlin 1703-1713, Staatliche Schloesser und Museen, Berlin, Germany]
Modified mean-tone temperament Pitch: a′ = ca 386

ALM Records ALCD-1130

Aug 8-10, 2011

CD / TT:

Recorded at Chichibu Muse Park, Japan.


21

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [71:59]

Makiko Hirata (Piano)

Makiko Hirata 177459
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Aug 2011

CD / TT: 71:59
MP3 / TT: 71:43

Recorded at Joe Patrych Sound Studio in Bronx, New York, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by M. Hirata.
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22

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [95:38]

Claudio Colombo (Piano) [Yamaha digital pianos]

Claudio Colombo

Oct 5, 2011 [released]

MP3 / TT: 125:52

Recorded at…
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23

J.S.Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - Maria Perrotta, piano. Live at Teatro Valle Occupato [K-3]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Maria Perrotta (Piano)

Cinik Records CNK-028

Oct 17, 2011

CD / TT: 67:45

Recorded live at Teatro Valle Occupato, Rome, Italy.
2nd recording of Goldberg Bariations BWV 988 by M. Perrotta.
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24

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Junko Ueno Garrett バッハ:ゴルトベルグ変奏曲BWV 988 上野淳子ギャレット [KV-1]

00:00-69:00: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [69:00]

Junko Ueno Garrett (Piano) [Shigeru Kawai EX Concert Piano]

YouTube

Oct 22, 2011

Audio / TT: 70:31

Recorded live at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, California, USA, in the frame of Los Angeles Bach Festival.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [70:31]


25

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Kay Ueyama (Harpsichord) [J. Ruckers, 1634/1745]

Integral Classic INT-221.188

Oct 28, 2011

CD / TT: 77:51

Recorded in France.
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26

The Goldberg Variations [KV-1]

 

01:38-55:40: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [54:02]

Nathan Carterette (Piano)

YouTube

Nov 5, 2011

Video / TT: 58:37

Recorded & filmed live at Andrew's Episcopal Church, Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church All Saints Music Festival.
Filmed by Tim Conway; sound by David Hoffman.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by N. Carterette.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [58:37]


27

J.S. Bach:Goldberg Variations [K-6]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)

Accentus ACC-30372

Nov 6, 2011

CD / TT: 76:24

Recorded at Théâtre et Auditorium de Poitiers (TAP), Poitiers, France.
Producer: Paul Smaczny; Editing, Recording Producer: Cécile Lenoir; Editing Sebastian Braun; Michel Mollard: Associate Producer; Piano Tuner: Kazuto Osato.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Xiao-Mei.
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28

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Luca Guglielmi (Harpsichord)

Stradivarius STR-33925
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Nov 12-13, 2011

CD / TT: 79:45
MP3 / TT: 79:28

Recorded at Accademia di Agricoltura, Palazzo Corbetta Bellini di Lessolo, Turin, Italy.
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29

Bach: Goldberg Variations for string trio [TV-1]

 

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

Vadym Borysov (Violin); Inna Butrii (Viola); Ivan Kucher (Cello)

YouTube

Sep 23, 2011

Video / TT: 95:16

Recorded & filmed live at Lysenko Column Hall, Kiev, Ukraine.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [95:16]: Part 1 [17:36] + Part 2 [17:36] + Part 3 [17:35] + Part 4 [17:36] + Part 5 [17:36]+ Part 6 [7:17]


30

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations, Victor Stanislavsky [KV-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [60:51]

Victor Stanislavsky (Piano)

YouTube

Nov 20, 2011 [not 2012]

Audio / TT: 60:51

Recorded live at Tel-Aviv Museum of Arts, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [60:51]


31

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

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [46:22]

Remi Masunaga (Piano)

Bayard Musique S-479195

2011

CD / TT: 55:55

Recorded at…
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32

J.S. Bach: Sämtliche Klavierwerke IV: Goldberg-Variationen (BWV 988) [K-4]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [78:40]

Pietro Soraci (Piano)

Da Vinci Classics C-00141
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2011

CD / TT: 78:40
MP3 / TT: 78:22

Recorded at Private Studio, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.
Recording: Giovanni Bettin; Sound Engineer: Roberto Chinellato; Mixing: Emanuele Rossi.
Previously published by Map Classics only as digital release. The label closed years ago and that version no longer exists. The original audio was completely reworked in accordance with Da Vinci Publishing standard.
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CD: Complete Album [Sequence; Tracks: 32; TT: 78:55]
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< Part 18: Complete Recordings 2010

Part 20: Complete Recordings 2012 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2011 - January 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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