Bach: Goldberg Variations

J.S. Bach (Artist), Ton Koopman (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea / Erato
• ASIN: B000005E4X
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #611,086 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Aria

2. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 1

3. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 2

4. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 3. Canone all' Unisono

5. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 4

6. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 5

7. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda

8. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 7 - al tempo di Giga

9. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 8

10. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza

11. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 10. Fugetta

12. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 11

13. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta

14. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 13

15. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 14

16. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta

17. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 16. Ouveture

18. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 17

19. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta

20. Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988: Variatio 19

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, January 3, 2002

By 

Kurt Randerath (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Audio CD)

The Goldberg Variations are J.S. Bach's longest and technically most demanding keyboard work. And perhaps his most beautiful. The transparent and lively performance by Mr. Koopman attests to the greatness of this work. Having listened to some other performances of the variations, both on piano and on harpsichord, I prefer this one. It may be the best available, and at a reasonable price.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crisp performance. Worth buying!, June 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Audio CD)

This recording is typically of Koopman's style: the performance is crisp and clear cut. There's a minor drawback with this interpretation. It will never make you sleepy, although the original motivation of the piece was to cure Count Goldberg's insomnia :-)

5.0 out of 5 stars Won't be bettered, April 20, 2006

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John Weretka (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Audio CD)

I've followed all of Ton Koopman's recordings of Bach's keyboard music with interest and now own most of them. I had fond memories of hearing this CD when it was released and my impressions of it then were not wrong. This is a coherent performance that is shapely, spritely and plangent by turns and never loses sight of the forward momentum. Koopman's extravagant ornamentation and tempi lend a improvisatory air to this recording that keeps the music fresh after repeated hearings. If you need a recording of the Goldberg Variations, look no further than this one.