J. S. BACH - Goldberg Variations BWV988 (Jörg Demus)

JÖRG DEMUS plays "Aria with 30 variations / Goldberg Variations" BWV988 by JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH. One of the largest keyboard works of the Baroque era, this very difficult set of variations pushes the compositional boundaries for 18th century keyboard repertoire to its limits. Published in 1741, this work was written as an exercise in virtuoso playing for Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, hence the name of the variations, though it was never meant to be only performed by him, but also by those technically gifted "connoisseurs" for the "refreshment of their spirits". The Goldbergs are also known for their hand-crossing (a 2 Clav.), a technique that becomes a lot harder to master on the modern piano as it only has one manual instead of two or more, unlike most harpsichords and organs. This recording by Demus was made in 1974 and is less known than his 1963 recording. COMPOSER/PERFORMER: 00:00 ARIA: 00:00:28 VAR. 1 a 1 Clav.: 00:02:39 VAR. 2 a 1 Clav.: 00:04:41 VAR. 3 Canone all'Unisono a 1 Clav.: 00:06:39 VAR. 4 a 1 Clav.: 00:09:17 VAR. 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.: 00:10:21 VAR. 6 Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav.: 00:11:45 VAR. 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.: 00:13:52 VAR. 8 a 2 Clav.: 00:15:57 VAR. 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav.: 00:17:53 VAR. 10 Fughetta a 1 Clav.: 00:20:15 VAR. 11 a 2 Clav.: 00:22:17 VAR. 12 Canone alla Quarta: 00:24:06 VAR. 13 a 2 Clav.: 00:27:56 VAR. 14 a 2 Clav.: 00:33:20 VAR. 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. - ANDANTE: 00:35:30 VAR. 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.: 00:38:07 VAR. 17 a 2 Clav.: 00:40:23 VAR. 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.: 00:42:30 VAR. 19 a 1 Clav.: 00:44:10 VAR. 20 a 2 Clav.: 00:46:04 VAR. 21 Canone alla Settima: 00:48:07 VAR. 22 a 1 Clav. - ALLA BREVE: 00:49:56 VAR. 23 a 1 Clav.: 00:51:27 VAR. 24 Canone all Ottava a 1 Clav.: 00:53:40 VAR. 25 a 2 Clav. - ADAGIO: 00:57:42 VAR. 26 a 2 Clav.: 01:01:18 VAR. 27 Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav.: 01:03:24 VAR. 28 a 2 Clav.: 01:05:20 VAR. 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.: 01:07:54 VAR. 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet: 01:10:06 ARIA (reprised): 01:12:04 Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - 00:00:11 Performer: Jörg Demus (1928-2019) - 00:00:16 Bass-line: 00:00:23 #bach #goldbergvariations #piano #baroque #baroquemusic #jsbach #aria #music #pianomusic Video made by pianobern69