Stepan Simonian - Bach: Goldberg Variations (2019) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Stepan Simonian
- Title: Bach: Goldberg Variations
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: CAvi-music
- Genre: Classical, Piano
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 48.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:11:11
- Total Size: 258 / 638 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
02. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1
03. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Varitiation No. 2
04. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 3. Canon all'Unisuono
05. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 4
06. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 5
07. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 6. Canone alla Seconda
08. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 7. Tempo di Giga
09. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 8
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 9. Canone alla Terza
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 10
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 11
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 12. Canone alla Quarta
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 13
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 14
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 15. Canone alla Quinta
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 16. Ouverture
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 17
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 18. Canone alla Sesta
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 19
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 20
22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 21. Canone alla Settima
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 22. Alla Breve
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 23
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 24. Canone all'Ottava
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 25. Adagio
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 26
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 27. Canone alla Nona
Why Bach? Why Goldberg? Johann Sebastian Bach was a true “essence” of music: a composer who brought literally everything together in his output, bridging all periods from Gregorian chant almost all the way to Viennese Classicism. In his seven early keyboard toccatas we encounter a young man gifted with genius, enriched by a multitude of musical influences, and still tempted to adapt to the musical developments of his day.
By the time he wrote the Goldberg Variations, everything was different: Bach had become a great master who, as his contemporaries saw it, wrote music that was somewhat outmoded (which, I assume, is the reason why he did not become as popular and well-known as, say, Telemann or Handel). Among colleagues, however, Bach’s output was regarded with the highest esteem. His trajectory as a composer followed its own evident, immanent logic. Starting with this variation cycle, he wrote a series of works we can – and should – now view as the musical legacy he intended to leave to posterity (a series of works that included The Musical Offering).
Musical cycles such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Musical Offering or The Art of Fugue constitute the ne plus ultra in terms of Bach’s mastery of instrumental polyphony. The Goldberg Variations, conversely, present a compendium of his skill in composing variations.
Since this variation cycle is written for a two-manual harpsichord, we can assume that Bach himself regarded it as an important milestone in his art as a performer on that instrument. Whether this supposition be true or not, there is no doubt that the Goldberg Variations represent one of the most outstanding works in the entire musical repertoire.
In my own experience, each experience with this piece is like returning to my parents’ home. The path is familiar. It leads me past places and images I know well, filled and surrounded by a multitude of reminiscences. Each time I go down the path again, new images, colors, reflections, interpretations and dialogues appear.
Each time I perform, hear or study these variations, I uncover new dimensions. They are brimming with the finest nuances, implications, and emotionally charged associations. The familiar path to that familiar home remains the same path, but the way I walk down it becomes thoroughly different every time.
As in every great work of art, the essence of the Goldberg Variations is so multifaceted, versatile, ineffable, and unspeakably sublime that the only way a musician can truly approach this extraordinary work is, fortunately, by performing it.
The “Aria” with different Veränderungen (changes or variations) is a journey that takes a lifetime. In my life, this recording is a personal part of the path I have chosen. If someone else would like to join me for a step of the way, I’ll be glad to welcome them.
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01. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
02. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1
03. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Varitiation No. 2
04. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 3. Canon all'Unisuono
05. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 4
06. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 5
07. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 6. Canone alla Seconda
08. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 7. Tempo di Giga
09. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 8
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 9. Canone alla Terza
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 10
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 11
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 12. Canone alla Quarta
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 13
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 14
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 15. Canone alla Quinta
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 16. Ouverture
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 17
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 18. Canone alla Sesta
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 19
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 20
22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 21. Canone alla Settima
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 22. Alla Breve
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 23
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 24. Canone all'Ottava
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 25. Adagio
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 26
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 27. Canone alla Nona
Why Bach? Why Goldberg? Johann Sebastian Bach was a true “essence” of music: a composer who brought literally everything together in his output, bridging all periods from Gregorian chant almost all the way to Viennese Classicism. In his seven early keyboard toccatas we encounter a young man gifted with genius, enriched by a multitude of musical influences, and still tempted to adapt to the musical developments of his day.
By the time he wrote the Goldberg Variations, everything was different: Bach had become a great master who, as his contemporaries saw it, wrote music that was somewhat outmoded (which, I assume, is the reason why he did not become as popular and well-known as, say, Telemann or Handel). Among colleagues, however, Bach’s output was regarded with the highest esteem. His trajectory as a composer followed its own evident, immanent logic. Starting with this variation cycle, he wrote a series of works we can – and should – now view as the musical legacy he intended to leave to posterity (a series of works that included The Musical Offering).
Musical cycles such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Musical Offering or The Art of Fugue constitute the ne plus ultra in terms of Bach’s mastery of instrumental polyphony. The Goldberg Variations, conversely, present a compendium of his skill in composing variations.
Since this variation cycle is written for a two-manual harpsichord, we can assume that Bach himself regarded it as an important milestone in his art as a performer on that instrument. Whether this supposition be true or not, there is no doubt that the Goldberg Variations represent one of the most outstanding works in the entire musical repertoire.
In my own experience, each experience with this piece is like returning to my parents’ home. The path is familiar. It leads me past places and images I know well, filled and surrounded by a multitude of reminiscences. Each time I go down the path again, new images, colors, reflections, interpretations and dialogues appear.
Each time I perform, hear or study these variations, I uncover new dimensions. They are brimming with the finest nuances, implications, and emotionally charged associations. The familiar path to that familiar home remains the same path, but the way I walk down it becomes thoroughly different every time.
As in every great work of art, the essence of the Goldberg Variations is so multifaceted, versatile, ineffable, and unspeakably sublime that the only way a musician can truly approach this extraordinary work is, fortunately, by performing it.
The “Aria” with different Veränderungen (changes or variations) is a journey that takes a lifetime. In my life, this recording is a personal part of the path I have chosen. If someone else would like to join me for a step of the way, I’ll be glad to welcome them.
Year 2019 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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