Bach: Variations on Variations

Album ∙ Classical ∙ 2017

Rinaldo Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano

As Alessandrini rightly acknowledges, he’s not the first to arrange Bach’s Goldberg Variations for ensemble, but his version anchors them in the composer’s time with notable success. As one of today’s leading harpsichordists, he knows them intimately, and his version for five strings and harpsichord plays wonderfully to their strengths. That’s not all, though: he gives us a program that sneaks up on the Goldbergs via various works that engage with the idea of variation (a canzona, a passacaglia, and an aria variata), shining a light on Bach’s enduring fascination with the concept of elaboration.

September 28, 2017 at PDT
Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in D Minor)
10 minutes, 35 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Thema
1 minute, 11 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation I. Largo
28 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation II.
32 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation III.
30 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation IV. Allegro
1 minute, 2 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation V.
28 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation VI.
1 minute, 7 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation VII.
25 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation VIII.
29 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation IX.
44 seconds
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Aria Variata Alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble in G Minor): Variation X.
1 minute, 25 seconds
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Canzona in D Minor, BWV 588 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble)
4 minutes, 48 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Aria
4 minutes, 56 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation I.
56 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation II.
57 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation III. Canone all unisuono
59 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation IV.
29 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation V.
51 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation VI. Canone alla seconda
49 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation VII.
55 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation VIII.
57 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation IX. Canone alla terza
39 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation X. Fugetta
42 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XI.
1 minute, 2 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XII. Canone alla quarta in moto contrario
1 minute, 31 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XIII.
2 minutes, 44 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XIV.
1 minute, 6 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XV. Adante. Canone alla quinta
1 minute, 36 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XVI. Ouverture
3 minutes, 8 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XVII.
1 minute, 3 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XVIII. Canone alla sexta
40 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XIX.
46 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XX.
1 minute, 12 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXI. Canone alla settima
1 minute, 5 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXII. Allabreve
41 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXIII.
1 minute, 11 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXIV. Canone all'ottava
1 minute, 15 seconds
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Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXV.
4 minutes, 31 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXVI.
1 minute, 4 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXVII. Canone alla nona
58 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXVIII.
1 minute, 15 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXIX.
1 minute, 11 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Variation XXX. Quodlibet
39 seconds
September 28, 2017 at PDT
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble): Aria da capo
2 minutes, 42 seconds

Bach: Variations on Variations

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