Stepan Simonian -Goldberg Variationen BWV 988 -Cavi-Music CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Goldberg-Variationen, Aria mit 30 Ver?nderungen (Clavierübung IV) BWV 988

01. "1. Aria"

02. "2. Variation 1"

03. "3. Variation 2"

04. "4. Variation 3: Canone all'unisuono"

05. "5. Variation 4"

06. "6. Variation 5"

07. "7. Variation 6: Canone alla seconda"

08. "8. Variation 7: Tempo di giga"

09. "9. Variation 8"

10. "10. Variation 9: Canone alla terza"

11. "11. Variation 10"

12. "12. Variation 11"

13. "13. Variation 12: Canone alla quarta"

14. "14. Variation 13"

15. "15. Variation 14"

16. "16. Variation 15: Canone alla quinta"

17. "17. Variation 16: Ouvertüre"

18. "18. Variation 17"

19. "19. Variation 18: Canone alla sestra"

20. "20. Variation 19"

21. "21. Variation 20"

22. "22. Variation 21: Canone alla settima"

23. "23. Variation 22: Alla breve"

24. "24. Variation 23"

25. "25. Variation 24: Canone all'ottava"

26. "26. Variation 25: Alla breve"

27. "27. Variation 26"

28. "28. Variation 27: Canone alla nona"

29. "29. Variation 28"

30. "30. Variation 29"

31. "31. Variation 30: Quodlibet"

32. "32. Aria"

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The pianist Stepan Simonian, born in Moscow in 1981 and now living and working in Hamburg, was described as "one of the great Bach interpreters of his generation" after his recording of the toccatas by Johann Sebastian Bach of BR Klassik. Simonian's goal is to bring to light the great piano works of Schubert, Schumann and Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart and of course Bach in their complexity. The winner of the silver medal at the International Bach Competition Leipzig 2010 enjoyed a comprehensive education at the Moscow Conservatory and finally with Evgeni Koroliov in Hamburg. - .. VARIATIONS

Stepan Simonian writes: "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... 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... 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."

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AVI8553145

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