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Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg-Variationen


J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations are performed by Winfried Bönig, who teaches organ at the Musikhochschule in Cologne and holds a doctorate from Augsburg University. Bach's "Aria with Variations for Two-Manual Harpsichord" (as the variations were originally dubbed) here make a formidable showing, especially when played on the historically designed 19-rank Hendrik Ahrend organ (2003) at the Ursulinenkirche in Cologne, Germany.

Total playing time: 64:15
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Aria
Variation 1 (1 Clav.)
Variation 2 (1 Clav.)
Variation 3 - Canone all' Unisono (1 Clav.)
Variation 4 (1 Clav.)
Variation 5 (a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.)
Variation 6 - Canone alla Seconda (1 Clav.)
Variation 7 (a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.)
Variation 8 (2 Clav.)
Variation 9 - Canone alla Terza (1 Clav.)
Variation 10 - Fughetta (1 Clav.)
Variation 11 (2 Clav)
Variation 12 - Canone alla Quarta (1 Clav.)
Variation 13 (2 Clav.)
Variation 14 (2 Clav.)
Variation 15 - Canone alla Quinta (1 Clav.)
Variation 16 - Ouverture (1 Clav.)
Variation 17 (2 Clav.)
Variation 18 - Canone alla Sexta (1 Clav.)
Variation 19 (1 Clav.)
Variation 20 (2 Clav.)
Variation 21 - Canone alla Settima (1 Clav.)
Variation 22 (1 Clav.)
Variation 23 (2 Clav.)
Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava (1 Clav.)
Variation 25 (2 Clav.)
Variation 26 (2 Clav.)
Variation 27 - Canone alla Nona (1 Clav.)
Variation 28 (2 Clav.)
Variation 29 (a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.)
Variation 30 - Quodlibet (1 Clav.)
Aria da capo

Bonus Track!
Variation 30 (a second, equally valid interpretation)


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