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Bach: Goldberg Variations / Trio Zimmermann
BIS

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Trio Zimmermann

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
TRIO ZIMMERMANN
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 07, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2347
UPC
7318599923475

About

For close to 300 years Bach’s Goldberg Variations have awed performers as well as listeners, through an unparalleled combination of a dazzling variety of expression and breath-taking virtuosity with stupendous polyphonic mastery. No wonder then that other musicians than harpsichordists have wanted to make it their own – pianists, first and foremost, but also accordion players and guitarists, flautists and harpists. Having performed and recorded much of the classical as well as the modern string trio repertoire, Trio Zimmermann began working on the Goldberg Variations several years ago, playing an existing arrangement. But in their own words, the three members – among the leading string players of our time – ‘soon became captivated by the original score and its innumerable beauties and details’. As a result they have jointly prepared a performing version which here receives its first recording. Playing an important part on this album are also the Trio’s instruments – all by Antonio Stradivarius, and featured in close-up on the cover.

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REVIEWS:

There is no wallowing in this performance, but there is also no lack in expressive depth. That gorgeous Variatio 25 moves along with a gently flowing momentum, but space is allowed for its musical narrative to unfold with poignant grace. There is no attempt to wrest more from the strings than the music would seem to demand, so Beethovenian profundity is not on offer here. Instead it is the shape of the variation as a whole from which the full effect emerges, the quiet towards the end taking our breath away with a glimpse of the infinite.

– MusicWeb International

The ensembles declared intention was an 'unveiling' of Bach's masterpiece – the result is a triumph of combined technical ingenuity and musical insight.

– The Strad

Their approach to dynamics is refreshingly flexible, and all three players bring a graceful approach to ornamentation.

– BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 Aria 04:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  2. 2 Variatio 1. a 1 Clav. 01:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  3. 3 Variatio 2. a 1 Clav. 01:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  4. 4 Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav. 01:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  5. 5 Variatio 4. a 1 Clav. 01:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variatio 4. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  6. 6 Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 01:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  7. 7 Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. 01:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  8. 8 Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 01:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  9. 9 Variatio 8. a 2 Clav. 01:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variatio 8. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  10. 10 Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. 01:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  11. 11 Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav. 01:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  12. 12 Variatio 11. a 2 Clav. 02:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variatio 11. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  13. 13 Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav. 02:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  14. 14 Variatio 13. a 2 Clav. 05:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variatio 13. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  15. 15 Variatio 14. a 2 Clav. 02:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  16. 16 Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. 04:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  17. 17 Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav. 02:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  18. 18 Variatio 17. a 2 Clav. 01:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  19. 19 Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav. 01:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  20. 20 Variatio 19. a 1 Clav. 01:20
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variatio 19. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  21. 21 Variatio 20. a 2 Clav. 02:06
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  22. 22 Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. 02:24
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  23. 23 Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. 01:19
    Track
    23
    Title
    Variatio 22. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  24. 24 Variatio 23. a 2 Clav. 01:57
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  25. 25 Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. 02:30
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  26. 26 Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. 07:38
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variatio 25. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  27. 27 Variatio 26. a 2 Clav. 02:02
    Track
    27
    Title
    Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  28. 28 Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. 01:47
    Track
    28
    Title
    Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  29. 29 Variatio 28. a 2 Clav. 02:16
    Track
    29
    Title
    Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  30. 30 Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 02:14
    Track
    30
    Title
    Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  31. 31 Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. 01:38
    Track
    31
    Title
    Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav.
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann
  32. 32 Aria da capo 02:12
    Track
    32
    Title
    Aria da capo
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Trio Zimmermann