Bach: Goldberg Variations / Trio Zimmermann

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BIS
Release Date
June 7, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, J.S.
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Trio Zimmermann
    • PERFORMER
      TRIO ZIMMERMANN
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 07, 2019
    • UPC
      7318599923475
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2347
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Aria

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    2. Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    3. Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    4. Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    5. Variatio 4. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    6. Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    7. Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    8. Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    9. Variatio 8. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    10. Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    11. Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    12. Variatio 11. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    13. Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    14. Variatio 13. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    15. Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    16. Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    17. Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    18. Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    19. Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    20. Variatio 19. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    21. Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    22. Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    23. Variatio 22. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    24. Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    25. Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    26. Variatio 25. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    27. Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    28. Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    29. Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    30. Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    31. Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav.

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann

    32. Aria da capo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Trio Zimmermann


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