Aya Hamada - Bach: Goldberg Variations (CD)

After recording the second of Bach's four Clavier-Übung volumes, the harpsichordist Aya Hamada turns now to the last one: the legendary Goldberg Variations. The discography of the work is vast, but here Aya Hamada has chosen to perform it on an exceptional instrument: the 1624 Ruckers belonging to the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar. Recently restored, this harpsichord boasts a palette of rich, authentic tones: dark in the bass, like crystal in the high register. With it's unique timbre, this instrument enables the harpsichordist to give full expression to the successive metamorphoses of the poignant initial Aria, on which Bach built his greatest keyboard masterpiece.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Aria
2. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 1 a 1 Clav
3. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 2 a 1 Clav
4. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 3 Canone All'unisuono. a 1 Clav
5. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 4 a 1 Clav
6. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 5 a 1 Ô Vero 2 Clav
7. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 6 Canone Alla Seconda. a 1 Clav
8. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 7 a 1 Ô Vero 2 Clav. Al Tempo Di Giga
9. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 8 a 2 Clav
10. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 9 Canone Alla Terza. a 1 Clav
11. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 10 Fughetta. a 1 Clav
12. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 11 a 2 Clav
13. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 12 Canone Alla Quarta. (A 1 Clav.)
14. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 13 a 2 Clav
15. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 14 a 2 Clav
16. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 15 Canone Alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante
17. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 16 Ouverture. a 1 Clav
18. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 17 a 2 Clav
19. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 18 Canone Alla Sesta. a 1 Clav
20. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 19 a 1 Clav
21. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 20 a 2 Clav
22. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 21 Canone Alla Settima. (A 1 Clav.)
23. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla Breve
24. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 23 a 2 Clav
25. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 24 Canone All'ottava. a 1 Clav
26. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio
27. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 26 a 2 Clav
28. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 27 Canone Alla Nona. a 2 Clav
29. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 28 a 2 Clav
30. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 29 a 1 Ô Vero 2 Clav
31. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav
32. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Aria Da Capo