András Schiff – Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [2LP]

Description

András Schiff returns to the Goldberg Variations in what will be regarded as one of the classical music events of the year. Two decades after his acclaimed account of the Variations for Decca, Schiff documents Bach's towering masterpiece again, this time in a live recording for ECM New Series. As the New York Times said, "Mr Schiff is, in Bach, a phenomenon. He has quite simply internalized this music. He doesn't so much perform it as emit, breathe it." The fluency of the playing in this concert recording from Basel is quietly astonishing, the technical demands of the work transcended with uncanny gracefulness.

Highlights

• 2-disc set
• 62 tracks

Track Listing

Side A
01. Aria [Live]
02. Var

Side B
01. a 1 Clav. [Live]
03. Var

Side C
02. a 1 Clav. [Live]
04. Var

Side D
03. Canone all'Unisono a 1 Clav. [Live]
05. Var

Side E
04. a 1 Clav. [Live]
06. Var

Side F
05. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. [Live]
07. Var

Side G
06. Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav. [Live]
08. Var

Side H
07. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga [Live]
09. Var

Side I
08. a 2 Clav. [Live]
10. Var

Side J
09. Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav. [Live]

Side K
01. Var
10. Fughetta a 1 Clav. [Live]

Side L
02. Var
11. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side M
03. Var
12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta [Live]

Side N
04. Var
13. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side O
05. Var
14. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side P
06. Var
15. Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. Andante [Live]

Side Q
01. Var
16. Ouverture a 1 Clav. [Live]

Side R
02. Var
17. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side S
03. Var
18. Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav. [Live]

Side T
04. Var
19. a 1 Clav. [Live]

Side U
05. Var
20. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side V
06. Var
21. Canone alla Settima [Live]

Side W
07. Var
22. a 1 Clav. alla breve [Live]

Side X
08. Var
23. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side Y
09. Var
24. Canone all'Ottava a 1 Clav. [Live]

Side Z
01. Var
25. a 2 Clav. Adagio [Live]

Side [
02. Var
26. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side \
03. Var
27. Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side ]
04. Var
28. a 2 Clav. [Live]

Side ^
05. Var
29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. [Live]

Side _
06. Var
30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet [Live]

Side `
07. Aria da capo [Live]

Format Details

• Label: ECM
• Genre: Classical
• Format: Vinyl

• Genre: Classical
• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 2026-11-13