Hamada,Aya Bach: Goldberg Variations CD

After recording the second of Bach's four Clavier-?bung 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 Mus?e 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.

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 ? 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 ? 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 ? Vero 2 Clav 31. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav 32. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Aria Da Capo