Bach: Goldberg Variations Stepan Simonian

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988:
• 1Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria04:28
• 2Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 101:51
• 3Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Varitiation No. 201:28
• 4Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 3. Canon all'Unisuono02:03
• 5Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 401:01
• 6Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 501:19
• 7Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 6. Canone alla Seconda01:33
• 8Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 7. Tempo di Giga01:41
• 9Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 801:47
• 10Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 9. Canone alla Terza02:09
• 11Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1001:31
• 12Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1101:50
• 13Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 12. Canone alla Quarta02:10
• 14Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1305:58
• 15Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1402:06
• 16Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 15. Canone alla Quinta05:04
• 17Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 16. Ouverture03:00
• 18Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1702:09
• 19Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 18. Canone alla Sesta01:37
• 20Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1901:07
• 21Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 2001:53
• 22Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 21. Canone alla Settima03:11
• 23Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 22. Alla Breve01:36
• 24Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 2302:06
• 25Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 24. Canone all'Ottava02:43
• 26Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 25. Adagio08:54
• 27Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 2603:02
• 28Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 27. Canone alla Nona01:54
• 29Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 2802:14
• 30Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 2902:16
• 31Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 30. Quodlibet01:46
• 32Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo02:22
• Total Runtime01:19:49

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Why Bach? Why Goldberg? Johann Sebastian Bach was a true “essence” of music: a composer who brought literally everything together in his output, bridging all periods from Gregorian chant almost all the way to Viennese Classicism. In his seven early keyboard toccatas we encounter a young man gifted with genius, enriched by a multitude of musical influences, and still tempted to adapt to the musical developments of his day.

Stepan Simonian
Critically acclaimed as ‘...one of the greatest Interpreter of J.S. Bach´s work of his generation’, Pianist Stepan Simonian was born in 1981, studied at Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Pavel Nersessian and pursued his studies with the famous Pianist, Evgeni Koroliov, at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. It was through this linage of well cultured tradition of piano school, that shaped Simonian’s musical taste and passion for the works from Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Beethoven, Bach and Mozart.

He was the recipient of the Silver Medal at one of the oldest and most prestigious competitions in the world – the International Johann-Sebastian-Bach Competition in Leipzig 2010, Germany. He also won the 1st and the 3rd prize at Virginia Waring and Jose Iturbi International Piano Competitions both in USA and was awarded the prestigious Berenberg Cultural Prize 2009 in Hamburg in recognition of his achievements in chamber music. In 2014 he won the 3rd prize at Aram Khachaturian International Piano Competition in Armenia.

Stepan Simonian performs as a guest artist at some of the most important festivals and concert venues throughout Europe, including Bachfest Leipzig, International Piano Festivals „La Roque d'Antheron“and "Piano aux Jacobins" in France, Mosel Music Festival, ProArte concert series Hamburg, Pro Musica Hannover, Alte Oper Frankfurt/Main, Grosse Sendesaal Hannover, Laieszhalle and Rolf-Liebermann-Studio in Hamburg, Prinzregententheater Munich amongst many others.

He has appeared as a soloist with the Bach Kollegium Stuttgart under Helmuth Rilling, the Kirov Ballet Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra under David Porcelijn, Sinfonia Varsovia with Arie van Beek, I Pomeriggi Musicali Milan, the Moscow State Chamber Orchestra and Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra Leipzig.

Stepan's performances have been broadcasted on major classical stations including ARD, MDR, NDR, SWR, Hessian and Bavarian Broadcasting, Deutschlandradio Kultur, Radio France etc.

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