Bach, Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations Britten Sinfonia & Thomas Gould

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (1741) (transcribed for string orchestra by DMITRY SITKOVETSKY (b. 1954))
• 1Aria03:33
• 2Variation 101:51
• 3Variation 201:24
• 4Variation 3, Canone all' Unisono02:09
• 5Variation 401:00
• 6Variation 501:26
• 7Variation 6, Canone alla seconda01:10
• 8Variation 7, al Tempo di Giga02:18
• 9Variation 801:52
• 10Variation 9, Canone alla Terza01:28
• 11Variation 10, Fugetta01:28
• 12Variation 1102:01
• 13Variation 12, Canone alla Quarta01:54
• 14Variation 1303:41
• 15Variation 1402:06
• 16Variation 15, Canone alla Quinta04:31
• 17Variation 16, Ouverture02:54
• 18Variation 1702:07
• 19Variation 18, Canone alla sesta01:24
• 20Variation 1901:57
• 21Variation 2002:05
• 22Variation 21, Canone alla settima02:54
• 23Variation 2201:15
• 24Variation 2301:53
• 25Variation 24, Canone all' ottava02:33
• 26Variation 25, Adagio05:50
• 27Variation 2602:02
• 28Variation 27, Canone alla nona01:58
• 29Variation 2802:10
• 30Variation 2902:11
• 31Variation 30, Quodlibet01:38
• 32Aria03:51
• Total Runtime01:12:34

Info for Bach, Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations

On this recording, the Britten Sinfonia's Associate Leader Thomas Gould directs the ensemble in Dmitry Sitkovetsky's beautifully realized and heartfelt arrangement for strings of Bach's great keyboard work, The Goldberg Variations. Sitkovetsky penned the transcription in 1985 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach's birth. It was inspired by Glenn Gould's remarkable 1981 recording of the work, and the transcription is dedicated to Gould's memory.

Britten Sinfonia
Thomas Gould, violin, director

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