Christine Schornsheim – Goldberg‑Variationen BWV 988 (2 × CD Set)

UPC: 4006408105770

Overview

This definitive 1996 Capriccio/DeutschlandRadio co‑production captures Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations BWV 988 performed on a historic Joop Klinkhamer harpsichord. Over two discs in DDD digital stereo, harpsichordist Christine Schornsheim presents the Aria, thirty richly varied transformations—including all nine canons—and the reprise Aria, showcasing baroque clarity and expressive nuance.

Product Features

• Format: 2 × CD, Stereo (DDD)
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 577/78 (LC 8748)
• Country of Release: Austria (Made in Germany)
• Release Date: January 1996
• Genre: Classical (Baroque Keyboard)
• Recording: DDD digital stereo at RIAS Studios, Berlin; historic Klinkhamer harpsichord (1994)
• Total Runtime: Approx. 65 minutes per disc

Track Listing

Disc 1

1. Aria – 3:42
2. Variatio 1 – 1:57
3. Variatio 2 – 1:57
4. Variatio 3, Canone all’Unisono – 2:45
5. Variatio 4 – 0:57
6. Variatio 5 – 1:40
7. Variatio 6, Canone alla Seconda – 1:29
8. Variatio 7 – 1:51
9. Variatio 8 – 2:21
10. Variatio 9, Canone alla Terza – 2:11
11. Variatio 10, Fughetta – 1:47
12. Variatio 11 – 2:09
13. Variatio 12, Canone alla Quarta – 3:01
14. Variatio 13 – 3:36
15. Variatio 14 – 2:19
16. Variatio 15, Canone alla Quinta Andante – 4:21

Disc 2

1. Variatio 16, Ouverture – 2:42
2. Variatio 17 – 2:12
3. Variatio 18, Canone alla Sesta – 1:39
4. Variatio 19 – 1:08
5. Variatio 20 – 2:28
6. Variatio 21, Canone alla Settima – 2:50
7. Variatio 22, Alla Breve – 1:19
8. Variatio 23 – 2:24
9. Variatio 24, Canone all’Ottava – 3:09
10. Variatio 25 – 7:02
11. Variatio 26 – 2:14
12. Variatio 27, Canone alla Nona – 1:57
13. Variatio 28 – 2:22
14. Variatio 29 – 2:54
15. Variatio 30, Quodlibet – 1:48
16. Aria (Da Capo) – 4:02

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Harpsichord: Christine Schornsheim (Joop Klinkhamer instrument, 1994)
• Co‑Producers: Capriccio; DeutschlandRadio Berlin
• Recording Supervisor & Editor: Ivan Paley
• Recording Engineer: Martin Klebahn
• Producer: Johannes Kernmayer
• Recording Location: RIAS Studios, Berlin
• Production Year: 1996

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