GOLDBERG VARIATIONS BWV 988

Composer(s): Johann Sebastian Bach

Artist(s): Salagon Trio
Reference: KTC1780
Barcode: 8711801017808
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2023-01-26
SKU: KTC1780 Categories: ,

€ 21,50

GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

Like no other, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach can be a relentlessly honest mirror of our inner contradictions - and at the same time provide deep comfort in difficult times. The Corona pandemic, which also abruptly tore us from our musical and professional everyday life, was perceived as particularly challenging worldwide. Just as many other musicians sought refuge in Bach’s music during this time, we were also looking for this musical-spiritual compass to show us the way in a dense fog of uncertainty.

As an uncertain future loomed before us, we found the intensive work on the Goldberg Variations comforting and deeply beneficial during times when, in Germany, only two households were allowed to meet. Consequently, the three of us became family. Making music together had never been more essential.

Furthermore, we also consider ourselves family in terms of musical style. All three of us grew up in Freiburg, born into families of musicians, and from the very beginning we breathed the same fresh air of historically informed performance practice. As united as the music world may be in its love of Bach’s music, the differences in their interpretations are enormous. Perhaps that is precisely what makes this music so valuable, for there are an infinite number of ways to its inherent truth.

For our idea of recording the Goldberg Variations in the string version, our musical affinity was nevertheless the most important basis. Therefore, we embarked on the excitingly narrow path between the romantic sound ideal inherent in Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s transcription and our desire for agile Baroque transparency. In order to do justice to both, we decided to combine modern instruments with baroque bows.

The release of this CD marks the end of a long journey for us. What remains for us above all is a feeling of deep gratitude to the many people who have supported us in this project, for our friendship and for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

1. Aria
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

2. Variatio I
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

3. Variatio II
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

4. Variatio III. Canone all Unisono
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

5. Variatio IV
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

6. Variatio V
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

7. Variatio VI. Canone alla Seconda
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

8. Variatio VII. Al Tempo di Giga
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

9. Variatio VIII
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

10. Variatio IX. Canone alla Terza
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

11. Variatio X. Fughetta
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

12. Variatio XI
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

13. Variatio XII. Canone alla Quarta
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

14. Variatio XIII
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

15. Variatio XIV. Canone alla Quinta Andante
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

16. Variatio XV. Ouverture
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

17. Variatio XVI
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

18. Variatio XVII
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

19. Variatio XVIII. Canone alla Sesta
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

20. Variatio XIX
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

21. Variatio XX
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

22. Variatio XXI. Canone alla Settima
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

23. Variatio XXII
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

24. Variatio XXIII
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

25. Variatio XXIV. Canone all’Ottava
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

26. Variatio XXV. Adagio
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

27. Variatio XXVI
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

28. Variatio XXVII. Canone alla Nona
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

29. Variatio XXVIII
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

30. Variatio XXIX
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

31. Variatio XXX. Quodlibet
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

32. Aria II
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist(s): Salagon Trio

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GOLDBERG VARIATIONS BWV 988
€ 21,50
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

Like no other, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach can be a relentlessly honest mirror of our inner contradictions - and at the same time provide deep comfort in difficult times. The Corona pandemic, which also abruptly tore us from our musical and professional everyday life, was perceived as particularly challenging worldwide. Just as many other musicians sought refuge in Bach’s music during this time, we were also looking for this musical-spiritual compass to show us the way in a dense fog of uncertainty.

As an uncertain future loomed before us, we found the intensive work on the Goldberg Variations comforting and deeply beneficial during times when, in Germany, only two households were allowed to meet. Consequently, the three of us became family. Making music together had never been more essential.

Furthermore, we also consider ourselves family in terms of musical style. All three of us grew up in Freiburg, born into families of musicians, and from the very beginning we breathed the same fresh air of historically informed performance practice. As united as the music world may be in its love of Bach’s music, the differences in their interpretations are enormous. Perhaps that is precisely what makes this music so valuable, for there are an infinite number of ways to its inherent truth.

For our idea of recording the Goldberg Variations in the string version, our musical affinity was nevertheless the most important basis. Therefore, we embarked on the excitingly narrow path between the romantic sound ideal inherent in Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s transcription and our desire for agile Baroque transparency. In order to do justice to both, we decided to combine modern instruments with baroque bows.

The release of this CD marks the end of a long journey for us. What remains for us above all is a feeling of deep gratitude to the many people who have supported us in this project, for our friendship and for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.