Igor Levit | Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 | CD

Igor Levit is a pianist whose recordings span major keyboard works and contemporary repertoire. His performances bring attention to musical structure, contrasting character and the detail of individual phrases.

Igor Levit performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, in this CD release. The work moves from its opening aria through thirty variations and returns to the aria, bringing contrasting keyboard textures and musical characters into a unified sequence.

Track List

1. Aria
2. Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
3. Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
4. Variation 3. Canone All' Unisono a 1 Clav.
5. Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
6. Variation 5 - A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav.
7. Variation 6. Canone Alla Seconda a 1 Clav.
8. Variation 7 a 1 Ovvero 2 Clav. Al Tempo Di Giga
9. Variation 8 a 2 Clav.
10. Variation 9. Canone Alla Terza a 1 Clav.
11. Variation 10. Fughetta a 1 Clav.
12. Variation 11 a 2 Clav.
13. Variation 12. Canone Alla Quarta
14. Variation 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Variation 14 a 2 Clav.
16. Variation 15. Canone Alla Quinta a 1 Clav. Andante
17. Variation 16. Ouverture a 1 Clav.
18. Variation 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Variation 18. Canone Alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
20. Variation 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Variation 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Variation 21. Canone Alla Settima
23. Variation 22 a 1 Clav. Alla Breve
24. Variation 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Variation 24. Canone All' Ottava a 1 Clav.
26. Variation 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Variation 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Variation 27. Canone Alla Nona a 2 Clav.
29. Variation 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Variation 29 a 1 Ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Variation 30. Quodlibet a 1 Clav.
32. Aria Da Capo