Goldberg Variations

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Arrangement for strings and continuo by Bernard Labadie

1 | Aria [4:08]
Solo violin, solo viola
Continuo: Solo cello, theorbo

2 | Variatio 1 [1:56]
Violins (I), cellos
Continuo: Double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

3 | Variatio 2 [1:33]
2 Solo violins
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord, theorbo

4 | Variatio 3 : Canone all’unisono [2:28]
2 solo violins
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord

5 | Variatio 4 [1:02]
Violins I and II, viola
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

6 | Variatio 5 [1:42]
Solo violin, solo viola
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord

7 | Variatio 6 : Canone alla seconda [1:25]
Solo violin, solo viola
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord

8 | Variatio 7 (al tempo di Giga) [2:13]
Solo violin
Continuo: Solo cello, theorbo

9 | Variatio 8 [1:57]
Violins I and II, cellos
Continuo: Double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

10 | Variatio 9 : Canone alla terza [1:42]
2 solo violins
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord

11 | Variatio 10 : Fughetta [1:28]
Violins I and II, violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord

12 | Variatio 11 [2:26]
Violon solo, alto solo
Solo violin, solo viola

13 | Variatio 12 : Canone alla quarta [2:04]
Violins (II), violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord

14 | Variatio 13 [6:18]
Solo violin, solo viola
Continuo: Solo cello, theorbo

15 | Variatio 14 [2:11]
2 solo violins
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord

16 | Variatio 15 : Canone alla quinta [4:05]
Violins (I), violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord

17 | Variatio 16 : Ouverture [2:47]
Violins I and II
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

18 | Variatio 17 [2:26]
Solo violin, solo viola

19 | Variatio 18 : Canone alla sesta [1:34]
Violins I and II
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

20 | Variatio 19 [1:51]
2 solo violins with mutes
Continuo: Solo cello, theorbo

21 | Variatio 20 [2:15]
Violon solo, alto solo

22 | Variatio 21 : Canone alla settima [2:16]
Violins (II), violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

23 | Variatio 22 (alla breve) [1:13]
Violins I and II, violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

24 | Variatio 23 [2:40]
2 violons solos

25 | Variatio 24 : Canone all’ottava [2:19]
Violins (I), violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord

26 | Variatio 25 [5:40]
Solo violin, solo viola
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord

27 | Variatio 26 [2:11]
Violins I and II, violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

28 | Variatio 27 : Canone alla nona [2:21]
Violon solo, violoncelle solo

29 | Variatio 28 [3:02]
Solo violin, Solo viola
Continuo: Solo cello, harpsichord, theorbo

30 | Variatio 29 [2:22]
Concertino: 2 solo violins, solo viola, solo cello
Ripieno: Violins I and II, violas
Continuo: Cello, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

31 | Variatio 30 : Quodlibet [1:38]
Violins I and II, violas
Continuo: Cellos, double bass, harpsichord, theorbo

32 | Aria [2:13]
Solo violin and solo viola with mutes
Continuo: Solo cello, theorbo