Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV988

Ares, Diego

HMM 902283.84

Nakład wyprzedany, ostatnie 3 egzemplarze " Aresprojects an effective blend of intellectual rigour and leisurely reflection in his Goldbergs. His tempos are less hard-driven than some recent rival versions and, commendably, he places virtuosity at the service of the music rather than the other way round. He phrases elegantly, articulates clearly, and injects the music with a well-balanced mix of learning and entertainment…In summary, here is playing rich in ideas and affectionate in sentiment." • BBC Music Magazine, October 2018

If we are to find something in the Goldberg Variations (wariacje goldbergowskie) beyond the beauty of the music, we must look at the structure, proportions and numerology of the work. It begins with an Aria of 32 bars, followed by 30 variations. After the last variation it says: "Aria da Capo è Fine", which means recapitulation of the aria and the end. So it is a total of 32 pieces, as many as bars in the initial aria. Bach achieves a perfect balance ... (Diego Ares)

Diego Ares, for whom this work - one of the most remarkable in the history of music - was a lifelong inspiration, decodes it for himself with the notion of travel: in the course of the variations he goes to the most diverse environments, has new experiences, and returns home happy with the last variation, the Quodlibet. Ares, a pupil of Richard Egarr and student at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, now himself a teacher at the renowned Musikhochschule Trossingen, thus finds a new perspective on this work, which has already been interpreted many times.(wariacje goldbergowskie)

CD x 2

Harmonia Mundi

6/1/18

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