Keith Jarrett

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a musical composition for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, the work is one of the most important examples of the variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work.

PERSONNEL:

• KEITH JARRETT, harpsichord

TRACKS:

• 01. Aria
• 02. Variatio 1
• 03. Variatio 2
• 04. Variatio 3, Canone all'Unisono
• 05. Variatio 4
• 06. Variatio 5
• 07. Variatio 6, Canone alla Seconda
• 08. Variatio 7, Al tempo di Giga
• 09. Variatio 8
• 10. Variatio 9, Canone alla Terza
• 11. Variatio 10, Fughetta
• 12. Variatio 11
• 13. Variatio 12, Canone alla Quarta
• 14. Variatio 13
• 15. Variatio 14
• 16. Variatio 15, Canone alla Quinta. Andante
• 17. Variatio 16, Ouverture
• 18. Variatio 17
• 19. Variatio 18, Canone alla Sesta
• 20. Variatio 19
• 21. Variatio 20
• 22. Variatio 21, Canone alla Settima
• 23. Variatio 22, Alla breve
• 24. Variatio 23
• 25. Variatio 24, Canone all'Ottava
• 27. Variatio 26
• 28. Variatio 27, Canone alla Nona
• 29. Variatio 28
• 30. Variatio 29
• 31. Variatio 30, Quodibet
• 32. Aria da Capo