J. S. Bach - Goldberg Variations - Wanda Landowska
J. S. Bach - Goldberg Variations - Wanda Landowska
Baroque | ape + cue | no log | Covers, no booklet | 1 CD | 226 MB | RS
EMI CDH 7610082 (Nov 1933) 1987 | Mono/Digitally remastered
Baroque | ape + cue | no log | Covers, no booklet | 1 CD | 226 MB | RS
EMI CDH 7610082 (Nov 1933) 1987 | Mono/Digitally remastered
This historic 1933 recording of the Goldbergs by the great harpsichordist Wanda Landowska is the first ever to be recorded. Under her, the set of variations sounds hauntingly charming, but the playing is not flawless. The digital transfer did not manage to reduce the background noise level. As a result, the harpsichord loses its brilliance and sounds muffled. This CD comes generously with the Italian Concerto (1935/1936) and the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue (1935).
Goldberg Variationen - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
1. Aria (Andante espressivo)
2. Variations 1-5
3. Variations 6-10
4. Variations 11-15
5. Variations 16-20
6. Variations 21-25
7. Variations 26-30
8. Aria da capo
Recorded at Paris, November, 1933
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
9. 1st movement
10. 2nd movement
11. 3rd movement
Recorded at St-Leu-la-Forêt, July 9, 1935& September 25,26, 1936
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
12. Fantasia
13. Fugue
Recorded at St-Leu-la-Forêt, July 10,16, 1935
Total time: 71'52
Wanda Landowska (July 5, 1879 – August 16, 1959), harpsichord