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Ariabesques - WDR Big Band Plays Bach (The Goldberg Variations)

WDR Big Band

Composer
J.S. Bach
Released
2023
Label
Jazzline
Forces
Big band
Personnel
WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins, Jörg Achim Keller

Bill Dobbins treats the Goldbergs as a chain of changing big-band colours, threading both written and improvised solos through the WDR ensemble.

Bach’s Aria still stands at either end, so the cycle closes where it began even as each variation acquires its own jazz character.

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The originalsJ.S. Bach · classical source works

The classical player uses one complete Glenn Gould performance of the Goldberg Variations.

Jazzed upWDR Big Band · 2023
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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. AriaGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  2. Variation 1Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
  3. Variation 2Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
  4. Variation 3Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3
  5. Variation 4Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
  6. Variation 5Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
  7. Variation 6Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6
  8. Variation 7Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7
  9. Variation 8Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8
  10. Variation 9Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9
  11. Variation 10Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10
  12. Variation 11Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11
  13. Variation 12Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12
  14. Variation 13Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13
  15. Variation 14Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14
  16. Variation 15Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15
  17. Variation 16Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16
  18. Variation 17Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17
  19. Variation 18Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18
  20. Variation 19Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19
  21. Variation 20Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20
  22. Variation 21Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21
  23. Variation 22Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22
  24. Variation 23Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23
  25. Variation 24Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24
  26. Variation 25Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25
  27. Variation 26Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26
  28. Variation 27Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27
  29. Variation 28Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
  30. Variation 29Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29
  31. Variation 30Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30
  32. Aria da capoGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo