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Goldberg Variations / Variations

Dan Tepfer

Composer
J.S. Bach
Released
2011
Label
Sunnyside
Forces
Piano, Solo
Personnel
Dan Tepfer piano

Dan Tepfer recorded Goldberg Variations / Variations on a Yamaha CFX at Yamaha Artist Services New York in May and June 2011.

Its 62 tracks follow a strict pattern: Bach’s Aria and thirty variations appear in order, with a Tepfer improvisation after each variation before the Aria returns at the end.

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The originalsJ.S. Bach · classical source works

One complete performance of the Goldberg Variations covers Bach’s Aria, all thirty variations and the returning Aria da capo. The other thirty tracks are Tepfer’s improvisations and have no classical source.

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Source works

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

  1. AriaAria from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  2. Variation 1Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
  3. Improvisation 1Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
  4. Variation 2Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
  5. Improvisation 2Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
  6. Variation 3—Canon At The UnisonGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3
  7. Improvisation 3—Canonic 1Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3
  8. Variation 4Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
  9. Improvisation 4Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
  10. Variation 5Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
  11. Improvisation 5Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
  12. Variation 6—Canon At The SecondGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6
  13. Improvisation 6—Canonic 2Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6
  14. Variation 7Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7
  15. Improvisation 7Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7
  16. Variation 8Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8
  17. Improvisation 8Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8
  18. Variation 9—Canon At The ThirdGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9
  19. Improvisation 9—ThirdsDan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9
  20. Variation 10—FughettaGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10
  21. Improvisation 10—FuguelikeDan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10
  22. Variation 11Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11
  23. Improvisation 11Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11
  24. Variation 12—Canon At The FourthGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12
  25. Improvisation 12—ObssesiveDan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12
  26. Variation 13Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13
  27. Improvisation 13Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13
  28. Variation 14Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14
  29. Improvisation 14Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14
  30. Variation 15—Canon At The FifthGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15
  31. Improvisation 15—Canonic 5Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15
  32. Variation 16—OuvertureGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16
  33. Improvisation 16Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16
  34. Variation 17Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17
  35. Improvisation 17Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17
  36. Variation 18—Canon At The SixthGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18
  37. Improvisation 18—SixthsDan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18
  38. Variation 19Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19
  39. Improvisation 19Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19
  40. Variation 20Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20
  41. Improvisation 20Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20
  42. Variation 21—Canon At The SeventhGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21
  43. Improvisation 21—SeventhsDan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21
  44. Variation 22Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22
  45. Improvisation 22Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22
  46. Variation 23Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23
  47. Improvisation 23Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23
  48. Variation 24—Canon At The OctaveGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24
  49. Improvisation 24—Canonic 8Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24
  50. Variation 25Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25
  51. Improvisation 25Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25
  52. Variation 26Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26
  53. Improvisation 26Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26
  54. Variation 27—Canon At The NinthGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27
  55. Improvisation 27Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27
  56. Variation 28Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
  57. Improvisation 28Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
  58. Variation 29Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29
  59. Improvisation 29Dan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29
  60. Variation 30—QuodlibetGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30
  61. Improvisation 30—MashupDan Tepfer: improvisation on J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30
  62. AriaAria from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988