Bach: Goldberg Variation

David Fray adds a landmark of the solo keyboard repertoire to his Bach discography: the Goldberg Variations. “The Goldberg Variations are a real test,” he says. “They are the work of a lifetime, perhaps a work about life itself … a kind of rite of passage, a journey. Every element of human life is in them … When you play the theme again after the 30 variations, in its original purity, it is as if you're at the end of your life, looking back over everything that has happened in the last hour-and-a-half. Few works give such a sense of eternity”.

1. Aria

2. Variation 1. A 1 Clavier

3. Variation 2. A 1 Clavier

4. Variation 3. Canone All'unisono a 1 Clavier

5. Variation 4. A 1 Clavier

6. Variation 5. A 1 Ovvero 2 Clavier

7. Variation 6. Canone Alla Seconda a 1 Clavier

8. Variation 7. A 1 Ovvero 2 Clavier, Al Tempo Di Giga

9. Variation 8. A 2 Clavier

10. Variation 9. Canone Alla Terza a 1 Clavier

11. Variation 10. Fughetta a 1 Clavier

12. Variation 11. A 2 Clavier

13. Variation 12. Canone Alla Quarta a 1 Clavier

14. Variation 13. A 2 Clavier

15. Variation 14. A 2 Clavier

16. Variation 15. Canone Alla Quinta a 1 Clavier

17. Variation 16. Ouverture a 1 Clavier

18. Variation 17. A 2 Clavier

19. Variation 18. Canone Alla Sesta a 1 Clavier

20. Variation 19. A 1 Clavier

21. Variation 20. A 2 Clavier

22. Variation 21. Canone Alla Settima a 1 Clavier

23. Variation 22. Alla Breve a 1 Clavier

24. Variation 23. A 2 Clavier

25. Variation 24. Canone All'ottava a 1 Clavier

26. Variation 25. A 2 Clavier

27. Variation 26. A 2 Clavier

28. Variation 27. Canone Alla Nona a 2 Clavier

29. Variation 28. A 2 Clavier

30. Variation 29. A 1 Ovvero 2 Clavier

31. Variation 30. Quodlibet a 1 Clavier

32. Aria Da Capo