Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Remastered) Peter Serkin

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988:
• 1 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria I 02:19
• 2 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation I 01:06
• 3 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation II 00:50
• 4 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation III: Canone all'unisuono 01:15
• 5 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation IV 00:37
• 6 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatiion V 00:51
• 7 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VI: Canone alla seconda 00:34
• 8 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VII 01:12
• 9 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VIII 01:00
• 10 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation IX: Canone alla terza 00:52
• 11 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation X 00:58
• 12 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XI 00:56
• 13 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XII: Canone alla quarta 01:32
• 14 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIII 03:02
• 15 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIV 01:04
• 16 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XV: Canone all quinta 02:21
• 17 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVI: Overture 01:35
• 18 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVII 01:03
• 19 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVIII: Canone alla sesta 00:51
• 20 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIX 00:40
• 21 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XX 00:57
• 22 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXI: Canone Alla settima 01:46
• 23 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXII 00:46
• 24 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIII 01:01
• 25 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIV: Canone all'ottava 01:45
• 26 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXV 05:46
• 27 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVI 00:55
• 28 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVII: Canone alla nona 00:48
• 29 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVIII 01:10
• 30 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIX 01:00
• 31 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXX: Quolibet 00:47
• 32 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria II 02:28
• Total Runtime 43:47

Info for Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Remastered)

In Memoriam of Grammy winning pianist Peter Serkin (1947–2020), a “brilliant instrumentalist, sensitive, original interpreter and performer of uncommon vitality” (Michael Steinberg) HIGHRESAUDIO will offer selected recordings as remasters in 192kHz, 24bit.

“Thank you so much for your interest in my old recordings and for being so enterprising and bringing them out in a box set now. When I first heard about this project I thought that some of those recordings are not good enough […]. I have listened to [them] over the weekend, and I’ve had a change of heart about it. Even the ones I would not play that way now still may have redeeming aspects, and some of them I actually enjoyed quite a lot. …” – Peter Serkin Peter Serkin was closely involved in the preparation for this edition but sadly did not live to see its release. He died on February 1, 2020 at his home in Red Hook, N. Y.

Peter Serkin, piano

Peter Serkin
Recognized as an artist of passion and integrity, the distinguished American pianist Peter Serkin is one of the most thoughtful and individualistic musicians appearing before the public today. Throughout his career he has successfully conveyed the essence of five centuries of repertoire and his performances with symphony orchestras, recital appearances, chamber music collaborations and recordings are respected worldwide Peter Serkin’s rich musical heritage extends back several generations: his grandfather was violinist and composer Adolf Busch and his father pianist Rudolf Serkin. In 1958, at age eleven, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he was a student of Lee Luvisi, Mieczysław Horszowski and Rudolf Serkin. He later continued his studies with Ernst Oster, Marcel Moyse and Karl Ulrich Schnabel. Peter Serkin has performed with the world’s major symphony orchestras with such eminent conductors as Seiji Ozawa Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle. An avid proponent of the music of many of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, Mr. Serkin has been instrumental in bringing the music of Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Stravinsky, Wolpe, Messiaen, Takemitsu, Henze, Berio, Wuorinen, Goehr, Knussen and Lieberson, among others, to audiences around the world Peter Serkin’s recordings also reflect his distinctive musical vision. His recording of the six Mozart concerti composed in 1784 with Alexander Schneider and the English Chamber Orchestra, was nominated for a Grammy® and received the prestigious Deutsche Schallplatten as well as being named ‘Best Recording of the Year’ by Stereo Review magazine. Mr. Serkin currently teaches at Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Longy School of Music.

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