Lang Lang - Bach: Goldberg Variations (Deluxe Edt. Studio + Live) (2020)

Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations stand alone in the piano literature as a work of unique artistry and brilliance. Lang Lang first began exploring this masterpiece more than 20 years ago and presents this record as the outcome of a long personal and emotional journey. Marking a new stage in Lang Lang's artistic development, it is the project of a lifetime. Alongside a studio recording is a contrasting performance, a single take from a recital in Leipzig's iconic St Thomas Church, where Bach worked and is now buried. The heart of this project is the deluxe edition - a unique, word-first offering with simultaneous studio & live recording.

“This isn’t just the most exceptional and creative work in the keyboard repertoire, it’s also the most multidimensional. […] It allows us to draw on everything we have within ourselves, but also makes us realise what’s missing and what we still have to learn.” Lang Lang

Tracklist:
Disc 1 (01:31:14)
1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (05:21)
2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 1 a 1 Clav. (02:06)
3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 2 a 1 Clav. (01:36)
4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 3 Canone all'UnisoNo. a 1 Clav. (03:09)
5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. (01:03)
6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (01:21)
7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. (01:12)
8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga (02:20)
9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. (02:02)
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. (02:14)
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 10 Fughetta. a 1 Clav. (01:40)
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 11 a 2 Clav. (02:29)
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta. (a 1 Clav.) (02:10)
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. (06:09)
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 14 a 2 Clav. (02:17)
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante (06:18)
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 16 Ouverture. a 1 Clav. (02:45)
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 17 a 2 Clav. (02:01)
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 18 Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav. (01:44)
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. (01:15)
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 20 a 2 Clav. (02:06)
22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima. (a 1 Clav.) (04:36)
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve (01:28)
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 23 a 2 Clav. (02:13)
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 24 Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. (03:03)
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio (10:09)
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 26 a 2 Clav. (01:48)
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. (01:37)
29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 28 a 2 Clav. (02:03)
30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (02:06)
31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. (02:32)
32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo (06:21)

Disc 2 (01:32:37)
1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (04:55)
2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 1 a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:59)
3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 2 a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:38)
4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 3 Canone all'UnisoNo. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (03:06)
5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:01)
6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:24)
7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:06)
8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:11)
9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:05)
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:21)
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 10 Fughetta. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:40)
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 11 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:20)
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta. (a 1 Clav.) [Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020] (02:14)
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (06:13)
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 14 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:16)
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (07:02)
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 16 Ouverture. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:54)
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 17 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:01)
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 18 Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:54)
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:17)
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 20 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:01)
22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima. (a 1 Clav.) [Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020] (04:55)
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:31)
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 23 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:03)
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 24 Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (03:35)
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (10:33)
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 26 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:45)
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:50)
29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 28 a 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:05)
30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (01:58)
31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (02:43)
32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo (Live at Thomaskirche Leipzig / 2020) (06:01)

Disc 3 (17:49)
1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (02:41)
2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga (01:10)
3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. (03:07)
4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante (03:19)
5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio (05:14)
6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 26 a 2 Clav. (00:57)
7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. (01:21)