A whole life, from birth to death, or the whole world, from the rising of the sun to it's setting: nothing less than this is Bach's Goldberg Variations for saxophonist Peter Vigh. With the Aria at the beginning and at the end, a circle closes, and in between all sorts of things happen. Vigh orchestrated the monumental cycle for his Berlage Saxophone Quartet and has now recorded it on Super Audio album. The quartet tells of the ups and downs of existence with a sensitive sound: an experience that is as entertaining as it is deeply moving. Whether children playing (Variation 17) or a funeral procession (Variation 21): the associations that Bach's music evokes are intensely savored through the individual perspectives of the four Berlage artists. Ten different instruments are used and provide a colorful range that is second to none. And especially in the polyphonic parts, the work gains a new degree of transparency through the distribution among several players. To achieve this, the four Dutchmen went back to school: Guided by baroque specialist Walter van Hauwe, they intensively studied historical playing practice. And so one hears how surprising sounds with speaking articulation, elegant ornamentation technique and striking phrasing combine with the very highest pleasurable playing culture. With this new release, Lars Niederstrasser, Peter Vigh, Juani Palop and Eva van Grinsven once again demonstrate their extraordinary stylistic range.

Tracklist:

Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Aria
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 1
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 2
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 3 Canone all'Unisono
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 4
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 5
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 7 al tempo di Giga
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 8
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 10 Fugetta
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 11
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 13
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 14
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 16 Ouverture
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 17
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 18 Canone alla Sexta
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 19
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 20
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 22 alla breve
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 23
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 24 Canone all'Ottava
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 25 Adagio
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 26
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 28
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 29
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Variatio 30 'Quodlibet'
Goldberg Variations BWV 988~Aria da capo

UPC: 760623221069
Label: Mdg
Release Date: 5.7.21
Format: CD

J Bach .S. / Berlage Saxophone Quartet - Goldberg Variations (Hybr) (CD)