Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Remastered) Peter Serkin

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988:
• 1Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria I02:19
• 2Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation I01:06
• 3Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation II00:50
• 4Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation III: Canone all'unisuono01:15
• 5Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation IV00:37
• 6Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatiion V00:51
• 7Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VI: Canone alla seconda00:34
• 8Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VII01:12
• 9Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation VIII01:00
• 10Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation IX: Canone alla terza00:52
• 11Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation X00:58
• 12Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XI00:56
• 13Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XII: Canone alla quarta01:32
• 14Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIII03:02
• 15Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIV01:04
• 16Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XV: Canone all quinta02:21
• 17Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVI: Overture01:35
• 18Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVII01:03
• 19Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XVIII: Canone alla sesta00:51
• 20Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XIX00:40
• 21Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XX00:57
• 22Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXI: Canone Alla settima01:46
• 23Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXII00:46
• 24Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIII01:01
• 25Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIV: Canone all'ottava01:45
• 26Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXV05:46
• 27Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVI00:55
• 28Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVII: Canone alla nona00:48
• 29Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXVIII01:10
• 30Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXIX01:00
• 31Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation XXX: Quolibet00:47
• 32Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria II02:28
• Total Runtime43:47

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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