April 27, 2010
EPRC 007
Audio CD
Although we have grown accustomed to the harpsichord as the Baroque keyboard instrument of choice, 18th century connoisseurs preferred the smaller clavichord for home entertainment. Benjamin Steens challenges our listening habits by performing the Goldberg Variations on the clavichord, and demonstrating that – despite its delicacy – the instrument does full justice to Bach’s intimacy and the dazzling architecture of his music.
Tracklisting
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
1 Aria
2 Variatio 1
3 Variatio 2
4 Variatio 3
5 Variatio 4
6 Variatio 5
7 Variatio 6
8 Variatio 7
9 Variatio 8
10 Variatio 9
11 Variatio 10
12 Variatio 11
13 Variatio 12
14 Variatio 13
15 Variatio 14
16 Variatio 15
17 Variatio 16
18 Variatio 17
19 Variatio 18
20 Variatio 19
21 Variatio 20
22 Variatio 21
23 Variatio 22
24 Variatio 23
25 Variatio 24
26 Variatio 25
27 Variatio 26
28 Variatio 27
29 Variatio 28
30 Variatio 29
31 Variatio 30
32 Aria da capo e fine
33 TEST TRACK
Total playtime: 1:07:59
Credits
Benjamin-Joseph SteensClavichord from Joris Potvlieghe, 1987
Recorded at Freyr (B), Villa Les Pommiers, on 17 and 18 February 2009.