Credits:

Guay, Claire-Marie Le

Description:

Officially titled "Aria and Various Variations for Clavicembalo with Two-Stage Keyboard," the Goltberg Variations is a milestone in keyboard music. Mersch has adopted a harpsichord modeled on the 1707 work by Nicolas Dumont and created by John Phillips in 2009, and has come up with her own answer to this masterpiece that has been challenged by numerous performers. Charlotte Matta Mersch, who has won prizes at international competitions in Paris and Bruges, began piano lessons with her mother at the age of four and developed a fascination with the harpsichord while attending Yale University. Described as "an incomparable harpsichordist" by Early Music America magazine, she has been busy performing not only as a soloist and chamber musician but also with dancers around the world, but is currently restricted in her activities due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Aria
2."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 1 a 1 Clav.
3."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 2 a 1 Clav.
4."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 3 Canone all'Unisuono a 1 Clav.
5."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 4 a 1 Clav.
6."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
7."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav.
8."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga
9."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 8 a 2 Clav.
10."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav.
11."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 10 Fughetta a 1 Clav.
12."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 11 a 2 Clav.
13."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta (a 1 Clav.)
14."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 13 a 2 Clav.
15."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 14 a 2 Clav.
16."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. Andante
17."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.
18."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 17 a 2 Clav.
19."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
20."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 19 a 1 Clav.
21."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 20 a 2 Clav.
22."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima (a 1 Clav.)
23."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve
24."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 23 a 2 Clav.
25."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 24 Canone all'Ottava a 1 Clav.
26."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio
27."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 26 a 2 Clav.
28."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav.
29."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 28 a 2 Clav.
30."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Variatio 30 Quodlibet a 1 Clav.
32."Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988~Aria da capo