Kurt Rodarmer - J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1996)

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Artist: Kurt Rodarmer
Title: J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Total Time: 01:13:17
Total Size: 323 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Aria (2:52)
02. Variation 1 (2:15)
03. Variation 2 (1:32)
04. Variation 3 - canon on the unison (2:02)
05. Variation 4 (1:04)
06. Variation 5 (1:22)
07. Variation 6 - canon on the second (1:00)
08. Variation 7 (2:47)
09. Variation 8 (1:55)
10. Variation 9 - canon on the third (1:22)
11. Variation 10 - fuguette (1:26)
12. Variation 11 (2:06)
13. Variation 12 - canon on the fourth (2:16)
14. Variation 13 (5:30)
15. Variation 14 (2:23)
16. Variation 15 - canon on the fifth (4:29)
17. Variation 16 - overture (2:06)
18. Variation 17 (2:06)
19. Variation 18 - canon on the sixxth (1:32)
20. Variation 19 (2:17)
21. Variation 20 (2:05)
22. Variation 21 - canon on the seventh (3:00)
23. Variation 22 (1:28)
24. Variation 23 (2:08)
25. Variation 24 - canon on the octave (2:28)
26. Variation 25 (4:42)
27. Variation 26 (2:03)
28. Variation 27 - canon on the ninth (1:58)
29. Variation 28 (1:44)
30. Variation 29 (2:17)
31. Variation 30 (1:50)
32. Aria da capo (3:31)

Performers:
Kurt Rodarmer - guitar

Unlike many Bach works adapted for guitar, the intricacies of the Goldberg Variations lie beyond the scope of six strings. Guitarist Kurt Rodarmer circumvents these limitations via overdubbing--either playing duets with himself or else trios and quartets. Rodarmer also employs a custom-made guitar on which the bass register extends down into the cello register. While idiomatic keyboard effects, such as the cross-handed sequences, fall by the wayside, Rodarmer manages to convey the music's linear vitality at tempos that make most guitarists green with envy. Overdubbing, however, renders contrapuntal lines more independent than interactive. I am also bothered by the guitarist's cloying vibrato in lyrical movements and habitual accents on downbeats. A fun project, nonetheless. -- Jed Distler

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