Jory Vinikour - Bach: Goldberg Variations (2001) [SACD]

This is an exceptional Goldberg Variations. It is played with repeats by Jory Vinikour on a beautiful-sounding harpsichord built in 1998 by Kevin Fryer after a 1624 model by Ioannes Rucker. (Handel owned one of the originals!) The varieties of tone available to the player of this instrument are impressive, and always appealingly smooth and rich and detailed. There is nothing tinny or harsh here. Few harpsichord recordings sound this good.

Tracklist:

CD1

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 ~ Aria With 30 Variations / Aria Avec 30 Variations (85:39)
1-1 Aria 4:52
1-2 Variatio 1 A 1 Clav. 2:01
1-3 Variatio 2 A 1 Clav. 1:35
1-4 Variatio 3 A 1 Clav. Canone All'Unisono 1:57
1-5 Variatio 4 A 1 Clav. 1:08
1-6 Variatio 5 A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav. 1:17
1-7 Variatio 6 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Seconda 1:24
1-8 Variatio 7 A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav. Al Tempo Di Giga 1:36
1-9 Variatio 8 A 1 Clav. 2:08
1-10 Variatio 9 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Terza 2:11
1-11 Variatio 10 A 1 Clav. Fughetta 1:40
1-12 Variatio 11 A 1 Clav. 2:01
1-13 Variatio 12 Canone Alla Quarta 2:37
1-14 Variatio 13 A 2 Clav. 4:45
1-15 Variatio 14 A 2 Clav. 2:15
1-16 Variatio 15 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Quinta. Andante 6:10

CD2

2-1 Variatio 16 A 1 Clav. Ouverture 3:13
2-2 Variatio 17 A 2 Clav. 2:04
2-3 Variatio 18 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Sesta 1:27
2-4 Variatio 19 A 1 Clav. 1:18
2-5 Variatio 20 A 2 Clav. 2:14
2-6 Variatio 21 Canone Alla Settima 3:24
2-7 Variatio 22 A 1 Clav. Alla Breve 1:16
2-8 Variatio 23 A 2 Clav. 2:20
2-9 Variatio 24 A 1 Clav. Canone All'Ottava 2:45
2-10 Variatio 25 A 2 Clav. Adagio 10:16
2-11 Variatio 26 A 2 Clav. 2:09
2-12 Variatio 27 A 2 Clav. Canone Alla Nona 1:51
2-13 Variatio 28 A 2 Clav. 2:20
2-14 Variatio 29 A 1 Ovvero 2 Calv. 2:12
2-15 Variatio 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet 1:49
2-16 Aria Da Capo 5:01