Martin Schmeding - J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variations BWV 988 (2009) [SACD]

As titular organist at the Kreuzkirche in Dresden, Martin Schmeding worked from 2002 until 2004 in one of the most important centers for church music in Germany. After holding teaching posts in Hannover, Leipzig, Weimar and Dresden, he has taught as professor of organ at the Music School in Freiburg as the successor of Zsigmond Szathmary since the autumn of 2004, where he is also the chair of the church-music department. He has made numerous radio and CD recordings, among them the complete organ music of F. Schmidt, Brahms, F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and G. Becker, as well as the first recordings on a period instrument of music for pedal piano by Robert Schumann and of the organ version of the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach.


Tracks:

1: ARIA - 4:31
2-16: VARIATIO 1-15 - 32:39
VARIATIO 1. a 1 Clav. - 2:22
VARIATIO 2. a 1 Clav. - 2:06
VARIATIO 3. Canone all’Unisuono.a 1 Clav. - 2:39
VARIATIO 4. a 1 Clav. - 1:13
VARIATIO 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. - 2:13
VARIATIO 6. Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav. - 1:31
VARIATIO 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. [al tempo di Giga] - 1:59
VARIATIO 8. a 2 Clav. - 2:20
VARIATIO 9. Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav. - 3:01
VARIATIO 10. Fughetta a 1 Clav. - 1:47
VARIATIO 11. a 2 Clav. - 2:15
VARIATIO 12. Canone alla Quarta - 1:34
VARIATIO 13. a 2 Clav. - 2:36
VARIATIO 14. a 2 Clav. - 2:39
VARIATIO 15. andante. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. - 2:24
17-31: VARIATIO 16-30 - 32:38
VARIATIO 16. a 1 Clav. Ouverture - 1:42
VARIATIO 17. a 2 Clav. - 2:22
VARIATIO 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav. - 2:15
VARIATIO 19. a 1 Clav. - 1:23
VARIATIO 20. a 2 Clav. - 1:23
VARIATIO 21. Canone alla Settima - 3:18
VARIATIO 22. a 1 Clav. allabreve - 1:58
VARIATIO 23. a 2 Clav. - 1:24
VARIATIO 24. Canone all’Ottava. a 1 Clav - 1:41
VARIATIO 25. a 2 Clav. [adagio] - 4:51
VARIATIO 26. a 2 Clav. - 1:29
VARIATIO 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav - 2:16
VARIATIO 28. a 2 Clav. - 1:26
VARIATIO 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav - 2:44
VARIATIO 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet - 2:24
32: ARIA da Capo è Fine - 4:54