Bach JS Goldberg Variations BWV 988

JS Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Only Beethoven’s “Diabelli” Variations from the 19th century can be compared to them as far their far-reaching significance is concerned. Bach’s own manuscript might not have survived, but the corrected first printing of the “Aria mit verschiedenen Veraenderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen” (thus the title) has done so. This first edition serves as the primary source for our edition; furthermore the musical text was compared to other sources as, for example, with Bach’s own record of the “Aria” (not yet referred to as such) in the little notebook for Anna Magdalena.

Urtext Edition, paperbound
Piano solo
Pages 144 (IX+135), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Weight 570 g
HN 595·ISMN 979-0-2018-0595-5