Encompassing the expressive richness of the variations is a tall order for any player. From the outset, Alexandra Papastefanou takes a nuanced view, both poised and elegant. While the first...

BBC Music Magazine, October 20214 out of 5 stars

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J S Bach Goldberg Variations

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Encompassing the expressive richness of the variations is a tall order for any player. From the outset, Alexandra Papastefanou takes a nuanced view, both poised and elegant. While the first...

BBC Music Magazine, October 20214 out of 5 stars

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Following on from her two previous succesful FHR albums of J.S. Bach, Papastefanou has now recorded one of the most iconic works in the history of music, the Goldberg Variations. Although a challenging work, this inventive masterepiece once again feels completely natural under Papastefanou fingers and surely be a recording to be revered, like her previous Bach recordings for FHR.

Papastefanou, Greece's leading pianist, is now regarded worldwide as a leading exponent of Bach on the piano. Her previous recording for FHR (The Well-Tempered Clavier, 2018 [FHR65], did incredibly well with the music press and critics (MusicWeb International RECORDING OF THE MONTH The Union of Greek Theatre and Music Critics Award: BEST RECORDING OF 2018, 5 stars from BBC Music Magazine).

Also Available : FHR070 Bach French Suites FHR065 Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

Release date: 23rd Jul 2021
Label: First Hand
Catalogue number: FHR110
Length: 79 minutes
Genre:
- Piano Solos

Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988

Work length1:19:12

Alexandra Papastefanou

Aria

Track length3:58

Var. 1

Track length1:55

Var. 2

Track length1:34

Var. 3, Canone all’unisono

Track length1:54

Var. 4

Track length1:09

Var. 5

Track length1:45

Var. 6, Canone alla seconda

Track length1:50

Var. 7

Track length1:46

Var. 8

Track length2:04

Var. 9, Canone alla terza

Track length2:21

Var. 10, Fughetta

Track length1:51

Var. 11

Track length2:15

Var. 12, Canone alla quarta

Track length2:26

Var. 13

Track length4:42

Var. 14

Track length2:15

Var. 15, Canone alla quinta

Track length4:42

Var. 16, Ouverture

Track length3:09

Var. 17

Track length2:00

Var. 18, Canone alla sesta

Track length1:25

Var. 19

Track length1:26

Var. 20

Track length1:59

Var. 21, Canone alla settima

Track length2:38

Var. 22, Alla breve

Track length1:31

Var. 23

Track length2:31

Var. 24, Canone all’ottava

Track length2:32

Var. 25

Track length8:40

Var. 26

Track length2:12

Var. 27, Canone alla nona

Track length2:04

Var. 28

Track length2:22

Var. 29

Track length2:12

Var. 30, Quodlibet

Track length1:49

Aria da capo

Track length2:15

Awards and reviews

October 2021

Encompassing the expressive richness of the variations is a tall order for any player. From the outset, Alexandra Papastefanou takes a nuanced view, both poised and elegant. While the first two variations may seem a touch ‘business like’, there is also much to admire in her careful phrasing.

October 2021

Stylish sophistication and technical mastery aside, Papastefanou’s Goldbergs radiate qualities of sheer joy and innate musicality that are better experienced than described. A captivating album.

J S Bach Goldberg Variations

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