Goldberg Variations discography

This is a partial list of commercial or professional recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations, organized chronologically. You can alphabetically sort each column by clicking on the small box at the top of that column (click again to sort reverse-alphabetically).

Artist Date Place Recording Instrument and repeats
Serkin, Rudolfcirca 1928StuttgartWelte piano rollspiano
Landowska, WandaNovember 1933ParisEMI 5 6720 ADDharpsichord
Arrau, ClaudioJanuary–March 1942RCA CD GD 87841piano
Landowska, Wanda1945New York CityRCAharpsichord
Tureck, Rosalyn1947mono Allegro / Everestpiano
Kirkpatrick, Ralph1952mono Haydn Societyharpsichord
Leonhardt, Gustav1953Viennastereo Vanguard (the first of three recordings by this artist)harpsichord
Ahlgrimm, IsoldeJanuary 1954ViennaPhilips, monoAmmer harpsichord
Gould, GlennJune 21, 1954Torontofrom CBC broadcast, monopiano, No repeats.
Gould, GlennJune 10, 1955New York CitySony Classical 52 594 ADD; Goldberg Variationspiano (Steinway D-274), No repeats.
Demus, Jörg1955AustriaNixa WLP 5241, monopiano
Richter, KarlJanuary 1956Telefunkenharpsichord
Friskin, JamesMarch 28, 1956Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, New YorkBach Guild / Vanguardharpsichord
Tureck, Rosalyn1957London, Abbey Road StudiosHMV / Capitol, 2 CD Philips "Great pianists of the century"piano
Gould, Glenn1959live at Salzburg FestivalSony Classical 52685 ADDpiano
Kirkpatrick, Ralph1959Deutsche Grammophon 439 673-2 ADDharpsichord
Walcha, HelmutJune 1960-March 1961HamburgEMI 4 89166 ADDharpsichord
Malcolm, George1963UKL'Oiseau LyreThomas Goff harpsichord
Leonhardt, Gustav1965Teldec (Das Alte Werk)harpsichord
Serkin, PeterMarch 1965New YorkRCA (the first of 3 recordings by this artist)piano
Yudina, MariaJanuary 1968MoscowPhilips 456 994-2 "Great pianists of the century"piano
Kempff, WilhelmJuly 1969Deutsche Grammophon 439 978-2 ADDpiano
Rosen, CharlesJuly 1969Sony SBK 48173 ADDpiano
Richter, Karl1970Archiv Produktion POCA-9085harpsichord
Newman, Anthony1971Columbia M 30538harpsichord
Spiegelman, JoelMay 1973East-West, ISI Productions, Atlantic New Age Bach: The Goldberg Variations ADD"Kurzweil 250 Digital Synthesizer"
Kipnis, Igor1976New York CityEMI / Angelharpsichord
Leonhardt, GustavAugust 1976HaarlemDeutsche Harmonia Mundi GD77149 ADD (his third and last recording)harpsichord
Curtis, AlanSeptember 23, 1976location unknownEMI 76306221728 Christian Zell harpsichord
Scheurich, Marga1977LP Saphir Intercord INT 120.886Cembalo, harpsichord
Nikolayeva, Tatiana1979MoscowMelodiya C10-13091 (2LP), Relief CR861006 (1CD), Victor VICC40126/7 (2CD). Nikolayeva's 1st recording.Piano
Tureck, Rosalyn1979 or 1984Most probably HamburgDG, Reissue 1988 1 CD VAI AudioPiano
Pinnock, Trevor1980Archiv Produktion 415 130-2 ADDharpsichord
Weissenberg, Alexis1981EMI 5 74952 2piano
Gould, GlennApril/May 1981New York Cityoriginally CBS Masterworks MK 37779, now Sony Classical 52619 DDD (his second and last studio recording of the Goldbergs)piano (Yamaha CF II), No repeats.
Sokolev, Grigory27 February 1982Leningrad (live)Melodiyapiano
Schiff, András1983Decca 417 116-2 (1 CD)All repeats
Nikolayeva, TatianaApril 1983Aarhus, DenmarkClassico Classcd 416 (1CD). Nikolayeva's 2nd recording.piano
Ross, ScottApril 1985live at Tabaret Hall, University of OttawaErato / Fonovoxharpsichord
Pi-hsien, Chen[1]October 1985Festeburgkirche, FrankfurtNaxos 8.550078 DDDpiano
Gilbert, KennethApril 1986Mas de Vert, Arles1 CD Harmonia Mundiharpsichord
Tipo, Maria26–28 June 1986ParisEMI HMV 5 86666 DDDpiano
Nikolayeva, Tatiana10 November 1986St. John’s, Smith Square, LondonBBC 6483445 (1CD). Nikolayeva's 3rd recording.piano
Nikolayeva, Tatiana9 September 1987Berwald Hall, StockholmBluebell ABCD043 (1CD). Nikolayeva's 4th recording.piano
Lazko, Igorc.1987Belgrade Broadcasting, PGP 2330172piano
Guillou, JeanNovember 1987Eglise Notre-Dame des Neiges, Alpe d'Huez, FranceDorian 90110organ
Hussong, Stefan1987/1988Thorofon DDDchromatic button accordion
Ross, ScottJanuary 1988Salle Blanqui, ParisEMI / Virgin Veritasharpsichord
Koopman, Ton1988ERATO 45326-2 DDDharpsichord
Jarrett, KeithJanuary 1989ECM Records 839 622-2 DDD; J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variationsharpsichord
Kawalla, BronisławaFebruary 1989Polskie Nagrania PNCD 055 DDDpiano
Vartolo, SergioJune 1989Tactus harpsichord
Barenboim, DanielOctober 12, 1989Live recording, Teatro Colón, Buenos AiresErato ER2-45468piano[2]
Asperen, Bob vanJuly 1991BerlinEMI 7 54209 DDDharpsichord
Schie, Tjako vanFebruary 1991NetherlandsRondo 001 DDDpiano
Jaccottet, Christiane[3]1991Pilz 160127harpsichord no repeats
Black, Virginia1991Collins 70032-2 (2 CDs)harpsichord, all repeats
Cole, Maggie1991Virgin 5 61555 (2 CDs) DDDharpsichord
Feltsman, VladimirOctober 26, 1991live at the Moscow ConservatoryMusical Heritage Society 513260T DDDpiano All repeats
Nikolayeva, TatianaJanuary 23, 1992Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, LondonHyperion Records CDA66589. Nikolayeva's 5th recording.piano
Hantaï, PierreJune 1992Opus 111 OPS 30-84 DDD (the first of his two recordings)harpsichord
Verlet, BlandineSeptember 1992L'Eglise de Saint Hippolyte (Tarn), FranceAstrée Auvidis E 8745 (her second recording of this work). Re-released on Naïve, 20121751 Hemsch harpsichord
Canino, BrunoJanuary 16–17, 1993LuganoErmitage ERM 412-2 DDDpiano
Lauriala, RistoSeptember 13–14, 1993ALBA ABCD103piano
Gavrilov, Andrei1993Deutsche Grammophon 435 436-2 DDDpiano
New European Strings Chamber OrchestraOctober 1993HamburgNonesuch, transcription by Dmitry Sitkovetskyorchestra
Bühler-Kestler, EleanoreOctober 1993BayreuthCHARADE; CHA 3012 DDDharpsichord
Kumamoto, MariDecember 1, 1993King Records (Japan) KICC-110piano
Serkin, PeterJune 1–3, 1994Manhattan BMG Classics 09026 68188 2 DDD (the third of his recordings of the work)piano
Lifschitz, KonstantinJune 10–13, 1994Denon Records #78961 DDD (Lifschitz was 17 at time of recording.)piano
Rousset, ChristopheSeptember 27–29, 1994originally L'Oiseau-Lyre, now Decca 475 7080 DDDharpsichord All repeats
Dershavina, Ekaterina1994Arte Nova Catalog #: 340110piano All repeats except Aria da capo
Schepkin, SergeyJanuary 15, 1995Ongaku Records 024-107 DDDpiano All repeats
Cooper, Kenneth (harpsichordist)1995Berkshire Bach Societyharpsichord
Bartos, Samuel1995Connoisseur Societypiano
Aldwell, Edward1996Biddulph flw001 DDDpiano
Kurt Rodarmer, Rodarmer, Kurt1996Sony SK 60257 DDDtwo guitars (overdubbed)
Sutherland, Robin1996d'Note Classics DND 1013- ADDpiano All repeats
Suzuki, MasaakiFebruary, June and July 1997BIS BIS-CD-310819 DDDharpsichord All repeats
Eötvös, József1997EJ-01WZ DDDsolo guitar
Mašek, Michal1997LT 0056-2 131piano
Katz, Shelley18–19 November 1997Snape Maltings Concert HallPrivate Label - Produced by Erik Smith with fewer than 30 edits to the entire masterpiano all repeats except for minor variations
Ivo JanssenFebruari 1998Voidpiano
Tureck, RosalynMarch 1998Hamburg2 CD DG (the seventh and last recording of the Goldbergs by this artist)Piano
Vieru, Andrei1998Harmonia Mundi 901666piano
Bezuijen, Abram1998VLS Records VLC 0598organ
Zhu, Xiao-Mei1999Mandala Records DDDpiano
Canadian Brass1999RCA Red Seal DDD (Echo Award 2002)brass quintet
Koroliov, Evgeni1999Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyHänsslerpiano
Belder, Pieter-Jan20 April, 8/9 July 1999Brilliant Classics 92284 DDDharpsichord
Hewitt, Angela28 August-1 September 1999Henry Wood Hall, LondonHyperion Records CDA 67305piano
Schirmer, RagnaJune 1999Johanniterkirche, Groß Eichsen, GermanyBerlin Classics 001716 DDDpiano
Les Violons du RoySeptember 1999Saint-Irénée, Québec, Canada1 CD Doriantranscription for string orchestra
Amati String TrioDecember 1999Middelburg Synagogue, The NetherlandsColumns Classics 99564 DDDstring
Perahia, MurrayJuly 2000Sony Classical SK/SM 89243 DDDpiano (Steinway D-274)
Okonar, Mehmet2000LMO-Records UTC 8697408800030 DDDpiano[4]
Kłosiewicz,Władysław2000Accord ACD 081-2harpsichord
Jacques Loussier Trio2000Telarc CD-83479 DDDjazz trio
Caine, Uri2000Recorded in New York, Italy and Germany October 1999 - January 2000Winter & Winter 910 054 The Goldberg Variationsrock, dub, electro, jazz, ragtime, blues, avant-garde, valse, Christmas music, soul, tango, mambo, gospel, bebop, experimental, drum & bass, samba, klezmer, bossa nova, etc.
Toth, Gwendolyn2000Zefiro Recordings ZR 103 (2 CDs)lute harpsichord
Frisch, Celine2001Alpha 14 (2 CDs) with BWV 1087harpsichord
Degazio, Bruno2001electronic wind instrument[5][6]
Vinikour, Jory2001San Raphael, CADelos Recordsharpsichord All repeats
Dimetrik, Wolfgang2001Amphion records 20126 DDDaccordion
Schlimé, Francesco Tristano2001Accord ACD 098 with BWV 622piano
Bahrami, RaminFebruary 2002La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH)Decca 476 282 DDDpiano
Schiff, AndrásOctober 2002BaselECM DDD (his second recording; made live in concert)piano
Haugsand, Ketil2002Simax PSC 1192harpsichord
Bjørkøe, Christina2002Scandinavian Classics 220590 -205 DDDpiano
Crossland, Jill2003Apex (Warner Classics) 0927 49979 2 DDDpiano
Hantaï, Pierre2003Mirare MIR 9945 DDD (his second recording)harpsichord
Stadtfeld, MartinMarch 2004Sony BMG SK93101 DDDpiano
Väyrynen, Mika2004ALBA ABCD 191accordion
Ennis, Catherine2004Mollterzorgan
Ogeil, Jacqueline2004ABC Classics - Discovery 476 3529harpsichord
Raitinen, Trio Zilliacus Persson[7]2004Caprice CAP-21695string trio
Jandó, Jenő2005Naxos 8.557268 DDDpiano
Martins, João Carlos2005Tomato 2126piano
Trio, Gaede2005Tacet 070CD (2 CD) DDDstring trio
Tůma, Jaroslav2005Arta F101362 (2 CD)harpsichord, clavichords
Egarr, Richard8–11 March 2005Harmonia Mundi HMU 907425.26, with BWV 1087 DDDharpsichord
Cheung, Pius2006MPCmarimba
Beausejour, Luc2006Analektaharpsichord
Gould, Glenn (with Zenph Re-Performance)May 2007Glenn Gould Studio, TorontoSony Classics, 88697-03350-2piano
Barshai, ElenaAutumm 2007Brilliant Classicsorgan
Dinnerstein, Simone2007Telarc CD-80692 DDDpiano
Levin, BethApril 28, 2007Steinway Hall, New York CityCentaur Records, Inc. CRC 2927 DDDpiano
Schliessmann, BurkardJuly 17–19, 2007Teldex Studios BerlinBAYER 100 326 (Qualiton)piano
MacGregor, JoannaSeptember 30-October 1, 2007Mozarteum, Salzburg, AustriaWarner Classics 2564-68393piano
Blassel, Sylvain2008Lontano (Warner Classics) 2568 69199-6 DDDharp
Finch, Catrin2008Deutsche Grammophon 477 8097 DDDharp
Korevaar, David2008Ivory Classics 77005piano
Crawford, Lisa Goode2008Centaur CRC 2899 DDDharpsichord
Lim, Dong-Hyek2008EMIpiano
Schepkin, SergeyJuly 22, 2008Jordan Hall, BostonKing International, Inc., Tokyo, Japan KKC 29 DDD; Schepkin's second recording of this workpiano
Staier, Andreas2009BerlinHarmonia mundi HMU 902058harpsichord
Sebestyén Nyírő, Nyírő, SebestyénDec. 6, 2007, Published 2009BaselMHMC Budapestpiano
Bacchetti, Andrea2010Sacile (PN), ItalyDynamic CDS-659piano
Erez, Tzvi2010Toronto, CanadaNiv Classicalpiano
Arad, Avner2010New York CityMSR Classics MS-1167piano
Devine, Steven2010Suffolk, EnglandChandos 0780harpsichord
Angelich, Nicholas2010Virgin Classicspiano
Bloss, Nick van2010Henry Wood Hall, LondonNimbus Recordspiano
Shemer, David 2011 Christ Church, Jerusalem Aria harpsichord
Sohn, Minsoo2011The Banff Centre, AlbertaHonens 21794piano
Jalbert, David 2011 Palais Montcalm, Québec City ATMA piano
Gurning, Alexander 2011 Flagey Studio 1, Brussels Avanti piano
Tepfer, Dan 2011 Sunnyside jazz piano
Worms, Marcel 2012 Zeeuwse Concertzaal Middelburg, Netherlands Zefir piano
Perrotta, Maria 2012 Decca piano
Douglass-Ishizaka, Kimiko2012Teldex Studio, BerlinOpen Goldberg Variationspiano (Bösendorfer 290 Imperial)[4]
Garnati Ensemble 2012 Auditorio del C.C.R. Fray Luis De Leon, Guadarrama (Madrid) Sony Music 88725474372 arranged for string trio by Yuval Gotlibovich
Magalhães, Luís and Schumann, Nina 2012 Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Two Pianists arrangement for two pianos by Rheinberger/Reger
Costin, RobertDec. 2012The Chapel of Pembroke College, CambridgeStone Recordsorgan
Denk, JeremyJan. 2013Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New YorkNonesuch Recordspiano (Steinway)
Duo Melisande 2013 Toulouse Paraty transcribed by Benedetto Montebello for 2 guitars, modified by the performers
Kawamura, Sachiko 2013 St. Bartholomew's, Brighton Claudio piano
Xiao-Mei, Zhu 2014 St. Thomas Church, Leipzig Accentus piano (video DVD)
Vogt, LarsMar. 2014Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, GermanyOndine ODE 1273-2piano
Dahl, Carsten 2014 (recorded over 10 years) Kæv Studio, Copenhagn Tiger Music 1902350

Tiger Music 1902138

prepared piano
Villalba, Miquel 2014 Girona Auditori, Spain Aglae Musica piano
Dubreil, Pascal 2014 Église de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Basse-Bodeux Ramée RAM-1404 harpsichord
Hewitt, Angela 2015 Christuskirche, Firlstraße, Berlin-Oberschöneweide Hyperion piano (second recording)
Tharaud, Alexander 2015 Aix en Provence - conservatoire Darius Milhaud Erato piano
Sims, Lori 2015 Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Two Pianists piano
Levit, Igor 2015 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin Sony piano
Muller, Jean 2015 Conservatoire de la ville de Luxembourg Hanssler HC17059 piano
Xavier Torres2016Palau de la Música, Valencia, SpainIBS Classicalpiano (Steinway D)
Camerata RCO 2016 BarcaNova string trio
Esfahani, Mahan2016BerlinDeutsche Grammophon GmbHharpsichord
Lester, Richard 2016 Nimbus NI5946 harpsichord
Schornsheim, Christine 2016 Capriccio C5286 harpsichord
Rana, Beatrice2016 (7-9 Nov.), released Feb. 2017Teldex Studio, BerlinWarner Classics - Parlophone 0190295880187piano
Giovanni Mazzocchin[8] 2016 Saletta acustica 'Eric James', Pove del Grappa OnClassical piano
Pietro De Maria[9] 2016 Decca piano
Kemal Cem Yilmaz[10] 2016 Audite piano
La Compagnie Pochette 2016 Alba string trio
Belder, Pieter-Jan 2017 Brilliant Classics 95471BR harpsichord
Kamerkoor PA'Dam 2017 Cobra Re-composition for choir & baroque ensemble by Gustavo Trujillo
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini 2017 Naive period strings and continuo
Martin Heini 2017 St. Katharina Parish Church, Horw, Switzerland Guild organ
Ji (Ji-Yong)[11] 2018 Warner Classics piano
Rainwater, Anne December 14, 2018 Oakland, California piano
Lang, Lang September 2020 Live recording at Thomaskirche, Leipzig Deutsche Grammophon piano. All repeats observed. (Simultaneous studio & live recordings)
Kolesnikov, Pavel rel. Nov 2020

rec. Dec 2019

London Hyperion piano

Without recording date - To be inserted in the list

References

  1. Pi-hsien's recording was released as one of many performances falsely attributed to Joyce Hatto
  2. Liner notes
  3. "Goldberg Variations by Christiane Jaccottet at jsbach.org". www.jsbach.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  4. These recordings are in the public domain, and are available via the article about the Goldberg Variations.
  5. Much of this material by Bruno Degazio is in the public domain. "Variatio 1. a 1 Clav." is arranged for clarinet and trombone, "Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga" is arranged for clarinet and bassoon; "Variatio 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sexta" is arranged for two clarinets and cello; "Variatio 19. a 1 Clav." is arranged for two clarinets and cello; and, "Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima" is arranged for two clarinets and bass.
  6. Bruno Degazio, Sheridan College, Music Performances (accessed July 28, 2015).
  7. Won a Swedish Grammis in the Classical Ensemble of the Year-category in 2004.
  8. Simonetto, Alessandro. "OnClassical: Classical music | Bach, J.S.: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 / Giovanni Mazzocchin, Piano". onclassical.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  9. "Pietro De Maria - Discography". www.pietrodemaria.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  10. Böckenhoff, Audite Musikproduktion, Ludger. "audite! - Goldberg Variations_Kemal Cem Yilmaz". www.audite.de. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  11. Erato, Warner Classics /. "Ji // Bach Goldberg Variations". Warner Classics. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  12. Billed as the premier audiophile recording of the Variations, recorded with handmade microphones and independent circuitry for simultaneous digital and analog recordings.
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