| Format | Super Audio CD |
| Ordering Number | OC 636 |
| Barcode | 4260034866362 |
| label | OehmsClassics |
| Release date | 5/8/2009 |
| salesrank | 6529 |
| Players/Contributors | Musicians
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Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988
Gunther Rost, Orgel
The Goldberg Variations form the fourth and last part
of the “Clavier-Übungen” [keyboard exercises], yet
Bach does not explicitly refer to it as “Part IV”.
Since Part III had been composed for organ (“Organ
Mass“), Bach has chosen the harpsichord for his variation
work. Still, Gunther Rost ventures out on the
experiment and performs this recording on organ,
whereas this is not a “transcription” as he plays the
composition colla parte on the organ manuals. A more
liberal handling of the use of various instruments plus
an increased transparency within the genre of keyboard
instruments in the Baroque era definitely adds
authenticity to this musical adventure.
Gunther Rost plays the organ at the Church
of Saint-Louis-en-l’Île in Paris, which was built by
Bernard Aubertin.