Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Bach)
Movements
Aria Variatio 1. a 1 Clav. Variatio 2. a 1 Clav. Variatio 3. Canone all’Unisuono. a 1 Clav. Variatio 4. a 1 Clav. Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga Variatio 8. a 2 Clav. Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav. Variatio 11. a 2 Clav. Variatio 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav. in moto contrario Variatio 13. a 2 Clav. Variatio 14. a 2 Clav. Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav. Variatio 17. a 2 Clav. Variatio 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav. Variatio 19. a 1 Clav. Variatio 20. a 2 Clav. Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve Variatio 23. a 2 Clav. Variatio 24. Canone all’Ottava. a 1 Clav. Variatio 25. a 2 Clav.: Adagio Variatio 26. a 2 Clav. Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. Variatio 28. a 2 Clav. Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. Aria da Capo
Notes
The Goldberg Variations is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work.
After a statement of the aria at the beginning of the piece, there are thirty variations. The variations do not follow the melody of the aria, but rather use its bass line and chord progression.
