J S Bach - Goldberg Variations | MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm) MDG9031914

J S Bach - Goldberg Variations

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Label: MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)

Cat No: MDG9031914

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 23rd October 2015

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The Frankfurt Bassoon Consort is formed of eight bassoons and a contrabassoon. Its guiding spirit, Henrik Rabien, has arranged Bach's Goldberg Variations for this unusual ensemble – a daring feat whose success has been undisputed ever since the acclaimed premiere in May 2013.

Rabien's work systematically maintains the original key of G major/G minor. The instruments merely require transposition down by an octave – with a sensational effect: the contrabassoon contributes a profound bass without equal!

Variations of genuinely breath-taking virtuosity that one would normally not think of entrusting to the bassoon alternate with cantabile parts in which the instrument is completely in its element.

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