Aria variata alla maniera italiana

Aria Variata, BWV. 989 – Part 1 – Theme and Variations 1–5
Performed on a piano by Brendan Kinsella. Courtesy of Musopen

Aria Variata, BWV. 989 – Part 2 – Variations 6–9
Performed on a piano by Brendan Kinsella. Courtesy of Musopen

Aria Variata, BWV. 989 – Part 3 – Variation 10
Performed on a piano by Brendan Kinsella. Courtesy of Musopen

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Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor, BWV 989 is a keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from around 1709, recorded in the Andreas Bach Book.[1] It consists of a simple choral theme and 10 virtuoso variations, each of them in binary form (two sections, both repeated). The work was probably created for a harpsichord, but there are numerous recordings with other instruments, notably with piano and organ. It shares many formal similarities with the later Goldberg Variations.

References

  1. ↑ Angela Hewitt on Hyperion Records website

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