Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations stands as a work of unique, brilliant artistry in piano literature. Lang Lang first began exploring the masterpiece 20 years ago, now presenting this album as the outcome of a long, personal, emotional journey. A new stage in Lang Lang's artistic development, it is the project of a lifetime. Alongside a studio recording is a contrasting performance, a single take from a recital in Leipzig's iconic St Thomas Church, where Bach worked and is now buried.

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Side Track Title Artist Time
1/1 Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
1/1 1 Aria Lang Lang 05:20
1/1 2 Variatio 1 a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 02:07
1/1 3 Variatio 2 a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 01:37
1/1 4 Variatio 3 Canone all'Unisono. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 03:10
1/1 5 Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 01:04
1/1 6 Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Lang Lang 01:22
1/1 7 Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 01:13
1/1 8 Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga Lang Lang 02:20
1/1 9 Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:00
1/2 1 Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 02:13
1/2 2 Variatio 10 Fughetta. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 01:40
1/2 3 Variatio 11 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:26
1/2 4 Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta. (a 1 Clav.) Lang Lang 02:10
1/2 5 Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 06:09
1/2 6 Variatio 14 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:18
1/2 7 Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. Andante Lang Lang 06:28
Bach: Goldberg Variations
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Side Track Title Artist Time
2/1 Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
2/1 1 Variatio 16 Ouverture. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 02:45
2/1 2 Variatio 17 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:01
2/1 3 Variatio 18 Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 01:43
2/1 4 Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 01:16
2/1 5 Variatio 20 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:04
2/1 6 Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima. (a 1 Clav.) Lang Lang 04:31
2/1 7 Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve Lang Lang 01:28
2/1 8 Variatio 23 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:13
2/1 9 Variatio 24 Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 03:02
2/2 1 Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio Lang Lang 10:01
2/2 2 Variatio 26 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 01:48
2/2 3 Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 01:37
2/2 4 Variatio 28 a 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:05
2/2 5 Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Lang Lang 02:07
2/2 6 Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. Lang Lang 02:30
2/2 7 Aria da Capo Lang Lang 06:26