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United Ensemble of Lucilin, the flagship contemporary music ensemble of the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg, had opened the Fuga Libera collection in June 2004 with a remarkable double CD comprising six creations entrusted to the expert hands of Mark Foster (FUG501). They return for an equally original project. At the crossroads between period and modern instruments, Goldberg's Ghost takes possession of the score of the 'Goldberg Variations' of Johann Sebastian Bach, of which the aria, the Quodlibet and the complete canons have been retained, spiced up for the occasion with creations by Garth Knox, Bernard Struber, Ton de Kruyf, Brice Pauset and Marcel Reuter - an astonishing, inspired and prestigious mix. Anne Galowich's delicate harpsichord
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opens the ball and Garth Knox sets the tone of a viole d'amore, for a fascinating initiatory quest which leads us to reflect - and one will never do it enough - about the timelessness of the Cantor's genius. To be discover with eyes closed and greedy ears. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Goldberg's Ghost by Garth Knox
Performer:
Garth Knox (Viola d'amore)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
2.
Interludio by Marcel Reuter
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs.
3.
Variations (4) for Piano, Percussion, flute, violin, viola, cello: Variations no 1 & 2 by Brice Pauset
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 5 Minutes 37 Secs.
4.
Hotberg Stories no 1 by Bernard Struber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs.
5.
Hotberg Stories no 2 by Bernard Struber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
6.
Metamorphosis no 2 by Ton de Kruyf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.
7.
Variations (4) for Piano, Percussion, Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello: Variations no 3 & 4 by Brice Pauset
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
8.
Désert/forêt by Marcel Reuter
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Length: 7 Minutes 30 Secs.
9.
Improvisation for Viola d'amore by Garth Knox
Performer:
Garth Knox (Viola d'amore)
Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs.
10.
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra/Ensemble:
United Instruments of Lucilin
Period: Baroque
Written: 1741-1742; Nuremberg, Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Marcel Reuter.
Composition written: Nuremberg, Germany (1741 - 1742).
Sound Samples
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (arr. M. Reuter)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
4 Variations: Nos. 1 and 2
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 9. Canzone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Hotberg Stories: No. 1. -
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Hotberg Stories: No. 2. -
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
4 Variations: Nos. 3 and 4
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. (arr. M. Reuter)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav.
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. M. Reuter): Aria da capo
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