Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Variations only
*IMSLP #18809 - 1.75MB - 32 pages - Scan Quality: 8.50/10 (2 ratings) - V/V/V
First edition
Nuremburg: Balthasar Schmid, 1741
Interesting example of freehand copperplate engraving. Note the many similarities to manuscript. Scan of Bach's personal copy of the first print. See dicussion page for list of hand-written additions.
Complete Score
*IMSLP #00823 - 3.52MB - 46 pages - Scan Quality: 8.67/10 (6 ratings) - V/V/V
Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804-1877)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 3
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1853). Plate B.W. {{{3}}}
Complete Score
*IMSLP #19551 - 4.92MB - 48 (46 music) pages - Scan Quality: 9.00/10 (2 ratings) - V/V/V
Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1782-1849)
Ferdinand August Roitzsch (1805-1889)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.209, n.d. (ca.1850). Plate 2747.
Complete score
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Complete score (alternative scan, DJVU)
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DJVU file, Scanned by Tri-College
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Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1782-1849)
Ferdinand August Roitzsch (1805-1889)
Leipzig: Edition Peters, No.200-219, n.d.(ca.1898). Plate 8854.
This edition seems to be a new engraving of the preceding edition, not altering content.
Complete score
*IMSLP #08668 - 4.65MB - 83 pages - Scan Quality: 5.67/10 (3 ratings) - V/V/V
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, Ed.4215, 1915, Plate 27461
Complete score
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PDF file, Scanned by Davidesacc
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Kurt Soldan (1891–1946)
Carl Adolf Martienssen (1881-1955), fingering
Leipzig: Edition Peters, No. 4462, 1937, plate 11329
Public Domain - Non-PD EU
Grayscale
Arrangements, Transcriptions
For 2 Pianos (Rheinberger)
Complete score
*IMSLP #05717 - 4.07MB - 86 pages - Scan Quality: No ratings yet - V/V/V
PDF file, Scanned by Goldberg988
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Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), transcriber
Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.(ca.1883). Plate 6266.
Complete score (revised edition)
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PDF file, Scanned by Sibley Music Library
Uploader: Peter (4 April 2009)
Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), transcriber
Max Reger, revision
Leipzig: Fr. Kistner & C.F.W. Siegel, 1915. Plate No. 10724
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
For Piano 4 hands (Eichler)
Part 1
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Part 2
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Karel Eichler (1845-1917), transcriber
Stuttgart: Carl Grüninger, 1911. Plate C.G. 1308
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General Information
| Work Title | Goldberg Variations | ||
| Alternative Title | Aria mit 30 Veränderungen | ||
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian | Genre | Keyboard piece |
| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 988 | Librettist | |
| Number of Movements/Sections | Aria and 30 variations | Language | |
| Dedication | Piece Style | Baroque | |
| Year/Date of Composition | Instrumentation | Harpsichord | |
| Year of First Publication | Clavier-Übung IV 1741 | Discuss this piece | |
Misc. Comments
List of Hand-written Changes in Bach's Personal Copy
Bach's personal copy of the Goldberg Variations has been discovered in 1975. It contains some hand-written corrections in Bach's own hand and, on the last page (p. 32 of our scan), the manuscript of 14 canons about the first eight bass notes of the Goldberg Aria ("Verschiedene Canones über die ersteren acht fundamental=Noten vorheriger Arie. von J.S.Bach"). Sadly our scan, apart from missing the first page, doesn't allow to decipher anything of these additions. The following list may help to identify Bach's corrections of the Goldberg Variations. It is based on the list of "the most important entrys" given by the G. Henle Verlag (revised edition 1979 of Goldberg Variations (and more), p.115).
u = upper staff, l = lower staff, b = between staves
Incomplete bars at beginning of system are counted. {
