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1. Aria
2. Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
3. Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
4. Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
5. Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
6. Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
7. Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
8. Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
9. Variation 8 a 2 Clav.
10. Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza
11. Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta
12. Variation 11 a 2 Clav.
13. Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta
14. Variation 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Variation 14 a 2 Clav.
16. Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante
17. Variation 16 Overture a 1 Clav.
18. Variation 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Variation 18 a 1 Clav. Canone all Sesta
20. Variation 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Variation 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Variation 21 Canone alla Settima
23. Variation 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve
24. Variation 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Variation 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Ottava
26. Variation 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Variation 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Variation 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona
29. Variation 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. Aria da capo
"Why not? I love the Goldberg Variations and I love the marimba, so it is only natural for me to play the Goldbergs on marimba, though I have always been a strong believer that music comes first, instrument comes second. I believe when one plays an instrument well enough, one can achieve a state of musical purity where it does not matter what the instrument is. Audience would forget the actual sounds that they are listening to, and all that is left is pure musical expression. This is something that I always strive for."
"As to the story of how I have gotten to know the Goldberg Variations, like most people who play this piece on the piano, I first knew of the Goldbergs from Glenn Gould's recording and fell in love with the piece and Gould immediately. Though I have known of the piece since I was really young, I have never played it on the piano, let alone the marimba. For a long time, I thought the idea of playing this gigantic Bach monument on the marimba was simply ridiculous and undoable."
"It wasn't until Fall 2005, when I finally attempted the task of playing the Goldbergs on marimba seriously. At that point of my life, I always thought I had more to say and share as a performer after every performance. I wanted to perform a big piece by a master composer that is a world of its own in the way Mahler does with his Symphonies. Since Mahler Symphonies are impossible on marimba, I turned to the close to impossible choice of the Goldberg Variations. To give myself the extra push to learn it, I actually scheduled a small school recital 2.5 weeks from the day I decided to learn it. I did so knowing that the first time performing this piece will always be an extremely dangerous experience, regardless of how long I have practiced it. The result was better than I expected. Or shall I say at least good enough to the point that I knew I would want to invest the rest of my life to discover this piece. The summer following that came my debut album of the Goldberg Variations."
- Pius Cheung
1. Aria
2. Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
3. Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
4. Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
5. Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
6. Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
7. Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
8. Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
9. Variation 8 a 2 Clav.
10. Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza
11. Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta
12. Variation 11 a 2 Clav.
13. Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta
14. Variation 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Variation 14 a 2 Clav.
16. Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante
17. Variation 16 Overture a 1 Clav.
18. Variation 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Variation 18 a 1 Clav. Canone all Sesta
20. Variation 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Variation 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Variation 21 Canone alla Settima
23. Variation 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve
24. Variation 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Variation 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Ottava
26. Variation 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Variation 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Variation 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona
29. Variation 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. Aria da capo
"Why not? I love the Goldberg Variations and I love the marimba, so it is only natural for me to play the Goldbergs on marimba, though I have always been a strong believer that music comes first, instrument comes second. I believe when one plays an instrument well enough, one can achieve a state of musical purity where it does not matter what the instrument is. Audience would forget the actual sounds that they are listening to, and all that is left is pure musical expression. This is something that I always strive for."
"As to the story of how I have gotten to know the Goldberg Variations, like most people who play this piece on the piano, I first knew of the Goldbergs from Glenn Gould's recording and fell in love with the piece and Gould immediately. Though I have known of the piece since I was really young, I have never played it on the piano, let alone the marimba. For a long time, I thought the idea of playing this gigantic Bach monument on the marimba was simply ridiculous and undoable."
"It wasn't until Fall 2005, when I finally attempted the task of playing the Goldbergs on marimba seriously. At that point of my life, I always thought I had more to say and share as a performer after every performance. I wanted to perform a big piece by a master composer that is a world of its own in the way Mahler does with his Symphonies. Since Mahler Symphonies are impossible on marimba, I turned to the close to impossible choice of the Goldberg Variations. To give myself the extra push to learn it, I actually scheduled a small school recital 2.5 weeks from the day I decided to learn it. I did so knowing that the first time performing this piece will always be an extremely dangerous experience, regardless of how long I have practiced it. The result was better than I expected. Or shall I say at least good enough to the point that I knew I would want to invest the rest of my life to discover this piece. The summer following that came my debut album of the Goldberg Variations."
- Pius Cheung
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