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Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Aria 2. Variation 1 3. Variation 2 4. Introitus Variation, The 5. Dig It Variation, The 6. Logic's Invention 7. Stuttering Variation, The 8. Variation 3, Canon at the Unison 9. Hot Six Variation, The 10. Variation 5 [+ 8] 11. Rachmaninoff 12. Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde Variation, The 13. Vivaldi 14. Variation For Saxophone & Piano 15. Variation 4 16. Waltz Variation, The 17. Carol Variation, The 18. Variation 6, Canon at the 2nd 19. Stomp Variation, The 20. Nobody Knows Variation, The 21. Canon at the 3rd in 3/4 22. Variation 7, Gigue 23. Variation 9, Canon at the 3rd 24. Variation 10, Fughetta 25. Variation 11 26. Variation For Violin & Piano 27. Variation 12, Canon at the 4th 28. Variation 13 29. Hallelujah Variation, The 30. Verdi Piano Duet Variation, The 31. Luther's Nightmare Variation 32. Canon at the 6th in 6/4 33. Jaybird Lounge Variation, The 34. Variation 14 35. Variation 15, Canon at the 5th 36. Contrapunto Variation, The 37. Variation For Piano Solo No. 1 38. Canon at the 5th in 5/4 39. Chorale Variation, The
DISC 2: 1. Variation 16 [Overture] 2. Don's Variation 3. Variation For Vinicius 4. Olive's Remix 5. "I Poem" Variation, The (Fughetta For 4 Voices) 6. Variation 17 7. Variation 18, Canon at the 6th 8. Mozart 9. Canon at the 7th in 7/4 10. Minimal Variation, The 11. Tango Variation, The 12. Boxy Variation, The 13. Variation 19 14. Variation 21, Canon at the 7th 15. Wedding March Variation, The 16. Variation 22 17. Variation For Gamba Quartet 18. Canon at the 4th in 4/4 19. Variation For Piano Solo No. 2 20. Variation on B-a-C-H 21. Variation For Cello Solo 22. Handel 23. Variation 23 24. Variation 25 25. Variation 26 26. Variation 29 27. Variation 30 Quodlibet 28. Variation 30 Quodlibet/The Drinking Party 29. Logic's Organ Prelude 30. Uri's Organ Prelude 31. Blessings Variation, The 32. Aria 33. Eternal Variation, The
Album Notes THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS was inspired by Glenn Gould's 1955 recordings of the Bach Variations. Uri Caine Ensemble includes: Uri Caine (acoustic & forte pianos, harpsichord, Hammond organ, keyboards); David Moss (vocals, percussion); Dean Bowman, Barbara Walker (vocals); Tracie Morris, Sadiq Bey (spoken vocals); Greg Osby (alto saxophone); Paul Plunkett, Ralph Alessi (trumpet); Josh Roseman (trombone); Bob Stewart (tuba); Cordula Breuer (flute, soprano & alto recorders); Don Byron (clarinet); Liz Alessi (bassoon); Annegret Siedel, Gregor Hubner, Todd Reynolds (violin); Michael Friemuth (lute); Drew Gress, Reid Anderson, James Genus (bass); Ralph Peterson, Paulo Braga (drums); Milton Cardona (percussion); Kettwinger Bach Ensemble, Koln String Quartet, Quartetto Italiano Di Viole Da Gamba. Producers include: Stefan Winter, DJ Logic, Zach Danziger, Tim Lefebvre, DJ Olive. Engineers include: Adrian Von Ripka, Mark Hohn, Zach Danziger. Recorded between October 1999 and January 2000.
Industry Reviews 5 stars out of 5 - ...One of the year's best records, expanse, authority and imagination are in full alignment... Down Beat (12/01/2000)
...[A] riotous take on Bach's music....VARIATIONS are not the voice of Bach speaking through Caine, but Caine speaking with imaginative vitality through Bach. The Wire (08/01/2000)
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