Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Goldberg-Variationen |
| Alternative title | Goldberg Variations ; Aria mit 30 Veränderungen ; Clavier-Übung IV |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 988 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1741 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Variations |
| Period | Baroque |
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| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | 4 guitars | Steve Shorter |
| View | Complete | 3 recorders 4 recorders |
Jan Kok |
| View | Complete | 4 clarinets | Jan Misdom |
| View | Complete | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Complete | violin, viola and cello | Federico Sarudiansky |
| View | Complete | violin, viola and cello | — |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Josef Gabriel Rheinberger |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Karel Eichler |
| View | Complete | piano | Ferruccio Busoni |
| View | Selections | 3 recorders 4 recorders |
Giacomo Andreola |
| View | Selections | 3 recorders 4 recorders |
Jan Kok |
| View | Selections | 2 recorders 3 recorders 4 recorders |
R.D. Tennent |
| View | Selections | organ | Thomas A. Schneider |
| View | Selections | piano | Friedrich Sacher |
| View | Selections | piano | Michael Köhne |
| View | Selections | guitar | Ben Beuming |
| View | Variation 1 | 2 recorders | Taro Tokumei |
| View | Variation 10 | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| View | Variation 22 | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Variation 30 (Quodlibet) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
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