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Cameron Carpenter: Bach / Hanson CD

The “extravagantly talented” (The New York Times) American organist Cameron Carpenter releases his first album on Decca Gold, a recording of J.S. Bach’s The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 juxtaposed with his own transcription of American composer Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2 in D-flat Major, Opus 30, W45, "Romantic." Both works are performed on Carpenter’s tailor-made instrument, the International Touring Organ, which was designed to allow him to perform at almost any location worldwide.

Tracklist:

1. Aria
2. Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.
3. Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.
4. Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisono. a 1 Clav.
5. Variatio 4. a 1 Clav.
6. Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
7. Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.
8. Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga
9. Variatio 8. a 2 Clav.
10. Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.
11. Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
12. Variatio 11. a 2 Clav.
13.Variatio 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario
14.Variatio 13. a 2 Clav.
15. Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.
16. Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante
17. Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
18. Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.
19. Variatio 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav.
20. Variatio 19. a 1 Clav.
21. Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.
22. Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima
23. Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve
24. Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.
25. Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.
26. Variatio 25. a 2 Clav.: Adagio
27. Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
28. Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
29. Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.
30. Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
31. Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. Aria da Capo 

Howard Hanson (arr. Carpenter) – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat Major, Opus 30, W45, "Romantic" (1930) 
33. Adagio
34. Andante con tenerezza
35. Allegro con brio