Some dreams last a long time – and sometimes a piece stays with you for half your life without you ever playing it yourself. For Asya Fateyeva, Eckart Runge and Andreas Borregaard, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations have always been such a guiding star. A piece they loved, admired and listened to – but which seemed to lie beyond their reach. For none of them plays the instrument for which it was written. Bach had composed the variations for a two-manual harpsichord; later, they became the supreme discipline of the piano. But how could this polyphonic monument be possible on the saxophone, cello or accordion – instruments some of which were not even invented until long after Bach’s death?
And so, in this instrumentation, the Goldberg Variations appear like familiar landscapes in an unfamiliar light. Well-known, yet never heard quite like this before. An endless process, as Asya Fateyeva says – one that does not stop once the recording is finished, but continues to have an effect. For some musical dreams do not merely last a long time. Sometimes they come true – and only then do they truly begin to shine.
J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations Asya Fateyeva & Eckart Runge & Andreas Borregaard
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Publication date
29.05.2026
Some dreams last a long time – and sometimes a piece stays with you for half your life without you ever playing it yourself. For Asya Fateyeva, Eckart Runge and Andreas Borregaard, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations have always been such a guiding star. A piece they loved, admired and listened to – but which seemed to lie beyond their reach. For none of them plays the instrument for which it was written. Bach had composed the variations for a two-manual harpsichord; later, they became the supreme discipline of the piano. But how could this polyphonic monument be possible on the saxophone, cello or accordion – instruments some of which were not even invented until long after Bach’s death?
And so, in this instrumentation, the Goldberg Variations appear like familiar landscapes in an unfamiliar light. Well-known, yet never heard quite like this before. An endless process, as Asya Fateyeva says – one that does not stop once the recording is finished, but continues to have an effect. For some musical dreams do not merely last a long time. Sometimes they come true – and only then do they truly begin to shine.
Tracklist - These are the tracks you will hear on the album
J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Asya Fateyeva & Eckart Runge & Andreas Borregaard
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Aria
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Variatio 1. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 2. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 4. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 5. A 1 o vero 2 Clav.
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Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 7. A 1 o vero 2 Clav.
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Variatio 8. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 10. Fughetta. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 11. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 12. A 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav.
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Variatio 13. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 14. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. A 1 Clav. Andante
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Variatio 16. Ouverture. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 17. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 18. Canone alla Sesta. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 19. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 20. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav.
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Variatio 22. A 1 Clav. Alla breve
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Variatio 23. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. A 1 Clav.
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Variatio 25. A 2 Clav. Adagio
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Variatio 26. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 28. A 2 Clav.
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Variatio 29. A 1 ô vero 2 Clav.
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Variatio 30. Quodlibet. A 1 Clav.
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Aria da Capo
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