Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor, BWV 989 is a keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from around 1709, recorded in the Andreas Bach Book. It consists of a simple choral theme and 10 virtuoso variations, each of them in binary form (two sections, both repeated). The work was probably created for a harpsichord, but there are numerous recordings with other instruments, notably with piano and organ. It shares many formal similarities with the later Goldberg Variations.
Date of composition | 1714 (unsure) |
First published | 1867 |
Type | Variations |
Tonality | A Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 989 |
Instruments | Keyboard |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Aria variata en la mineur, BWV 989 "Alla maniera italiana" Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria variata in la minore, BWV 989 "Alla maniera italiana" Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria variata a-moll, BWV 989 "Alla maniera italiana" |