J.S.Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988 on guitar- Aria, Canoni e Aria da Capo (Marco Salcito guitar)

Aria, Canoni, Quodlibet e Aria da Capo from Goldberg Variations BWV988
Marco Salcito - guitar
Guitar made by Enzo Guido, Chioggia Italy
Home recording live May 2015
www.marcosalcito.it
This my new version of Aria Canons and Quodlibet is different from my cd edited by Dynamic in 2014 because it is without ritornelli as I usually play during my concerts. For several variations I changed the tune of the guitar with the fifth string in G.
I want to thank :
-M° Eotvos that with his work inspired my transcription
- the sound engineer Francesco Apolloni of PIMS Studio’s that is my third ear….. Aria, Canoni, Quodlibet e Aria da Capo from Goldberg Variations BWV988
Marco Salcito - guitar
Guitar made by Enzo Guido, Chioggia Italy
Home recording live May 2015
www.marcosalcito.it
This my new version of Aria Canons and Quodlibet is different from my cd edited by Dynamic in 2014 because it is without ritornelli as I usually play during my concerts. For several variations I changed the tune of the guitar with the fifth string in G.
I want to thank :
- La Bella Strings for their support
-M° Eotvos that with his work inspired my transcription
- the sound engineer Francesco Apolloni of PIMS Studio’s that is my third ear…..

[@samuelconceicao9292]

This is beyond amazing. It can easily be placed among the best guitar recordings ever. Thank you for the many years of hard work, perseverance and strenght of will that allowed you to reach this level and gave us the chance to watch and listen to this absolute superb performance.

[@marcosalcito]

Samuel Conceição Thank you so much for your beautiful Words !

[@pauledmonds1978]

It is absolutely perfect.

[@paulh9277]

Absolutely perfectly true. The hours, passion and dedication are unsurpassed. Bravo Mr. Salcito!!!!

[@sgnt9337]

Agree totally. Absolutely amazing to watch him play!

[@joserobertocarmona3285]

Sometimes that is not enough my friend, all that without motivation and the right enviroment to grow mean nothing. I know why Im telling you this.

[@JanishiXitexion]

I ate some lamb chops and drank some blood wine while listening to this. It was magnificent.

[@msumungo]

Yeah. Really rich flavor indeed. Edit: Have you heard Sylvain Blassel's take on this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/enXPYqmgf9x1gsU

[@JanishiXitexion]

@@msumungo yes it certainly is masterful.

[@Loporrr]

I never thought the Goldberg Variations could be so well played on a guitar. Amazing

[@simonsimorangkir2440]

BACH is really a Guitar, not an Organ maybe.🙏

[@PeterLaman]

I'm truly impressed by your playing. This is so technically demanding that most players won't even try... but you completely own the piece and interpret it in such a beautiful musical way that it seems not to be difficult at all. Bravo, maestro!

[@marcosalcito]

Peter Laman thank you so much!

[@druchumley4571]

This is what happens when you dedicate yourself to an instrument. Words cannot describe this.

[@TalentedDilittante]

Wonderful! (full of wonder . . .) ! . . . . all the finger-snapping magic of plucked strings, the roundness of a wind instrument, and power, timbre , and resonance of an unenclosed pipe organ. Wow!

[@stellarosolinosamuele8109]

Salve Signor Salcito, parecchie grazie a nome dell'umanità per avere interpretato così espressivamente una meraviglia bachiana quale le variazioni, non esiste una esecuzione alla stregua di questa del medesimo brano da qualsivoglia strumento, né tantomeno una in cui la chitarra quale che sia il pezzo suonato risulti parimenti bilanciata e all'un tempo così musicale; questa incisione è sensazionale. Lei, maestro, non può aver imparato a far cantare in questo modo il suo strumento che dagli angeli del cielo. Ancora infinite grazie e ammirazioni.

[@dumdum5520]

Know what'd be even more EPIC? All 30 variations on the ELECTRIC guitar. That'd be sick!

[@hindenburg1596]

NOOO!!!

[@haiboriver]

OMG! I used to think nobody plays this after Glenn Gould...simply stunned speechless...so unreal! If there's only one reason to live this life this is it!

[@richangell3850]

I love the Goldberg variations and on a whim decided to see if there was a version played on guitar. KZbin rewarded me with this astonishing version - what a perfect blend of technical execution and pure feeling.

[@eriktempelman2097]

Brilliant. Astounding. Crystal-clear. Heavenly. BACH at his best.

[@barbarabarry3799]

Bach: the greatest art, the greatest technique, the greatest musical imagination. This performance conveyed all of them

[@blockleg]

I’ve been listening and studying these pieces for years and I’d never thought they were possible to play on guitar. You sir, are absolutely an incredible musician. Well done indeed!

[@spydersweb2]

There are very few guitarists alive today who play with such verve, such understanding of the spirit Bach intended. You are a truly gifted artist and your attack on these musical fortresses is brave and fearless!

[@JesusMagicPanties]

Bach is played with the head and sensitivity - not with emotion in a disheveled quasi virtuoso bel canto style. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWO5fKukn7Serqc

[@nicknelson9450]

@@JesusMagicPanties Mastery of the instrument aside, paradoxically you highlight precisely what is appealing about this performance and isn't about the other: emotion. I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy it.

[@soyeux27]

A tribute to Bach, a tribute to guitar. A tribute to life. Thank you!

[@TalentedDilittante]

I feel so privileged: I can hear you play Bach's works on the guitar, and the maestro did not.

[@TalentedDilittante]

After Glenn Gould, piano, I was sure I'd never hear the Goldberg Variations on guitar so authoritatively. (Mr. Salcito, amazing ... everything, thank you!)

[@nigelgibson2242]

Yes, I absolutely agree.

[@liang1935]

The strings give this keyboard masterpiece a new life! Thank you.

[@imeprezime2591]

Прекрасно исполненные Вариации Гольдберга. Поздравляем. Григорије-Милосав Гујаничић 21.07.2023.

[@AntonioPassaroBenevento]

Trascrizione impeccabile, esecuzione da paura. Marco Salcito!!!! Divino!!!

[@marcosalcito]

Antonio Passaro grazie mille!

[@carlomalfetta4735]

Scoperto solo ora: SPLENDIDO !!!!! Grazie.

[@franciskim3920]

A pianist who's never heard the Goldberg Variations before: I wish there was a transcription of this heavenly composition for the piano.

[@marcosalcito]

😃

[@PheresMusic]

The original piece was composed for the Harpsichord.

[@NegativeBodhiImage]

I think a pianist did transcribe them for piano once ummmm what's his name again, Gary Gold or something.

[@PheresMusic]

@@NegativeBodhiImage Glenn Gould and this piece is written for the Harpsichord.

[@NegativeBodhiImage]

@@PheresMusic I was joking.

[@bertschimmel8951]

Bach en Klassieke gitaar Op uitmuntende wijze gecombineerd door Marco Salcito. Fantastisch!!

[@alexakkers2859]

Level 99 of guitar playing, i believe there s nothing after this

[@MaurizioAbuDhabi]

Ho la pelle d'oca... Non aggiungo altro... Meraviglioso!!!!!

[@user-gd5nx3kz5w]

Изумительно!!! Такое чувство, что Бах писал для гитары!

[@carlo_maria_barile]

Una tecnica perfetta, senza limiti. Sicuramente una delle più belle e sorprendenti performance che io abbia mai sentito. Grazie!

[@kevinchauhan6401]

Well done Marco, it's always nice to have an old friend for dinner ✨🍷

[@luisrodolfocamposgarcia2135]

What an outstanding right hand technique... This brings a plethora of flavors Bath itself would be impressed to hear

[@Jemoh66]

Marco, I think Bach would give you a standing ovation. Wonderful musicality. Thanks for the gift!

[@marcosalcito]

Thank You , probably he would have smiled a lot ....:)

[@matteogrifa5277]

E' qualcosa di straordinario, lo ascolto spesso ed ogni volta capisco quanto sono stato fortunato ad averti come maestro, come amico e come fratello. Ricordo le lezioni di "preludio, fuga e allegro", ho ripreso a studiarlo e vedendo i tuoi appunti mi son tornate in mente tante cose, tanti consigli, quelli che solo chi ha una cultura musicale come la tua poteva darmi. In questa registrazione trovo la conferma di quello che ho sempre pensato di te. SEI UNICO ed io mi emoziono a sentirti suonare....grazie per tutto quello che hai fatto per me, per i consigli di vita oltre che musicali. Fai parte dei miei ricordi più belli...TI VOGLIO BENE FRATELLONE

[@marcosalcito]

Caro Matteo ... fratellino...mi fai commuovere...grazieeeee!

[@matteogrifa5277]

@@marcosalcito sai che parlo con il cuore

[@tubeklaas46]

So many marvellous players. But only one divine composer...

[@CostaRicaSigloXXI]

He seems a very strong minded artist with a really fine taste for expressing Bach's counterpoint . Outstanding transcription for guitar and perfectly played. Thank you Maestro!

[@marcosalcito]

Esteban Peretz Thank you so much!

[@zaurike]

Absolutely amazing. I just typed, " Goldberg Variations guitar, " and this magnificence emerged. I must now find the album that contains all of the variations, as I can assuredly say that, for me, the best piano rendition is that by Schiff; harpsichord -- Pinnock; and, now, guitar -- Salcito.

[@Thelajets]

This takes me back to my first discovering this piece when I was a child shortly after Glen Gould passed away. It melted me and brought me to tears. This interpretation like Gould's brought me to tears. I was a young boy who loved playing guitar in rock bands. The Goldberg Variations changed my musical life. Your playing of this piece took me back to a very wonderful moment and also brought me to tears many decades later. Thank you for that Marco.

[@marcosalcito]

I'm so happy that Goldberg's Variations have raised such moving emotions.

[@GerardVaughan-qe7ml]

Your reminiscence had a similar effect upon me. A cure for dry eyes ! I'm no guitarist, though I have "busked" on Violin during hard times.

[@vlassisnikas7634]

Goldberg Variations on guitar. Wow that's awesome. I recently bought your double CD with the complete set.

[@dennis1341]

I cannot agree more with the previous comment!!! Majestic!

[@fab.ulations]

Un genio eterno interpretato da un maestro

[@giuseppefortunato3900]

complimenti vivissimi. Esecuzione mirabile nonostante il grado di difficoltà dei brani. Ancora complimenti

[@francescopoma8863]

Grazie Maestro Salcito. Un vero balsamo per lo spirito.

[@tonyvandenberg6354]

he is awsome, his right hand dances, I have never seen anyone else with a right hand that moves so much and gives such a feeling and add to the mood

[@marcosalcito]

Thank you so much!

[@Simulacrum1310]

Iscrizione e like istantaneo. Mai sentito lo spirito di goldberg in un'esecuzione con chitarra. Bach fino a un certo punto lo suonano "tutti"....ma suonarlo con l'emozione e la dinamica tipica dell'interpretazione di Goldberg...... Brividi

[@mencken8]

This only serves to reinforce my long-held conviction that the music of Bach has no bottom or limit to wonderful interpretation.

[@ClownWorldEnjoyer]

There is a certain honesty in this interpretation that I rarely feel when listening to other interpretations.

[@marcosalcito]

Thank you so much

[@omarhernandez2290]

many times Bach makes me feel as if I would have listened before. Great composer, and performance too.

[@francescociancetta]

Mi aggiungo con ammirazione al coro di complimenti... Un lavoro che a dire ben fatto è poco! Grande Marco Salcito!!!!!

[@marcosalcito]

Grazie Francesco!

[@avantgarde4121]

Maestro dei maestri!👏👏👏

[@chiorrimd]

Das ist Perfekt! Dank schön!

[@elenavillamon6606]

Qué belleza. Me haré vieja viendo una y otra vez este vídeo.

[@Wolfgang1782]

Amazing. What a joy to watch tremendous musicianship like this.

[@marcl3013]

What a beautiful tour de force. Well worth it for one of humanity's great pieces of music. The ability for M Salcito to make the polyphony sing out and remain clear is incredible. And so we have a new version, for guitar, to add another facet to the way we hear this incredible music.

[@Sid_music]

Disclaimer: No pianist was made jealous in the making of this video. On a serious note, very amazing performance... Even the piano community is jealous hahahahaha.

[@WStallard]

An incredible tour de force, out of control

[@fernandosolis2563]

OMG, you got it, incredible, i always asked me if this piece could be play in guitare. You are a master Marco. Thankyou so much for this present to us.

[@user-ev3op7tc6y]

What is most impressed me is that his treatment of the music. It is so sincere and honest. And because of that every note of this work has such a deep contrast of light and shadow which gives this performance true dignity. Great performance.

[@marcosalcito]

伊勢崎長者町 Thank you so much for your beautiful words😀

[@2010georgian1]

Omg.. such ornamental way of playing like literally, look at Marco's right hand.. so beautiful.

[@ManishPatel-qy5dd]

I love how his facial expressions represents that how much he is enjoying playing it ...

[@marcosalcito]

Thanks ... It's the truth !

[@robertobiccari5464]

Grazie Maestro! mi sono dovuto concentrare per non emozionarmi troppo

[@robertosaja]

GRAZIE MILLE PER LA BELLISSIMA MUSICA

[@nicolavaleri5900]

Esecuzione Stupenda. Guardare la mano destra è uno spettacolo di per se.

[@marcosalcito]

Grazie! anche da parte della mano destra:)

[@margueriteduras1657]

The problem with most guitarists, as well as many pianists (except for Glenn Gould), is that they turn Bach's music into "classical" pieces, however well they might play it, they don't transmit the "spiritual" (or religious) dimension. At the end of his compositions, Bach regularly inscribed the letters “S. D. G.” (Soli Deo Gloria-“To God alone, the glory”). Very beautiful rendition of this Variation which is extremely challenging for the guitar. Thank you.

[@marcosalcito]

Thank you so much!

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

Incredible, so chilling and mysterious i am breath taken

[@giannipellegrini2178]

Essendo un traduttore, e un amante della musica classica, spesso resto affascinato dalle trasposizioni di brani scritti per uno strumento ed eseguiti con un altro. Ci sono sempre delle difficoltà da superare, qualcosa viene tradito (come nella traduzione) ma spesso si scoprono anche visioni nuove, passaggi resi più interessanti o inaspettati. Di sicuro proporre queste trasposizioni è sempre un rischio, ma a volte si resta sbalorditi: questo è uno di quei casi... Grazie, dalle mie orecchie e dal mio cuore!

[@padugon2000]

Maravilloso, Bach siempre Bach

[@alejandragualdi637]

My heart is touched by this music and this perfomance. Thank you very much!

[@marcosalcito]

alejandra gualdi thank you so much!

[@mokowidi121]

I listen to your video everyday before I go to bed. Thank you

[@marcosalcito]

Thank You! I hope You will make beautiful Dreams 😀

[@paulbraga4460]

o my goodness. how can i thank you enough???

[@paungchandal2788]

I smile with joy.

[@markctaylor4747]

by far the bestest performance on youtube. I dont know how you play all this wonderful stuff by Bach. My all time guiding light. Thanx heaps.

[@jorgem.tiscorniagondra4673]

Mr. Salcito la sua interpretazione è bellissima e la sua técnica ammirevole. Jorge M. Tiscornia (Argentina)

[@Glider324]

The transcription is total artistry and you have actually brought out colours to the music not heard before so natural on the guitar. Thank you this is a very special moment in the history of the classical guitar another star in the heavens.

[@antosorbo]

Apprezzo la lodevole interpretazione di questo artista.

[@michaelopolko7218]

Excellent! Extraordinary!

[@npc58]

I'm blown away. Incredible virtuoso playing. I just discovered this on here and thank you for playing it for the world to enjoy.

[@petrnemec9606]

Quodlibet, like waiting in front of heaven's gate.

[@prof.giovanniscotto3542]

Eccezionale ,grazie. Trascrivere le Variazioni Goldberg per chitarra: L'avrei creduto impossibile se non l'avessi ascoltato! Quando ho sentito l'aria da capo, ho pensato che era molto più "chitarristica" di quella iniziale.

[@marlonjohnfreyburger6242]

Merveilleux on voit que vous jouez avec votre cœur.

[@jorgem.tiscorniagondra4673]

Mr. Salcito la sua interpretazione è bellissima e la sua tecnica ammirevole. Jorge M. Tiscornia Gondra (Argentina)

[@peaveawwii1]

Best ever Seriously there are no words for this

[@SuperSkateSam]

Amazing. The clarity amidst the complexity. This is true beauty.

[@cuppalightroast]

Wow!!! Incredible clarity and separation of voices. Very musical!

[@francinesicard464]

I know everybody knows it but I can't help saying it Bach was an absolute musical genius. It's the first time I listen to the Goldberg Variations on guitar. A b s o l u t e l y sublime!

[@Emunozcjnick]

0:15 aria 2:53 Canone all' unisono one day... i might try 4:25 canone alla seconda this one too 5:35 conone alla terza V.9 6:50 canone alla quarta 8:45 canone alla quinta maybe 11:22 canone alla sesta V.18 12:21 canone alla settima 14:12 canone alla otava 16:17 canone alla nona 17:40 Quodlibet try nevermind, well maybe 18:51 Aria da capo

[@diedigitaldenkfabrik8327]

It is very hard to believe that anyone in the world is able to perform the GV in such a beautiful way on a guitar, but Marco Salcito is doing just this. His guitar delivers an entirely different emotion compared to the piano. One even tends to think it must have originally been composed for guitar. Now, if I have ever heard a masterpiece, this is certainly one. I could listen to the Aria da Capo alone for hours.

[@marcosalcito]

DieDigitalDenkfabrik Thank you so much for your words!

[@diedigitaldenkfabrik8327]

Marco Salcito Marco my pleasure thank you in return for broadcasting! Yours Markus

[@enzodipietrantonio5199]

E' cosi che si suona...Bravissimo.

[@DenseTime]

Breathtaking beauty with full control par excellence !

[@freemind5257]

He plays this masterpiece so fine on guitar? I cant believe it.

[@paulwareham3657]

I absolutely love this piece and have love Glen gould for years especially hearing him hum. But this is mind blowing. I now listen to this as much.

[@emiliomangano377]

Fantastico, maestro! Si percepiscono benissimo dei particolari che illuminano tutta la composizione! !!

[@friendulums]

Had I not witnessed your video of your amazing performance of such technically demanding counterpoint-the Goldbergs, no less!-I wouldn't have believed this realization was even possible for one player on a single guitar. Thank you for your infallible technique and astonishing command of this cherished music!

[@mencken8]

I got the CDs yesterday, and the transcription alone deserves an award. They give Grammys for garbage, and for this- nothing. What a world.

[@EduCatalinas]

A new Goldberg for me, grazie Marco!

[@ermannogiraud1382]

Amo le Variazioni Goldberg di J. S. Bach sia nella loro versione classica per clavicembalo ma anche per pianoforte o in arrangiamenti jazz. Trovo questa trascrizione per chitarra eccellente e magnificamente eseguita. Una delizia per l'anima.

[@marcosalcito]

Ermanno Giraud grazie mille!

[@27brigitte]

Dear Marco, your mastership is so perfect and fills me with joy....i only can go down on my knees and say "thank you"

[@fuatovat.yonetmen8394]

Bugün tanıdım bu kanalı. Çok beğendim bu kanalı. Huzur buldum. Günlerdir burayı arıyormuşum. Performansınız, emeğiniz, enerjiniz için teşekkürler.

[@giustinobadoglio3076]

Incredibile! Contrappunto pulito e godibile. Nonostante si tratti dei soli canoni cono credevo fosse possibile trasporre le Goldberg per una sola chitarra e suonarle così!

[@marcosalcito]

Grazie!

[@josephandersen6112]

this man is not playing the guitar, he IS the guitar. he's not making music, he IS the music. Absolutely superb. Bravo!

[@marcosalcito]

your words embarrass me .. you are too kind, Thanks

[@constipatedlecher]

Jesus, these pieces are hard enough on a keyboard where all the notes are right in front of you. I can't even fathom how much work it must have been to figure this out from a technical perspective. Hours and hours and hours...

[@NenadStefanovicbach]

too much actually... and result is still poor..

[@tosgem]

@@NenadStefanovicbach just like your mother

[@NenadStefanovicbach]

@@tosgemyou have a problem? Or you are just strong on words online? I guess you don't have idea what I am talking about... but you are just a noob with idiotic reply...

[@tosgem]

@@NenadStefanovicbach you are an elitist snob

[@jakeh1829]

Just because it is too difficult to play fugue on a guitar. It's super hard for guitar players to achieve the same level of performance as those famous pianists.

[@davidschestenger3366]

Mr Marco, being seduce by my guitar and studying Bach at this moment you BLOW MY MIND Your guitar and understanding of Bach is FANTASTIC, congratulations for all the work , time and effort that implies to play Bach in the way you do Thank you for sharing beauty An inspiration

[@marcosalcito]

Thank you so much!

[@Bobe_Kzbo]

No sé por qué me pasa esto, pero cada vez que me asomo a KZbin me encuentro cosas más bellas. En este caso las manos de Marco interpretando magistralmente la música de uno de mis mayores ídolos con mi instrumento favorito. La conjunción de ambas cosas hace florecer una profunda emoción por estar vivo para verlo. Gracias Marco por darle vida a lo mejor de la vida.