Tag: Goldberg Variations  BWV 988

  • PROGRAM NOTES: JEAN RONDEAU

    PROGRAM NOTES: JEAN RONDEAU

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    Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations  BWV 988 Bach’s Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen was published in 1741 as the final instalment of his Clavier-Übung series of keyboard works. This monumental exploration of the variation form ranks as the largest single keyboard composition published in the 18th century, in which Bach displays…

  • PROGRAM NOTES: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

    PROGRAM NOTES: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

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    Bach’s Clavier-Übung  (1726-1741) The works on this evening’s recital are selected from Bach’s collection of keyboard pieces published in four parts between 1726 and 1741 under the collective title Clavier-Übung (keyboard exercise). In this collection Bach systematically lays out for amateur and professional keyboard-players alike his mastery of the genres, compositional techniques, and national styles…