Renowned harpsichordist Jean Rondeau presents a new view of Bach’s Goldberg Variations at this year’s Bachfest Schaffhausen, including in arrangement for Baroque ensemble, and as a new composition for piano, percussion and electronics inspired by the cycle.
Ahead of a performance at London’s Sinfonia Smith Square, pianist Cristian Sandrin talks about commissioning three new variations from composers Farhad Poupel, Louise Drewett and Philip Dutton, and his aim to create a new view of Bach’s music.
Dans sa chronique mensuelle, Alain Lompech revient sur l'histoire du chef-d'œuvre de Bach et ses interprètes emblématiques au fil du temps, jusqu'aux nombreuses publications discographiques de ces dernières années.
At the splendid venue that is Cadogan Hall, just north of London’s Sloane Square, Iranian-born harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani demonstrated J S Bach’s immense skill and ingenuity in a spellbinding performance of the Goldberg Variations, one of the high Himalayan peaks of the keyboard repertoire.
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