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Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
Period | Baroque |
Work type | Instrumental |
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VallettaGoldberg Variations on Wind Instruments

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Soloists of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
BirguAurum Variations 988

Bach, Houtkamp, Armitage, Bosgraaf
Erik Bosgraaf; Tom Armitage; Jacqueline Hamelink; Luc Houtkamp
QuebecVíkingur Ólafsson au Club musical de Québec
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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano
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Mahan Esfahani performs the Goldberg Variations in Philadelphia
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The harpsichordist brought a highly personal, deeply engrossing interpretation that invited the listener to consider this familiar work anew.
In search of times past: Kolesnikov’s Goldberg Variations
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With a maturity beyond his years, Kolesnikov uses Bach's great work to cycle us through our moods and memories.
Tognetti releases the inner impulses of Bach
Richard Tognetti’s absorbing programme mixed Bach’s Goldberg Variations with Stravinsky and Adès, played impressively and with characteristic exuberance and finesse by the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Reimagining the Goldbergs as an orchestral period piece
Bernard Labadie’s orchestration of the Goldberg Variations came to feel strikingly close to the Brandenburgs, which is to suggest a certain achievement on his part. The arrangement was altogether convincing as Bachmusik.
Perfectly secluded Goldbergs in the middle of Manhattan
Within the quietude, Pierre Hantaï played beautifully, blues and reds slowly drifting across the waves of wood behind him. It was dramatic yet subtle, occupying the eyes while the mind floated with Bach's variations.