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Work: Goldberg Variations, BWV988

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ComposerBach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeInstrumental
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GenevaGoldberg Variations

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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Linda Bärlund; Jarita Ng; Gabriel Esteban

New York CityAngela Hewitt, piano

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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Angela Hewitt, Piano

EdinburghBach Goldberg Variations by Candlelight

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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Simon Watterton, Piano
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Fazıl Say’s jazzed-up Goldberg Variations in Berlin

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The Berlin Philharmonie welcomes Fazıl Say for a solo recital that dares the audience to keep their feet still, featuring Bach and Say’s own compositions.
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Bach at Breakfast: Ensemble 360 serve up a Goldberg feast

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A concert at 07:30 am? In a cemetery chapel? It must be the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival!

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Rescaling Bach: Yunchan Lim’s modern vision of the Goldbergs

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The subtle interplay of colours – rather than uniform perfection – distinguishes Lim’s performance of the Goldbergs at the Goyang Arts Center. 
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New York CityAngela Hewitt, piano

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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Angela Hewitt, Piano

LondonIMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses 2021: Thomas Adès - Cristian Sandrin, Bach Goldberg Variatons

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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Cristian Sandrin; Thomas Adès

KöthenFrancesco Tristano

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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Francesco Tristano, Piano
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Dances and mountains: Cristian Sandrin’s new Goldberg Variations

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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.

Bachtrack top ten: Johann Sebastian Bach

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If Mozart and Beethoven are the Son and the Holy Ghost of classical music’s Holy Trinity, it is surely Johann Sebastian Bach who is the Father. 

The Goldberg life cycle: Víkingur Ólafsson

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Ahead of a Seoul performance streamed live on STAGE+ to audiences around the world, the Icelandic pianist speaks about the variety and emotional impact of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.