• Bach's Goldberg Variations

  • Mar 30 2021
  • Length: 53 mins
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Bach's Goldberg Variations

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  • In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott explores one of the mightiest works for the keyboard: Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'. Today, it stands alongside the St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor, The Art of Fugue and the Musical Offering as an eternal musical monument.


    This episode features four different recordings, headed by Lang Lang's 2020 Deutsche Grammophon album:


    BACH: Goldberg Variations

    Lang Lang, piano

    DG 481 8971

    DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/usjMcRfFYP​


    BACH: Goldberg Variations (Extended Edition)

    Lang Lang, piano

    DG 481 9701

    DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/zomHEe0QYP​


    BACH: Goldberg Variations

    George Malcolm, harpsichord

    Decca Eloquence 482 8439

    DISCOVER: https://Eloquence.lnk.to/000289482843...​


    BACH: Goldberg Variations

    Julian Rachlin, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; Mischa Maisky, cello

    DG 477 6378

    DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/0PYI5JJY​


    BACH: Goldberg Variations

    Catrin Finch, harp

    DG 4778097

    DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/SYQjBjv0​



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