Goldberg Variations: BWV 988 Bach Johann SebastianPaperback
Goldberg Variations: BWV 988 Bach Johann SebastianPaperback According to Bach's first biography, the "Goldbergs" were written for one of the composer's most talented pupils, who used them to…
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Goldberg Variations: BWV 988 Bach Johann SebastianPaperback
According to Bach's first biography, the "Goldbergs" were written for one of the composer's most talented pupils, who used them to entertain and soothe his insomniac master during bouts of sleeplessness. Upon its 1742 publication, Bach entitled it "Keyboard Practice, consisting of an Aria with Diverse Variations, for the Harpsichord with 2 Manuals. Subsequent historians have had their doubts about the story's authenticity, but the composer certainly intended his work as a diversion for listeners.
Long regarded as the Baroque era's most important set of variations, the Goldbergs were relatively unknown when he chose them for his recording debut in the 1950s. Composed for Music Lovers, to Refresh their Spirits."As Glenn Gould remarked, the title offers a very down-to-earth description of a monumental work. The sensation created by his still-popular recordings revivified the piece in
Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988