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When harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg asked Bach to write pieces for him to play to help a Saxon count get to sleep at night he could hardly have realized that he was playing a key role in creating music that would inspire audiences and musicians for centuries.
Not only are the Goldberg Variations among the most frequently performed works today, they also continue to inspire composers to write new variations on the famous themes. We’ll feature an incredible array of these this week on Relevant Tones.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Dan Tepfer: Improvisation 1 & Variation 1
Uri Caine: The Introitus Variation
J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations
Misha Zupko: Ghost Variation
Jennifer Higdon: Gilmore Variation
Derek Bermel: Kontraphunktus
Karlheinz Essl: Fantasia Chromatica fr. Gold.berg.werk for instruments and electronics
Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on the Aria fr. Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Uri Caine: Variation 9 (Canon at the Third)
Uri Caine: Variation 10 (Fughetta)
J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations (excerpt)
Bright Sheng: Variation Fugato
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When harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg asked Bach to write pieces for him to play to help a Saxon count get to sleep at night he could hardly have realized that he was playing a key role in creating music that would inspire audiences and musicians for centuries.
Not only are the Goldberg Variations among the most frequently performed works today, they also continue to inspire composers to write new variations on the famous themes. We’ll feature an incredible array of these this week on Relevant Tones.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Dan Tepfer: Improvisation 1 & Variation 1
Uri Caine: The Introitus Variation
J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations
Misha Zupko: Ghost Variation
Jennifer Higdon: Gilmore Variation
Derek Bermel: Kontraphunktus
Karlheinz Essl: Fantasia Chromatica fr. Gold.berg.werk for instruments and electronics
Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on the Aria fr. Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Uri Caine: Variation 9 (Canon at the Third)
Uri Caine: Variation 10 (Fughetta)
J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations (excerpt)
Bright Sheng: Variation Fugato

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