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Prom 50: Bach - Goldberg Variations

大象传媒 Proms 2015

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, a Prom in which pianist Andras Schiff performs Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV988.

Andr谩s Schiff performs JS Bach's Goldberg Variations, live at the 大象传媒 Proms

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Bach: 'Goldberg' Variations, BWV 988

Andr谩s Schiff, piano

Grammy Award-winning pianist Sir Andr谩s Schiff is a titan of the keyboard, bringing his distinctive blend of clarity and authority to repertoire from Bach to Bart贸k. Tonight he continues his long association with Bach's music in a performance of the composer's 'Goldberg' Variations - a monumental work composed, according to its title-page, 'for the refreshment of the spirits'. The resulting Aria and variations are a compositional wonder, a sequence of musical miniatures unequalled in all Bach's output.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Aug 2015 22:15
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The 'Goldberg' Variations, BWV 988

    Performer: Andras Schiff (piano).

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 Aug 2015 22:15
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