Who is goldberg variations

Nevertheless, in his masterly hands, an exemplary work of art had been born. It is difficult to believe that Bach would have published a commissioned work without any dedication to either Keyserlingk or Goldberg, which makes the story doubtful, along with the fact that Goldberg was only 14 at the time. Goldberg, however, was a renowned prodigy, and there are links between Bach and Keyserlingk. Bach may have given Keyserlingk a copy of the printed edition and received a reward for it.

The aria which is the subject of the variations is an original creation, an elegantly serene sarabande which contains everything Bach needs for a vast universe of variation. Do not listen for that exquisite tune in the variations, however. Arranged for recorder quintet, the arrangement can take advantage of the different recorder size, so the timbre stays with its woody sound, but all notes in the pitch range can be played.

Ayerza for recorder quintet : Aria Seldom Sene. When arranged for saxophone ensemble, the tone changes to one that is more nasal and less flowing than the recorder arrangements. The saxophone keys make it difficult to use the same kind of legato that the recorders did. This arrangement was for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone saxophones. Hastedt, M. Maier, F. Weiss for saxophone ensemble : Aria Sax Allemande. When we switch to brass instruments, the sound changes entirely and become more like a Gabrieli work for San Marco!

Frackenpohl for brass ensemble : Variatio Canadian Brass. Ensemble Tactus. He translated things that were pure keyboard idioms into language that would have been more familiar to string players of the time. This transcription of the Goldberg Variations took as its start the arrangement for chamber orchestra done by Bernard Labadie in but has been further refined by the ensemble to adhere closer to Baroque performance practices.

Here, the aria is played by flute, viola da gamba, and a basso continuo made up of lute and cello. So, the last ensemble we can arrange this for is orchestra, albeit a chamber orchestra.

In the fughetta Variation 10 , the force of the orchestra on each of the voices comes out beautifully. Lund and H. Kraggerud for orchestra : Variatio Each different arrangement brings out something different in the music and appeals to a different side of our music sensibility each time. See more Bach News.

See more Bach Music. Discover Music. See more Bach Pictures. See more Bach Album Reviews. The most famous version was created by Glenn Gould, a Canadian pianist in Other notable arrangements are:. In , a version of the piece for piano four hands was crafted by Karl Eichler. Helen Kalamuniak and Charles Ramirez made an arrangement for two guitars in In , Dmitry Sitkovetsky also made an arrangement for string trio and string orchestra.

In , Joel Spiegelman created a rendition of the piece for Digital Synthesizer. In Jacques Loussier and Uri Caine created a version of the piece for jazz trio and various ensembles, respectively.

Karlheinz Essl created an arrangement for live-electronics and string trio in In , Welsh harpist Catrin Finch composed a complete transcription for harp. James Strauss composed a complete transcription of the piece in - one for flute and piano and another for flute and harpsichord.

In , Dan Tepfer also created a transcription of the piece, where a jazz improvisation followed each original variation.