Thirteen ways of looking at J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988, for piano:
Goldberg variations BWV 988: Aria
C. Curtis-Smith: Rube Goldberg Variation
Jennifer Higdon: The Gilmore Variation
Mischa Sarche Zupko: Ghost Variation
Stanley Walden: Fantasy Variation
Bright Sheng: Variation Fugato
Derek Bermel: Kontraphunktus
Goldberg variations BWV 988. Variation 13
David Del Tredici: My Goldberg (Gymnopedie #1)
Fred Lerdahl: Chasing Goldberg
William Bolcom: Yet another Goldberg variation (for left hand alone) (Canon Inversa)
Lukas Foss: Goldmore Variation
Ralf Gothoni: Variation on Variation with Variation
Fred Hersch: Melancholy Minuet
Goldberg variations BWV 988: Aria (reprise)
Duration: 50 min
These 12 diverse new variations on the original aria by Bach were commissioned by the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival for pianist Gilbert Kalish, who gave the first performance at the Festival on May 2, 2004 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The work is intended to be performed complete as here printed.
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