Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould – Bach, Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould - Bach, Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz] Download

Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould – Bach, Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:12:50 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Classical
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) supposedly wrote his Goldberg Variations at the request of Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk who wanted some clavier pieces for his harpsichordist, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. However, there is no evidence that this was the case, particularly given that Goldberg would only have been fourteen years of age when the variations were written. The indications are that the Goldberg Variations were intended to be an integral part of Bach’s Clavier-Übung series to which they bring an impressive finale.
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