THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Johann Sebastian Bach Hugh Banton, organ

According to legend J.S. Bach wrote The Goldberg Variations in 1740 as a commission for Count Keyserlingk, former Russian envoy to the court of Saxony.

Originally written for two-manual harpsichord, the work very naturally transposes to the organ, and the tonal possibilities of this multi-keyboard instrument add a clarity to the two-part and three-part counterpoint not always evident in more familiar renditions.

The work starts and ends with an Aria, to which the 30 variations are linked by bass-line and harmony alone - in effect thirty very individual pieces.
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1 - Aria	12 - Variation 11	23 - Variation 22
2 - Variation 1	13 - Variation 12	24 - Variation 23
3 - Variation 2	14 - Variation 13	25 - Variation 24
4 - Variation 3	15 - Variation 14	26 - Variation 25
5 - Variation 4	16 - Variation 15	27 - Variation 26
6 - Variation 5	17 - Variation 16	28 - Variation 27
7 - Variation 6	18 - Variation 17	29 - Variation 28
8 - Variation 7	19 - Variation 18	30 - Variation 29
9 - Variation 8	20 - Variation 19	31 - Variation 30
10 - Variation 9	21 - Variation 20	32 - Aria
11 - Variation 10	22 - Variation 21

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