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Bach's Goldberg Variations

Simon Heighes introduces Bach's Goldberg Variations in a performance given by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland in Haakon Hall, Bergen, as part of the 2016 Bergen Festival.

Bach's Goldberg Variations played by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland recorded at a concert given in May in Haakon Hall, Bergen as part of this year's Bergen Festival

Presented by Simon Heighes

JS Bach (1685-1750)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Christian Ihle Hadland, piano

One of the pinnacles of the piano repertoire, Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations present technical and interpretative challenges of the highest order. The piece describes a perfect arch of thirty variations, beginning and ending with a beautifully simple aria.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 18 Sep 2016 22:30

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg variations BWV.988

    Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 Sep 2016 22:30