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Pavel Kolesnikov Plays Bach's Goldberg Variations

Live at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms: Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations for solo piano.

Live at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms: Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov performs Bach’s ‘Goldberg’ Variations for solo piano.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Presented by Georgia Mann

JS Bach: Goldberg Variations

Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

‘Is it a coded message, an exercise in numerology? Is it a glorious attempt to marry old and new, or is it a nocturnal, private, fanciful tale?’ Russian-born Pavel Kolesnikov asked these questions and more when he took up the challenge of deciphering one of the undeniable peaks of the piano repertoire, Bach’s ‘Goldberg’ Variations. And, going by the judgement of The Guardian, which declared that Kolesnikov’s recent recording of the work ‘stands alone’ – the Russian-born pianist has found some answers. Bach’s beguiling sequence of a gentle Aria followed by 30 miniature variations was designed ‘for the refreshment of the spirits’, a mindful mix from the 18th century.

There will be no interval.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Sep 2021 19:30

Music Played

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trumpet Concerto in D for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings and continuo: I. Allegro

    Performer: HÃ¥kan Hardenberger. Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Iona Brown.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in E flat for violin, viola and cello, K.563

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad. Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.
  • Franz Lehár

    Land of Smiles (Dein ist mein Ganzes Herz)

    Performer: Kate Golla. Singer: Stuart Skelton.
  • Georges Bizet

    A la bohemienne (Carmen)

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Ensemble: Nuevo Mundo.

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Sep 2021 19:30

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