Bach - Goldeberg Variatons - 22, BWV. 988

Bach - Goldeberg Variatons - 22, BWV 988
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📜Story about Goldberg Variatons
The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a work for keyboard composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1741. The work is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who was a young harpsichordist and one of Bach's students. The story goes that Goldberg was commissioned by Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk, the Russian ambassador to the Saxony court, to play music for him during his sleepless nights.
The count suffered from insomnia and believed that music could help him sleep. Goldberg was tasked with playing the same music every night, and the count would fall asleep to the soothing sounds of the harpsichord. However, after a while, the count grew tired of the same music and asked Bach to compose something new for Goldberg to play.
Bach then composed the Goldberg Variations, a set of 30 variations on a simple bassline, which were intended to be played by Goldberg to soothe the count during his sleepless nights. The work is considered a masterpiece of Baroque music and has been praised for its intricate musical structure and technical brilliance.
The Goldberg Variations were published in 1741 and dedicated to Count Keyserlingk. However, despite the piece's beauty and complexity, it did not gain widespread recognition until the 20th century, when it was championed by famous pianists and harpsichordists such as Glenn Gould.
Gould's recordings of the Goldberg Variations in 1955 and 1981 are considered some of the greatest interpretations of the work. Gould's unique approach to the piece, which emphasized the contrapuntal lines and the individual character of each variation, helped to popularize the work and cement its place in the classical music repertoire.
Today, the Goldberg Variations are still widely performed and admired by musicians and music lovers alike. The story of how they came to be composed for Goldberg and the count is just one of the many fascinating aspects of this incredible work.
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Goldeberg Variations, named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. Such a relaxing and melancholy piece. I hope you like it!