Aria from the Goldberg Variations, with an Improvised Prelude | Jean Rondeau · MarchVivo

A fundamental monument of the keyboard repertoire, the Goldberg Variations were composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1741. Thirty variations grouped in ten groups are preceded and culminated by an aria. Jean Rondeau plays this central theme of the work on the harpsichord, to which he adds a short improvised prelude, following the practice of the baroque period.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria, from the Goldberg Variations BWV 988, preceded by an improvised prelude
Jean Rondeau, harpsichord
Concert (excerpt) "The Goldberg Variations" from the series "Variations: from the cantus firmus to the Viennese".
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30 April 2022
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[@peterburandt4586]

Skeptical at first, I found myself being captured by this very thoughtful, inspired, and mesmerizing interpretation. Thank you for posting!!

[@marchvivo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@trewq398]

plot twist, the prelude is not improvised but was prepared beforehand.

[@marchvivo]

Yes, somehow. By definition, improvisation always have some kind of preparation based on patters. In this context, "improvised prelude" means "unwritten prelude", just as the tradition of French harpsichordists of "prelude no mesure"