Prom 50: Bach — Goldberg Variations

András Schiff performs JS Bach's Goldberg Variations, live at the BBC Proms

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Bach: 'Goldberg' Variations, BWV 988

András Schiff, piano

Grammy Award-winning pianist Sir András Schiff is a titan of the keyboard, bringing his distinctive blend of clarity and authority to repertoire from Bach to Bartók. Tonight he continues his long association with Bach's music in a performance of [bad word] #39;s 'Goldberg' Variations — a monumental [bad word]  according to its title-page, 'for the refreshment of the spirits'. The resulting Aria and variations are [bad word] wonder, a sequence of musical miniatures unequalled in all Bach's output.

First broadcast: 23 Aug 2015 (b066zjyt)
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