Bach Goldberg Variations

Bach Goldberg Variations concert. Kit Armstrong plays the Goldberg Variations at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam in 2016. Also features:

William Byrd Polyphonic Variations on Hugh Aston's Ground
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Six Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End"
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Six Variations on "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"
John Bull Thirty Variations on the theme "Walsingham"

. Directed for TV by Dick Kuijs. Released 2017, disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio soun. d. Grade: NA

This seems to be an interesting educational experience as well as a challenging concert. A performance of the Goldberg Variations usually runs about 50 minutes to an hour. So it appears Kit is trying to give you a good value with 2 hours of music.

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