Description
The “Goldberg” Varieties are without a question the foremost critical piano cycle of the 18th century. As it were Beethoven's “Diabelli” Varieties from the 19th century can be compared to them as faraway their far-reaching centrality is concerned. Bach's possess original copy might not have survived, but the rectified to begin with printing of the “Aria mit verschiedenen Veraenderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen” (in this way the title) has done so. This to begin with version serves as the essential source for our version; besides the melodic content was compared to other sources as, for illustration, with Bach's claim record of the “Aria” (not however referred to as such) within the small note pad for Anna Magdalena.
