Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521807357)

Bach's spectacular Goldberg Variations represent a high point in the repertory of keyboard music, particularly for the harpsichord. This book takes a detailed look at how these variations originated, especially in relation to all Bach's Clavier bung volumes and late keyboard works, what their exceptionally intricate plan is, what kind of impact they have had, and how their mysterious beauty has been created. This guide to what was at the time the largest and most carefully conceived single work of keyboard music will appeal to students, performers and listeners.

Author: Peter Williams
ISBN-10: 0521807352
ISBN-13: 9780521807357
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2001
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d