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Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 — Aria da capo — Shelley Katz
Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988
PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDINGBach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 — Aria da capo — Shelley KatzJohann Sebastian Bach · Shelley KatzPlay full recording
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01 / The first 30 seconds
30-second entrance
First hear the returning ground. A variation is not a new song; it is the same order under a different light.
00:00–00:45: follow only the bass pattern; do not chase every ornament.
02 / LISTEN FOR
Three things to wait for
- The bass returning like a floor
- How ornament shifts the center of weight
- Small humor inside strict order
03 / RIGHTS
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Keyboard versions differ by touch and tempo: too fast becomes display, too slow becomes a specimen. First ask whether it still breathes.