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 the composer's 'Goldberg' Variations — a monumental work composed, according to its title-page, 'for the refreshment of the spirits'. The resulting Aria and variations are a compositional wonder, a sequence of musical miniatures unequalled in all Bach's output.
First broadcast: 23 Aug 2015 (b066zjyt) http://vk.com/wall-52205573_83