Angela Hewitt: "Lifted up into a different world"
Variations 13, 14, and 15. Bach's faith was central to his music-making. This episode explores the spirituality of Bach's music with Angela Hewitt, internationally-renowned interpreter of Bach, who ha...
19 Mar 202132min
Ben Laude: "I got obsessed with how he was playing it"
Variations 10, 11, 12. It's impossible to tell the story of the Goldberg Variations without mentioning Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. Gould's two recordings of the variations, one in 1955, the other in...
12 Mar 202128min
Kristian Nyquist: The Real Sound of the Goldbergs
While the Goldbergs are most often heard today on the piano, the piece was written for the double-manual harpsichord. There are advantages to playing the piece on harpsichord, and tricks a harpsichord...
5 Mar 202123min
Dan Tepfer: "Prepare to be unprepared"
Variations 7, 8, and 9. Bach was a legendary improviser who could blow the socks off most jazz musicians today. This episode features a discussion with Dan Tepfer, a classically-trained jazz pianist a...
26 Feb 202132min
Simone Dinnerstein: "It was like an epiphany"
Variations 4, 5, and 6. What was Bach's musical development like? How did he grow as a young musician, and how has his music helped other artists grow? For pianist Simone Dinnerstein, the Goldbergs ar...
19 Feb 202121min
"It's perhaps the music that travels best"
We begin where the piece begins: the "aria" on which the rest of the piece is based. This episode introduces the project, including why I embarked on this project, and how the piece inspires people to...
12 Feb 202116min
Christopher Hinterhuber: "Music which was made for dancing"
Variations 1, 2, 3. Our first stop is in Vienna, Austria with Professor Christopher Hinterhuber, a celebrated pianist for whom the Goldberg Variations has been a consistent source of inspiration. Hint...
12 Feb 202125min
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What do a nanoscientist, an architect, a Brazilian guitarist, and Silence of the Lambs all have in common? One inspiring piece of music: J.S. Bach's "Goldberg Variations". Podcast coming soon!
21 Jan 20214min
