In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott explores one of the mightiest works for the keyboard: Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'. Today, it stands alongside the St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor, The Art of Fugue and the Musical Offering as an eternal musical monument.

This episode features four different recordings, headed by Lang Lang's 2020 Deutsche Grammophon album:

BACH: Goldberg Variations

Lang Lang, piano

DG 481 8971

DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/usjMcRfFYP​

BACH: Goldberg Variations (Extended Edition)

Lang Lang, piano

DG 481 9701

DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/zomHEe0QYP​

BACH: Goldberg Variations

George Malcolm, harpsichord

Decca Eloquence 482 8439

DISCOVER: https://Eloquence.lnk.to/000289482843...​

BACH: Goldberg Variations

Julian Rachlin, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; Mischa Maisky, cello

DG 477 6378

DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/0PYI5JJY​

BACH: Goldberg Variations

Catrin Finch, harp

DG 4778097

DISCOVER: https://uma.lnk.to/SYQjBjv0​

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