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Goldberg Variations

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Lang Lang - Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 30 Quodlibet. a 1 Clav.

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Bach Goldberg Variations “Variation 1” with Score - P. Barton FEURICH piano

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Angela Hewitt plays Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - Aria

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Bach - Goldberg Variations: Aria (Glenn Gould)

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Bach's Goldberg Variations: 32 Aria da Capo, shown on a keyboard (BWV 988)

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, are a work written for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. The Variations are named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer.