Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Goldberg_Variations_(BWV_988)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	musical composition
gptkbp:BWV_number	988
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	gptkb:Johann_Gottlieb_Goldberg Count Hermann Karl von Keyserlingk
gptkbp:firstPublished	gptkb:Balthasar_Schmid
gptkbp:form	aria with variations
gptkbp:genre	Baroque
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
gptkbp:influenced	classical music repertoire
gptkbp:influencedBy	Baroque variation form
gptkbp:key	G major
gptkbp:language	instrumental
gptkbp:notableArrangementBy	gptkb:orchestral_arrangement_by_Józef_Koffler string trio arrangement by Dmitry Sitkovetsky piano duet arrangement by Josef Rheinberger and Max Reger
gptkbp:notableFeature	every third variation is a canon uses a bass line from the aria for all variations
gptkbp:notablePerformer	gptkb:Tatiana_Nikolayeva gptkb:Angela_Hewitt gptkb:András_Schiff gptkb:Mahan_Esfahani gptkb:Pierre_Hantaï gptkb:Rosalyn_Tureck gptkb:Murray_Perahia gptkb:Glenn_Gould gptkb:Wanda_Landowska
gptkbp:notableRecording	gptkb:Glenn_Gould_1955 gptkb:Glenn_Gould_1981 András Schiff 1982 Angela Hewitt 1999 Dmitry Sitkovetsky arrangement 1984 Josef Rheinberger and Max Reger arrangement 1883 Józef Koffler arrangement 1938 Mahan Esfahani 2016 Murray Perahia 2000 Pierre Hantaï 1993 Rosalyn Tureck 1957 Tatiana Nikolayeva 1959 Wanda Landowska 1933
gptkbp:numberOfRooms	30
gptkbp:originalInstrumentation	harpsichord
gptkbp:publicationYear	1741
gptkbp:releaseDate	gptkb:Nuremberg
gptkbp:structure	Aria, 30 variations, Aria da capo
gptkbp:yearComposed	1741
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Goldberg_Variations_(recording)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7