JS Bach's Goldberg Variations

04/27/23 • 11 min

Exulansis:- How to interpret the emotion behind classical music

Hello and welcome to another episode of Exulansis.

Tonight, I examine Johann Sebastien Bach's masterpiece The Goldberg Variations.

Links to recommended recordings below:-

Glenn Gould https://open.spotify.com/album/1aCpHSQE5ghxibsQ5gkBe0?si=Pnnw4YHeT9iHsNiYWwob5A

Wilhelm Kempff https://open.spotify.com/album/1Mfk2FFxewtlp2gsN1EaWs?si=flxDQ9C0RGWrRyXVaoYWzQ

Andras Schiff https://open.spotify.com/album/6BPySwMHalhWlXn7fsSXqE?si=BqESUoZ0RsabmpJ_5WE5Tg

Daniel Barenboim https://open.spotify.com/album/6vXJoU2T3ZzUrdgFyylrSK?si=EyTxM9e9SQ2d1PpVPZgxlQ

Murray Perahia https://open.spotify.com/album/2ecywJZyq9FeZWhKUT0kIq?si=5Cvz67ffQWu3ProaeZukGg

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Have a wonderful day ahead, wherever you are in the world🙂

Hello and welcome to another episode of Exulansis.

Tonight, I examine Johann Sebastien Bach's masterpiece The Goldberg Variations.

Links to recommended recordings below:-

Glenn Gould https://open.spotify.com/album/1aCpHSQE5ghxibsQ5gkBe0?si=Pnnw4YHeT9iHsNiYWwob5A

Wilhelm Kempff https://open.spotify.com/album/1Mfk2FFxewtlp2gsN1EaWs?si=flxDQ9C0RGWrRyXVaoYWzQ

Andras Schiff https://open.spotify.com/album/6BPySwMHalhWlXn7fsSXqE?si=BqESUoZ0RsabmpJ_5WE5Tg

Daniel Barenboim https://open.spotify.com/album/6vXJoU2T3ZzUrdgFyylrSK?si=EyTxM9e9SQ2d1PpVPZgxlQ

Murray Perahia https://open.spotify.com/album/2ecywJZyq9FeZWhKUT0kIq?si=5Cvz67ffQWu3ProaeZukGg

Looking to secure full access? Become a subscriber here:- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aaron-davies33/subscribe

Your patronage is hugely appreciated and enables me to maintain what is essentially a passionate side project.

Have a wonderful day ahead, wherever you are in the world🙂

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A Musical Hallucination: Symphonie Fantastique

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My recommended top 2 recordings of the work are:-

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu which can be viewed on YouTube here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdYRYbjCcJg

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado which can be listened to here:- https://open.spotify.com/album/1kq6ThQ2F8JDKX2vDBDpjv?si=IlGnQnAeTWuuQW5BiQj4wg

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Tune into this episode to hear more about Andreas' impressive musical journey, his career trajectory and his early inspirations.

Check out Andreas' profile on Spotify under artist name "Ephandras" and the following link:- https://open.spotify.com/artist/26ROGdecoVF9UbERb39WwY?si=EiRQoOwGQPWVuab9In-01A

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