Pianists are measured against one another by how they handle benchmark compositions. For instance, with their rigor and accessibility, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations helped bestow master ...

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Goldberg Variations Wolfgang Rübsam, Lute harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer There is already a rich catalogue of recordings made on the Lautenwerk, or lute-harpsichord, by the organist, ...

Speaking of Bach’s handwritten notations in his own printed copy of the Goldberg Variations, Richard Taruskin: ‘It is probably fair to say that the sheer technical dexterity that Bach exhibits here ...