J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di GigaWatch at the source

After 20 years of study, Lang Lang finally decided he was ready to record Bach’s renowned Goldberg Variations, the “Everest of the keyboard repertoire”. The bassline of the tranquil opening Aria fuels the 30 variations heard before the work concludes by returning to the Aria. Variation7 has a dance-like dotted rhythm throughout. At one point Lang Lang slows the pace to sound “like a music box winding down”, an approach he varies in the repeat. Watch Lang Lang perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations: Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga