Bach Goldberg Variations: Aria HIGH QUALITY

High quality version with stereo sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpTHe3Lpop0&fmt=18

This is the first part, and my favorite part, of the Goldberg Variations. This short piece is unusual in two ways: One, it's three voices but technically nothing like a fugue(like nearly other three voiced Baroque keyboard piece in existence). And two, it's more melodic than any other keyboard piece Bach wrote. It is so unlike Bach's typical keyboard style, in fact, many leading scholars think it was written by Bach's young second wife, Anna Magdalena, barely more than a teenager at the time. However, there is no actual evidence of this (though everyone agrees Bach himself wrote all the variations on the Aria theme).

Please rate and comment. I am self-taught from the ground up, so any constructive criticism you can give would probably help me.

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[PeterVonZahnd]

Impressive. Well, obviously the instrument is not up to that masterpiece, but for a self-taught piano player...

I am a musician myself - I used to play the piano but it was in my early years- and the only thing I could say is that your playing tends to be quite blurry sometimes, as though your fingers were losing their balance on the keyboard. (0.29, 0.42, 0.46, 0.55...)

[GaleoDeus]

@PeterVonZahnd

Thanks for the insightful comments. I think this "blurriness" is somewhat the result of me trying to be very fluid with the dynamics and rhythm.

[jporezzoli]

I am autodidact in many things... (English included), however I will have to disagree when it comes to piano... I succeeded to execute many pieces by first reading and memorizing... BUT the beauty of an exquisite fingering technique... that is something that I have not found anywhere but in a teacher... and I am still looking for one...

[mwvh1]

Hi, greeting from an other autodidact. I think, we like the same music. To make music of new pieces and instruments still does me joy also after 35 years. A tip: make recordings, put them away and hear them after years once again . That will be a special pleasure. If you like, see my own videos.

[klaverfar]

Everybody is selftaught; the influence of teachers on the student is much overrated. Go on play Bach (I share your enthusiasm for his works) and don't hesitate with the difficult ones: the fast gigues from the suites, the great fugues from the WTC and Kunst der Fuge. There's nothing better to learn from. Good luck!