Goldberg Variations, Vars. 14 - 20

This is me performing Bach's Goldberg Variations on September 3rd, 2007 in my apartment. Here are links to all parts of this recording session:

Aria + Vars. 1-6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-nw5uGRNDE

Vars. 7-13:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_sPbiTLLY

Vars. 14-20:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7hCMm2gwlM

Vars. 21-24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxSFXoRq6M

Vars. 25-26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLstPKr3Hok

Vars. 27-30 + Aria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZI8Ntslcw

I show my face and briefly introduce myself at the end of the last video.

Bach sure could write a mean set of variations.

(P.S. I'm not a professional performer -- just someone who loves to play. I realize this isn't a note-perfect, error-free recording, but my hope is that other music lovers will enjoy, or at least get something out of, my humble interpretation.)

Thanks for watching!

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Music

Tags:

• bach
• goldberg
• variations
• piano
• classical
• glen

[CaramelMarshmallow]

Hi, do you have any tips on playing complex contrapuntal passages?

[pianoglen]

@CaramelMarshmallow Good question! I had no special technique for learning them. I basically just practiced one hand at a time a lot, and sometimes one contrapuntal line at a time to make sure I was following them all. Then I'd put it together very slowly, trying to hear each line distinctly so it wasn't a jumbled mess in my head.

[ryanyee1234567890]

what i find amazing is ur ability to memorized all of the variations. how long've u been learning all of them? great job btw.

[pianoglen]

Thank you, ryanyee1234567890! I had been learning them for around 2.5 years when I recorded this.

[streetlyfultraman]

fucking dope.

[pianoglen]

Thanks, streetlyfultraman!

[ryanyee1234567890]

ok. that's great. cheers.

[pianoglen]

Many thanks, faraz1729!

[faraz1729]

I haven't seen anyone on youtube play the variations as wonderfully as you. I especially love your variations 5 and 14. Marvelous work.

[pianoglen]

Thanks for your comment, klaverfar! It has definitely been a challenge to learn this.