Mahan Esfahani | JS Bach: Aria with Thirty Variations, BWV 988, Goldberg Variations

From the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Livestream Archive: Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord JS Bach: Aria with Thirty Variations, BWV 988, Goldberg Variations (1741) Performed February 23, 2022   / mahanharpsichord   (00:00) Aria (3:47) Variation 1 (5:30) Variation 2 (6:56) Variation 3, "Canon at the Unison" (9:04) Variation 4 (10:06) Variation 5 (10:51) Variation 6, "Canon at the Second" (11:55) Variation 7, "In the Style of a Gigue" (13:55) Variation 8 (15:51) Variation 9, "Canon at the Third" (18:15) Variation 10, "Fughetta" (19:49) Variation 11 (21:45) Variation 12, "Canon at the Fourth" (23:59) Variation 13 (29:13) Variation 14 (31:12) Variation 15, "Canon at the Fifth" (35:21) Variation 16, "Overture" (38:14) Variation 17 (39:11) Variation 18, "Canon at the Sixth" (40:55) Variation 19 (42:13) Variation 20 (43:09) Variation 21, "Canon at the Seventh" (45:43) Variation 22, "Alla Breve" (47:15) Variation 23 (49:21) Variation 24, "Canon at the Octave" (52:56) Variation 25, "Adagio" (58:19) Variation 26 (59:15) Variation 27, "Canon at the Ninth" (1:00:54) Variation 28 (1:03:06) Variation 29 (1:05:05) Variation 30, "Quodlibet" (1:06:57) Aria da Capo HELP US KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING PCMS livestreamed concerts, and this archival footage, are available for all to enjoy on a pay-what-you-can basis. This is possible only because of the support of friends like you. Thank you for contributing as generously as you can when watching. To support PCMS livestreams, text PCMS to 44321 or visit https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/donate. Special thanks to Drs. A. Charles and Susan Giesecke Winkelman with support from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, Theodore Presser Foundation, Dot and Rick Nelson, Sid Kaplan, and the American Philosophical Society for their support of our livestream series. ABOUT THE PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY The mission of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is to engage our community in a life more beautiful through the shared experience and transformative impact of chamber music, to make great repertoire and today’s leading artists available to everyone wishing to participate, and to build audiences and support for this incredible art form.