This piece begins with two quarter note Gs and a mordent on A.
This piece begins with two quarter note Gs and a mordent on A. It includes a canon at the unison, a canon at the second, and so on, all the way up to a canon at the ninth. The last movement of this piece is marked "da capo", and is thus an exact repeat of its first movement. A slow section of this piece in G minor, the parallel key, was described as its "black pearl" by Wanda Landowska (Vanda lan-DOFF-skah), who was the first to record it on period instrumentation. This piece's definitive recording was made by Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. It ends with a quodlibet, has a canon every three movements, and begins with an aria written to cure the insomnia of Count Keyserlingk. For 10 points, name this collection of variations for harpsichord written by J. S. Bach.
This piece begins with two quarter note Gs and a mordent on A.
Goldberg Variations [or Goldberg-Variationen]