Beginning and ending with a 32-bar aria based on a "Fundamental Bass," it contains a Quodlibet, a depiction of the Crucifixion, a French overture, and a Fughetta.
Multiples of 3 and 8 determine the structure of this work. Every 8 sections is a new beginning, every 3 is a canon on a different key. Beginning and ending with a 32-bar aria based on a "Fundamental Bass," it contains a Quodlibet, a depiction of the Crucifixion, a French overture, and a Fughetta. Rarely performed for many years, it became prominent through a 1955 recording by Glenn Gould. Written and named for a talented protege, FTP name Johann Sebastian Bach's most famoust set of variations.
Multiples of 3 and 8 determine the structure of this work. Every 8 sections is a new beginning, every 3 is a canon on a different key.
{Goldberg} Variations