Festival de Rocamadour - Les variations de Goldberg Bach David Fray

Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations are a series of thirty variations for harpsichord. Composed around 1741, they are often considered one of the pinnacles of Baroque music. The work takes its name from Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, the young harpsichordist for whom Bach is said to have written the variations. The piece begins with an aria, followed by thirty varied variations, exploring different forms and styles, culminating in the creation of a masterpiece of great complexity and expressiveness. It concludes with the Aria da Capo, instilling a sense of infinity and transcendence. A work and an artist not to be missed! "We are the servants of this work of infinite complexity: we will never have the impression of having seen it from every angle, nor of having reached its summit. We come to this monument with humility and a certain excitement, because it's a journey that will change our lives to some extent. Our aim is not perfection, but authenticity: to produce something that makes sense, that is natural and coherent, and that tells a story with which everyone can identify, because it is the story of humanity. Cast David Fray piano