“30 Bach” explores one of the most profound pieces of music ever written: J.S. Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” Although the piece is over 280 years old, it continues to capture the imaginations of musicians and listeners alike. Through interviews with leading musicians as well as with devoted listeners, the podcast explores why the work is so meaningful to so many and explores the diverse and profound ways that listeners relate to the piece.
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At last, we bring it all together with the return of the aria. It's the same place we began, and yet it feels different, colored by the journey. A journey through many different worlds, different plac...
Lennart Felix: "When I come back here, I always feel at home" (00:19:20)
Variation 30. In the last variation of the Goldbergs, Bach returns home, to a tradition of his family: creating mashups. Interview with and performance by German pianist Lennart Felix, with additiona...
Hie-Yon Choi: "So much fun" (00:24:28)
Variations 26, 27, 28, and 29. These variations vibrate with joy, energy, excitement. We explore the times when Bach could let loose and lose himself in play within his music. First interview conduct...
Jeremy Denk: "The farthest possible place" (00:29:43)
If the Goldbergs are a celebration of life, variation 25 is a reckoning with mortality, revealing pain but also providing comfort. In this episode, we hear from many different people, including pianis...
Kevin Sun: "We need joy" (00:25:55)
Variations 22, 23, 24. Interview with Kevin Sun, medical student and concert pianist. We discuss sources of joy in Bach’s life, and his ability to conjure joy, warmth, and humor in his music as an ant...
Rachel Breen: "My musical education was painful" (00:25:25)
Variations 19, 20, and 21. Pianist Rachel Breen didn't have an ordinary classical music education; guided by her father, not himself a musician, Breen began with a diet exclusively of Bach. This episo...
"Bach would have been a good programmer, a good engineer" (00:29:18)
Variations 16, 17, 18. Bach was a consummate craftsmen -- he knew not just how to write music, but how to build it. In this Interview, we speak with pianist Jeffrey LaDeur and his student, Ken Kociend...
Jeff Scott: "This is just an absolute party" (00:21:34)
Who said Bach's music was the last word? Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones
Angela Hewitt: "Lifted up into a different world" (00:32:00)
Variations 13, 14, and 15. Bach's faith was central to his music-making. This episode explores the spirituality of Bach's music with Angela Hewitt, internationally-renowned interpreter of Bach, who ha...
Ben Laude: "I got obsessed with how he was playing it" (00:28:53)
Variations 10, 11, 12. It's impossible to tell the story of the Goldberg Variations without mentioning Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. Gould's two recordings of the variations, one in 1955, the other in...
Kristian Nyquist: The Real Sound of the Goldbergs (00:23:43)
While the Goldbergs are most often heard today on the piano, the piece was written for the double-manual harpsichord. There are advantages to playing the piece on harpsichord, and tricks a harpsichord...
Dan Tepfer: "Prepare to be unprepared" (00:32:02)
Variations 7, 8, and 9. Bach was a legendary improviser who could blow the socks off most jazz musicians today. This episode features a discussion with Dan Tepfer, a classically-trained jazz pianist a...
Simone Dinnerstein: "It was like an epiphany" (00:21:58)
Variations 4, 5, and 6. What was Bach's musical development like? How did he grow as a young musician, and how has his music helped other artists grow? For pianist Simone Dinnerstein, the Goldbergs ar...
"It's perhaps the music that travels best" (00:16:45)
We begin where the piece begins: the "aria" on which the rest of the piece is based. This episode introduces the project, including why I embarked on this project, and how the piece inspires people to...
Christopher Hinterhuber: "Music which was made for dancing" (00:25:14)
Variations 1, 2, 3. Our first stop is in Vienna, Austria with Professor Christopher Hinterhuber, a celebrated pianist for whom the Goldberg Variations has been a consistent source of inspiration. Hint...
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What do a nanoscientist, an architect, a Brazilian guitarist, and Silence of the Lambs all have in common? One inspiring piece of music: J.S. Bach's "Goldberg Variations". Podcast coming soon!
