Credits:

Matteo Liva, Elena Valentini

Description:

There are various arrangements of Bachs Goldberg Variations. This album features the version arranged for two pianos in 1883 by Joseph Rheinberger, a German composer who was also an accomplished organist. Reinberger held Bach in high esteem throughout his life and drew inspiration from his works. He attempted to adapt the Goldberg Variationsoriginally written for a double-manual harpsichordto make them easier to perform on the two pianos that were popular at the time and to clarify the intricate polyphonic textures; however, However, simply dividing the parts between two pianos would have left skilled performers wanting more, so he added notes and melodic lines in some sections that were not present in the original composition. Furthermore, while the opening aria is typically reprised at the end of the piece, a distinctive feature of Rheinbergers arrangement is that it concludes