Collins Classics is pleased to present Virginia Black's renowned harpsichord performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'. This performance was recorded at St. Dunstans Church, Cheam in July 1990.
The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a musical composition for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, the work is one of the most important examples of the variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work.