J.s. Bach Goldberg Variations arranged for Violin, Guitar & Cello by David Juritz

Featuring

David Juritz
Craig Ogden
Timothy (Tim) Hugh
Johann Sebastian Bach

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Compositional Technique

Bach's Goldberg Variations are structured into 10 groups of three, with every third variation (except the last) being a canon that ascends a step of the scale.

Performer Biography

David Juritz, the violinist on this recording, busked around the world for charity in 2007, playing Bach on the streets to fund life-changing music projects for disadvantaged children.

Composer Biography

Bach's name and the initials of his first wife and sons, when converted to numbers, often resulted in the same or palindromic values, suggesting a family tradition of numerical significance.

Composer Biography

Despite being born within a month and 80 miles of each other, Bach and Handel never met as established composers, with Handel appearing to avoid encounters with Bach.

Historical Context

During the 1600s, using a number alphabet to find hidden meanings in texts was a fashionable interest, with printers offering catalogues of thousands of such 'paragrams'.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Johann Sebastian Bach, the composer of the Goldberg Variations, often used musical cryptograms and numerical symbolism in his compositions, including his own name and birthdate.

Composition History

The Goldberg Variations by Bach, published in 1741, were preceded by similar variation works from his mentor Dietrich Buxtehude and contemporary George Frideric Handel.