Goldberg Variations: No. 5 The fifth variation sees the basic melody of the 32-measure aria reimagined through rapid sixteenth notes and punctuated by frequent, unpredictable hand-crossing from the lower to the higher registers—and back again!—of the keyboard and back! Festival Home > Goldbergs Transformed > Pierre Hantaï Performs > Goldberg Variations: No. 5 Program Johann Sebastian BachGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: No 5 Performers HarpsichordPierre HantaïBio Related Posts Previous Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 3 (Canone all’Unisono) The third variation is the first of the nine canons that form the through-line for the Goldberg Variations. A canone all’unisono (canon in unison), the variation includes features a supported, ground bass built around… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 14 The fourteenth variation is a toccata meant to showcase the musician’s technical virtuosity. Like the fifth variation, this variation derives much of its character from hand-crossing decorated with trills and other… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 28 This elaborate toccata variation is in some ways an amalgamation of similar variations before it. The melody and Sarabande ground bass of the aria is expanded in a pyrotechnic display of… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: Aria In 1741, Johann Sebastian Bach published a complex, intricate, and mesmerizing keyboard piece that would become known as the Goldberg Variations. Named after one of Bach’s pupils, who is purported to… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 3 (Canone all’Unisono) The third variation is the first of the nine canons that form the through-line for the Goldberg Variations. A canone all’unisono (canon in unison), the variation includes features a supported, ground bass built around… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 14 The fourteenth variation is a toccata meant to showcase the musician’s technical virtuosity. Like the fifth variation, this variation derives much of its character from hand-crossing decorated with trills and other… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 28 This elaborate toccata variation is in some ways an amalgamation of similar variations before it. The melody and Sarabande ground bass of the aria is expanded in a pyrotechnic display of… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: Aria In 1741, Johann Sebastian Bach published a complex, intricate, and mesmerizing keyboard piece that would become known as the Goldberg Variations. Named after one of Bach’s pupils, who is purported to… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 3 (Canone all’Unisono) The third variation is the first of the nine canons that form the through-line for the Goldberg Variations. A canone all’unisono (canon in unison), the variation includes features a supported, ground bass built around… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 14 The fourteenth variation is a toccata meant to showcase the musician’s technical virtuosity. Like the fifth variation, this variation derives much of its character from hand-crossing decorated with trills and other… Read More > Goldbergs Transformed Goldberg Variations: No. 28 This elaborate toccata variation is in some ways an amalgamation of similar variations before it. The melody and Sarabande ground bass of the aria is expanded in a pyrotechnic display of… Read More > Next