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Bach arrangements
for string trio -
heard by
HOWARD SMITH

'... their adroit three-part Baroque 'dovetailing' never lapsed ...'

J S Bach: Goldberg Variations; 15 Sinfonias. Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Yuri Zhislin, Luigi Piovano. The Art of Transcription. © 2012 Wyastone Estate Ltd, under licence from Dmitry Sitkovetsky

However you regard musical transcriptions, Johann Sebastian Bach's works continue to weather, whatever transformation they encounter. Above all other music, Bach's compositions are eternal and incorruptible.

A prime demonstration is that of French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier (born 1934). His critically applauded trio recorded the Goldberg Variations (Telarc CD 83479, 2000)...

Copyright © 27 October 2012 Howard Smith,
Masterton, New Zealand

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J S BACH: THE ART OF TRANSCRIPTION

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

TRANSCRIPTION

NIMBUS RECORDS

CHAMBER MUSIC

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