30 Bach: The Goldberg Variations Podcast

• Aria: "He was superman"

  At last, we bring it all together with the return of the aria. It's the same place we began, and yet it feels different, colored by the journey. A journey through many different worlds, different places, different people's lives. Lowry Yankwich plays the final aria.

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• Lennart Felix: "When I come back here, I always feel at home"

  Variation 30. In the last variation of the Goldbergs, Bach returns home, to a tradition of his family: creating mashups.  Interview with and performance by German pianist Lennart Felix, with additional commentary by Kristian Nyquist, Angela Hewitt, Jeremy Denk, and Philip Kennicott. Interview recorded October 24, 2017. Musical recording credits available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/0g4E7bf99tc5L6BGjkY1HG?si=xidMStfoTJWvME8MUYGK_g

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• Hie-Yon Choi: "So much fun"

  Variations 26, 27, 28, and 29. These variations vibrate with joy, energy, excitement. We explore the times when Bach could let loose and lose himself in play within his music.‍ First interview conducted on November 10, 2017, over Skype. Second interview, and recording of performance conducted on August 6, 2018. Musical recording credits available at https://www.thirtybach.com/podcast-episodes/hie-yon-choi-so-much-fun

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• Jeremy Denk: "The farthest possible place"

  If the Goldbergs are a celebration of life, variation 25 is a reckoning with mortality, revealing pain but also providing comfort. In this episode, we hear from many different people, including pianist Jeremy Denk, Washington Post critic Philip Kennicott, scholar Eric Motley, pianist William Heiles, and dancer Melissa Toogood. Photo credit: Michael Wilson Musical recording credits available at https://www.thirtybach.com/podcast-episodes/far-from-home

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• Kevin Sun: "We need joy"

  Variations 22, 23, 24. Interview with Kevin Sun, medical student and concert pianist. We discuss sources of joy in Bach’s life, and his ability to conjure joy, warmth, and humor in his music as an antidote to the tragedy that follows. Musical recording credits available at https://www.thirtybach.com/podcast-episodes/kevin-sun-we-need-release-we-need-joy

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