Announcing New Edition of BACH GOLDBERG VARIATIONS for Piano

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This video is to announce the completion of a new edition of Bach Goldberg Variations arranged for a single manual instrument, made in collaboration with pianist and transcriber, Doug Gould.
We hope this edition will help and encourage those wanting to study the Goldberg Variations, by offering practical solutions to performing a work for 2 manuals as if written for a single manual instrument.
How to buy the 94 page PDF in 3 steps:
1) Go to PayPal,
2) Type in: [e-mail]
3) After payment confirmation, Doug Gould will send PDF
The cost of this edition is:
£18 pounds
€20 Euros
$24 dollars USD
*Payments by PayPal only.
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[@PaulBartonPiano]

English language video dialogue as text for online translation as requested. Some years back I made a new edition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations with the aim to make the notoriously difficult 2 manual variations more practical to play on our single manual modern piano without changing a single note or its duration. Thankfully Bach mainly wrote keyboard music (with the exception of pipe organ) for a single manual instrument, which means today, we can play almost all his keyboard music comfortably on piano. The Goldberg Variations, thanks in large part to 2 historically significant recordings by Glenn Gould, is now one of Bach’s best known - and best loved keyboard works. It has, at the same time, the reputation of being, in large part, fiendishly difficult to perform. The difficulties lie not entirely with the complexity of Bach’s keyboard writing in itself, rather performing complex passages that criss-cross up and down 2 independent manuals, on a single manual instrument - to most of us, that’s a piano, but it could equally be a single manual harpsichord. So, with the aim to make the Goldberg Variations more practical to play on the piano and so more accessible to many more pianists, I redivided the notation in the 2 manual variations and made fingering suggestions for the entire work. For those interested, I also made an overhead video recording from this new edition available on KZbin linked below. Here are excerpts from my recording of the 2 manual variations as newly arranged for piano. The clips feature Bach’s original score above the keyboard, so what I am playing is the same notes, same duration but the notes in many places, redivided between the hands. For some years my old rough-and-ready edition has been linked from this recording, but I was aware the many changes to the original score, made by hand, were not easy to read from. As time went by I was fortunate to meet and collaborate with pianist and transcriber Doug Gould in the UK. Doug rescued and revived this Goldberg project and took on the daunting task of newly typesetting the whole work, with notation software. After many months of work, I'm pleased to tell you Doug’s beautifully typeset new edition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations arranged for a single manual instrument” is now available. If you’re interested in owning a copy of this 94 page PDF, and many of you have expressed interest, it can be purchased directly from Doug Gould by Email. The price of this PDF in various currencies is listed in the video information, along with the purchase Email address: [e-mail] I want to thank Doug Gould, not only for all the time and effort he put into making this new score but, also for the many expert insights and improvements he made to it along the way. We hope our edition will help and encourage those that want to study or perform the Goldberg Variations, by offering practical solutions to performing a work for 2 manuals as if written for a single manual instrument. Please see all relevant links to the sheet music in the video information and thanks for watching! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The PDF edition comprises 94 pages and is available by Email only from Doug Gould at: [e-mail] The cost of this edition is: £18 pounds €20 Euros $24 dollars USD Payments by Paypal only.

[@AnaPerez-zn6kn]

Hello, I sent the PayPal payment but didn't get the pdf or any response. Can you help?

[@inbalkashdan9873]

Genius parents - genius daughter- the most beautiful and intelligent videos that I saw in my life. You are amazing 🙏💗🌸🌸😍🇮🇱💕❤️

[@VincentSPICER]

It is unbelievable how much work you accomplish, Paul. Of the highest quality, so useful, a real contribution to the music community. My respect & admiration of you never diminish. I think your recordings/interpretations of these Goldbergs are every bit as good as Tureck's, Gould's, and Angela Hewit, Andras Schiff (those are my 4 favourite recordings). You have such a clarity (like Gould) and the voicing of the important notes (Hewitt does that so well too). I will be returning to your Goldberg videos as I continue to study these works. Thanks for your work. This is worthy of a Ph.D. thesis! Truly world class!

[@michaeltierra6388]

Dear Paul, I have followed your brilliant teachings and performances on you tub for years. I'm so grateful that you share your prodigious artistry so freely and I think with this performance you have firmly established yourself as one of the finest pianists of a long array of great pianists performing on KZbin. This is great performance. I hope your elephant friends appreciate it as well. Thank you.

[@Puzzles32]

You are a Piano Wizard 🙌🙏 Bach is a pure Genius & a Grandmaster. I used to think it was impossible to hear something so beautiful & be played so fast.

[@johannesbusch8161]

Oh yes. Please do! Love those Goldberg Variations. Gould, Kirkpatrick, Schiff and many others - they all played it beautiful and each of them in a very unique way. Hearing your beautiful "preview" now is just great and makes me expecting another unique recording. Thx in advance!

[@Gustavo-ok7jw]

Your playing of this is the only time I like it better on the piano than on the harpsichord. Thanks, Paul.

[@MsBettyRubble]

Bach is smiling at you. This is such brilliant work. Thank you for this fantastic effort. And your playing is flawless. Wow!

[@hooram]

these are absolutely amazing excerpts.

[@robieordogh1784]

Miraculous masterpiece and masterplay. God bless you for that, Paul.

[@artisuryavanshi7785]

A hearty congratulations.Brilliant

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Thank you!

[@ruya2138]

Paul, i always believe you. You make incredable series. Thanks for Bach Variations. I specially love Bach! ♥

[@fredhoupt4078]

WOW. Beautifully played.

[@blackletter2591]

You are an astonishing prodigy.

[@judypetersen5928]

Thankyou!! Phenomenal playing, Paul.

[@ballerinagirl]

Bravo! 👏🏻😱👏🏻speechless and totally amazed at your mad piano skills!!!

[@mariavidal4551]

Bach is the best. Greetings!

[@laurinpoydras91]

Paul Barton is a genius! Period! I never really enjoyed Glenn Gould's performances; I could never get past the little chair and all the quirky behaviors. Paul gives a solid performance minus the humming and conducting the imaginary orchestra. It's more like what Bach would have sounded like if he had a great grand piano! Perform, let the crowd go mad, have a brandy and go to bed. That's the English way! Thank you Paul! I can't get enough. Laurin

[@coertvisser9120]

Beautiful

[@republiccooper]

I think this is wonderful. Thank you.

[@thakill100]

I bought it instantly. Thank you so much!

[@charlie-kn5pb]

Been waiting for this since you started the series a couple years ago, happy to hear its available!

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Glad to know - hope you find the new edition helps.

[@jennywalley8119]

Fantastic.

[@psypau]

so cool i will bought it !!

[@dark4126]

Wow congratulations

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Thank you!

[@kobichu7134]

omg! that's unbelievable!

[@TheWFamilyMusic]

Excellent!

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Thanks!

[@dennysmith4396]

Friend of mine .... played Solo Wagnerian Operetta at what was then known as the Nico Malan Theatre in CT... now called Artscape....Arlna Holdsworth...she had her honours in classical Music & knew her composers - who she'd describe & explain whenever we attended CityHall concerts.... her favourite was Schubert... Bach, Schubert & Mozart are my favourites...tks for yr lovely vids....

[@cuball2484]

Very nice. This is truly one of your areas of expertise.

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Thanks!

[@matszh]

Methinks more comfortable to listen than to play...bravo!

[@joec7177]

Cool! Great playing!

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Thanks!

[@elijahshabazz1806]

I love it. I'm definitely going to start performing Bach, that's one composer I lack playing a lot and I think it will be great.

[@lazyartist7682]

This is my favorite piece of music always (sometimes Beethoven’s string quartets comes first, but only on some days😀) Thank you for posting!

[@1333x_x]

What I really want is a commercially available two manual piano.

[@altrimondi]

Bach... and You are beautiful!

[@powerliftingcentaur]

Well that was simply wonderful! What a worthwhile endeavor. I look forward to hearing you play the entire piece. Surely, these variations are a summit of human creation.

[@wwiththewind]

Hi Paul I have been waiting for this score from you for a little while now. I am a little bit disappointed that there is no hard copy version of the score that I can purchase, but never mind. I would like to have a look at what the notation looks like, would you be able to post an excerpt from say variation 5 showing how the notes are modified exactly?

[@thebachproject6530]

Hi Paul, this is great! Do you know if this edition you & Doug have created will ever go to print/be published?

[@ChandlerLiao]

Great work! Really enjoying your Goldberg Varaiation series. One thing I noticed that there is no ornamentation in the sample sheet. Is this the case?

[@SimonPiano42]

One question: Did you change the octaves (pitch) of any notes? From your description i think you don't. I'm not for or against that, it could make some passages easier, and maybe even improve the separation of voices hearing-wise, but it would change the original intention of course. In any case, fantastic idea, I've started learning the variations in the past, and I'd love to do it again using your version. I always found the two-manual variations awkward and frustratingly unfitting or hard to do justice with single-manual playing, because the crossing and repetition of tones between voices makes them unclear. I'm sure your version makes that significantly easier!

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Did you change the octaves (pitch) of any notes? no, there's not a single change, just the notes are re-divided between the hands making them more comfortable to play. I hope you take up the Goldberg again and find the new edition helpful.

[@mauricioziegler6166]

Thank you for all your work Paul! One question. Has anyone got the sheet of music recently? I sent the money early last week and have not received it. Maybe I did something wrong. If anyone knows how long it takes please let me know :)

[@diegopenablamey2742]

His hands fly above the keyboard

[@Pianoman1488]

Is the edition that is for sale hand written in parts or is it all printed as you might find from a Henle or Shrimer edition? Thanks.

[@rman2448]

🙌🙌🙌🙌👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹💕💕💕💕

[@l3p3]

Thanks a lot Paul. Would you maybe try to pronounce Bach properly (not like Bak) or is there a specific reason why so many people call him Bak?

[@PaulBartonPiano]

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware.

[@SeanRooneyMusic]

I call him bak

[@robieordogh1784]

Paul playsbak, but no playbak

[@marcusb1704]

The reason is simply that the German pronunciation of the 'ch' at the end of 'Bach' doesn't come very naturally to many native English speakers, so Paul's pronunciation ( /bɑːk/, in phonetics) is in fact one of the standard ways of pronouncing Bach's name in both Britain and the USA. The other standard pronunciation ( /bɑːx/ in phonetics) is more similar to the German pronunciation (which is /bax/ in phonetics) but not identical because the 'a' sound is more open and longer than in the German pronunciation. If we Anglo-Saxons started to try and pronounce every composer's name 'authentically' we would soon sound horribly pretentious (think, for example, of the names Fauré, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Granados). There's nothing improper about Paul's pronunciation - or about Paul himself, as far as I can see! 😊

[@ruperttmls7985]

En español es más fácil para nosotros pronunciar "bag" y es más cercano a la pronunciación alemana.

[@salahhamze]

I think you'd sound better on a Steinway

[@andrewthomas5798]

Too fast?

[@michaeltierra6388]

That's a categorical stupid reply. Forgive me but this is such a great performance I just a you and a few other quasi critics should really keep your obviously uninformed opinions to your self.