Goldberg Variations Complete (J.S. Bach BWV 988), with score, Kimiko Ishizaka piano

[@OpenGoldberg]

0:00 Aria 5:00 Variation 1 6:57 Variation 2 9:03 Variation 3 11:00 Variation 4 12:10 Variation 5 13:44 Variation 6 15:22 Variation 7 17:35 Variation 8 19:31 Variation 9 21:38 Variation 10 23:24 Variation 11 25:33 Variation 12 27:49 Variation 13 32:04 Variation 14 34:20 Variation 15 38:54 Variation 16 "Ouverture" 42:03 Variation 17 43:47 Variation 18 45:37 Variation 19 47:03 Variation 20 49:08 Variation 21 53:02 Variation 22 54:36 Variation 23 56:55 Variation 24 59:41 Variation 25 ("Black Pearl" - slideshow) 1:09:01 Variation 26 1:11:03 Variation 27 1:12:55 Variation 28 1:15:20 Variation 29 1:17:30 Variation 30 "Quodlibet" 1:19:32 Aria da Capo

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@kryts27 yes yes very nice

[@waynehowells6301]

Beautiful. Love this piece...

[@OpenGoldberg]

@@waynehowells6301 It feels nice to be united with so many people about how great the Goldberg Variations are =)

[@waynehowells6301]

@@OpenGoldberg I'm in love with it. My chefs in kitchen find it amazing I love to listen to classical while I prep, sadly not on while cooking lol. I'm trying to get myself more involved with symphony just so busy with kid and work. I tell myself if I came into alot if cash I will retire and tour Europe alone for 6 months just seeing symphony. Be so nice. Anyways cheers and take care and bon appetit.

[@OpenGoldberg]

@@waynehowells6301 where is your kitchen?

[@jamesa901]

Kimiko Ishizaka is an interesting person. Not only a professional concert pianist, she's an Olympic weightlifter & powerlifter. So she's the only pianist in the world who can perform the Goldberg Variations at a concert-level caliber, then carry her piano to the next performance.

[@shannonparatene8262]

What a champion WOW

[@ranger81270]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cantbuyathrill]

Yes,yes! She can carry a tune, the piano, and demolish half the hall on her way out.

[@Cantbuyathrill]

Yes! They call her The Keyboard She-Hulk

[@poontang8895]

Excellently put 🤣

[@johns.8220]

How the actual F*CK did Bach do this. Almost 90 whole minutes of variations in the same key, same harmonic progressions, by all accounts it should bore us all to tears. Instead, you don't want it to end. It's absolutely mind blowing to me, the work of a true genius. Bach was a miracle.

[@OpenGoldberg]

It's simply incredible. And then you have to consider all of the other works that he created that are equally incredible.

[@joha4574]

They are not all in the same key. What are you talking about? Neither are they the same harmonic progressions.

[@martinried5450]

We all ask in awe. Maybe Quantum Computers will find out. If they are able to compose in such quality we make the next step beyond. Finish.

[@catalina525]

yes he really was a genius writing sublime exquisite music for us all even today........I am a classical musician and I never tire of playing the wonderful music which is comforting, beautiful and speaks to the soul all at once. I am so grateful he wrote so much wonderful music

[@johnsmithe4656]

@@joha4574 Thanks for that. Though the key seems to be either G or G minor. In fact, isn't it safe to say that 'harmonic progressions' were not so prevalent in music like this, but rather that counterpoint approaches harmony in a completely different way? Other than the typical I-IV-V ending to most pieces Bach didn't really write in a way that you can analyze his music in that way, especially not where counterpoint is most prevalent, as in fugues. I tried one time writing out the chord relationships in some of his music. It's pretty much impossible with all the constant key changes, modes, and modulations. It very quickly makes no sense doing it that way.

[@malcolmabram2957]

Judging by the comments it cheers me greatly that Bach is so much appreciated, even to this day.

[@UncensoredScion]

I think regardless of age or era if a person truly enjoys good music they'll love it when they hear it. Masterpieces like this are simply sublime to listen to and relax with.

[@FrancescaPepoon]

Always.

[@Cantbuyathrill]

"Even to this day" ?????? What the hell does that mean!!!!!!!

[@malicant123]

Bach will be listened to with interest and appreciation for a long as there are people to listen.

[@birjanka]

Он не ручей, он - океан! (Mozart о Бахе).

[@bsm8787]

My 18yr old dog left this world and sent this music to comfort me. As I was listening this in the car crying, it was as if she was speaking to me how she felt about each season of her life, ultimately telling me things were good so I must let it go and accept the absolute and embrace the unkown as she’ll always be around.

[@OpenGoldberg]

Sorry for your loss, and happy that the music could be of comfort to you. ❤️

[@Mtz2604]

I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

[@markthacher4085]

Your words make your loss so real😢 I hope you’ve found another love bug but she’s telling you that now you’re doing all right again🥰

[@carolynwaiterscarter4507]

Thank you for this beautiful generous comforting share. It too has a special place in my heart. ♥️

[@1512592011]

I understand why Hannibal listens to to this when he's preparing the feast. I listen to the same music....but excuse me now. I have some friends for dinner.

[@taufiqkhan5793]

Okay, first you explain why Hannibal listens to it before killing those cops. In the book it's written he loves the structure of the music as Starling observes or hears him say...

[@tuttt99]

15:30 Ready when you are, Sgt. Pembry...

[@charlesopels9676]

I like your good sense of humor!

[@a450139365]

You have friends for dinner? or you have friends for dinner??

[@dominiquelarueenchantez-vous]

@@charlesopels9676 I like this sense of humour too;)

[@Nebuchadnezzar31]

Came for the Silence, stayed for the music.

[@condor07uk]

came for silence, stayed for the lambs

[@OpenGoldberg]

lol =)

[@andreasschwarzenbach7181]

Edgar Allan Poe schweizjugendchor

[@ludlowryder8803]

Found and bought a book in a second hand book shop with what looks like an autograph by Allan Poe: how do I discover if it is genuine?

[@SolariaMaterian]

er... research might help

[@rebelvgan4579]

This has the power to remove stress and depression. Music is a form of therapy.

[@matthew2h2o40]

Well it ain’t that powerful then

[@rebelvgan4579]

@@matthew2h2o40 ???

[@NDNdivergent]

@@matthew2h2o40 music such as this, absolutely is the highest form of art. Sound being the perfect medium to create healing through vibration and composers of this era understood this, by incorporating 3:6:9 ratio's in sound and music.

[@matdyke5046]

I absolutely love baroque period music. I listen to it when im working on a difficult project and going to bed. It helps soothe my ptsd and depression from military service and clear the bad thoughts from my head.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@matdyke5046 Thank you for your service. I totally agree about Baroque music helping soothe and clear away bad thoughts! The only issue for me when listening to Baroque while working is that I get so delighted by a part here and a part there that I stop concentrating, LOL!

[@bloodjunkie1919]

Funny how 351 people were so blinded by tears over how beautiful this is that they managed to miss the like button and accidentally click the dislike button instead!

[@safla2010]

Bach brought me here

[@musik350]

#MeToo

[@lukevin6486]

same

[@pseunition6038]

@@musik350 ;)

[@briarjensen2123]

And I'm sure you'll be Bach

[@dominiquelarueenchantez-vous]

same too

[@sonicmaths8285]

A time ago, I went to a psychiatrist. He was recommended by a friend. I thought that I do not need any psychiatric help, but it turned out that it was great to talk to a person, who was intelligent and understood my feelings. I told him everything. Then we had dinner for two. The fava beans were very delicious. Especially the liver of a pig, that was exquisite. We talked about music. He also enjoyed classical music and recommended me to listen to Goldberg Variations. The doctor brought me here, but I stay for the musical masterpiece.

[@thenomad4606]

The reference passed over my head.

[@elias69420]

@@thenomad4606 What reference?

[@thenomad4606]

@@elias69420 I'm guessing a Hannibal one?

[@marcossidoruk8033]

That was not pig.

[@sonicmaths8285]

@@thenomad4606 Hello, Clarice.

[@odilereneleau3464]

Every morning when I'm waking up , I listen these splendid Goldberg Variations played by Kimiko Ishizaka and it's a such wonderful moment to be happy all day long ...

[@gustavosilvacm8932]

You are a woman of very exquisite taste!

[@carloscosta3514]

You are a wonderfull woman with a very good taste!

[@Vichaangamikraho]

you might be a woman

[@MOVIE1MAN1]

Do you consume liver for breakfast?

[@Alfred_On_Youtube]

Voudriez vous bien m'accorder cette danse 💃?

[@waterbuffalo4225]

This is the most pure recording I've heard of this piece. It's nice to hear the variations without lots of ornamentation for once

[@OpenGoldberg]

Glad you like it!

[@JanPBtest]

Ditto. Although I prefer it on the harpsichord (or better yet Lautenwerk).

[@michaelkottler]

Agreed.

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

THIS pianist Is great. Really

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz Ishizaka is fantastic. I am blown away by her skill each time I return to this recording.

[@Melchiorblade7]

Next to impossible to find music more pure than this

[@brianbernstein3826]

Darude Sandstorm is another good one, I think Bach wrote that as well actually

[@jasonemery3618]

W h o l e s o m e

[@zacharybond23]

Seriously!? That garbage of a piece of "music"!? You might as well eat an entire record while you're at it, Brian!

[@TripolarStudio]

Well put, Herald!

[@sirwan9430]

Brian Bernstein Knowing the context and seeing your comments on other vids with the same genr-- NICE ONE BRIAN!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The diversity of Bach music is infinite Goldberg is full of joys and sorrows of the human world

[@ДаниелКръстев-т2т]

I played this to my friend.....now Im having him for dinner

[@Michaelneiss]

заслуженно!

[@telllmeewhyy]

Hannibal

[@simonsmith-jg6wl]

With a nice chianti tataa

[@AlpayAyhan]

u will have liver with farma beans?

[@katsuya579]

I just came here from the audiobook ☠️

[@yoonbwha]

#0:00 Aria #5:00 Variation 1 #6:57 Variation 2 #9:03 Variation 3 #11:00 Variation 4 #12:10 Variation 5 #13:44 Variation 6 #15:22 Variation 7 #17:35 Variation 8 #19:31 Variation 9 #21:38 Variation 10 #23:24 Variation 11 #25:33 Variation 12 #27:49 Variation 13 #32:04 Variation 14 #34:20 Variation 15 #38:54 Variation 16 "Ouverture" #42:03 Variation 17 #43:47 Variation 18 #45:37 Variation 19 #47:03 Variation 20 #49:08 Variation 21 #53:02 Variation 22 #54:36 Variation 23 #56:55 Variation 24 #59:41 Variation 25 ("Black Pearl" - slideshow) #1:09:01 Variation 26 #1:11:03 Variation 27 #1:12:55 Variation 28 #1:15:20 Variation 29 #1:17:30 Variation 30 "Quodlibet" #1:19:32 Aria da Capo

[@marcusstoica]

Thank you so much for doing this.

[@BB-xm8jc]

Thank you!!

[@alicialopez9562]

Thank you (:

[@yeexuanlee758]

I think this is copy haha

[@guentherbien9002]

Goldberg Variationen

[@AndreyBogoslowskyNewYorkCity]

I am done with KZbin. I refuse to watch videos getting interrupted by commercials from now on I just want and I don’t care if I’m not learning 20 hours a day I will listen only two lectures that have no commercials #Bogoslowsky .🦁🤴

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I really resent how I am watching something of quality (usually from decades or centuries ago), only to be interrupted by irritating modern dance tunes, endless tech, cheesy phrases, fucking Grammarly and all the pathetic banality and emptiness of our modern culture.

[@juanfragueiroaramburu]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995I started paying premium and I don’t regret it for one second

[@Jantsenpr777]

Hi, there! Ever since I first studied J. S. Bach as a teenager, I fell absolutely in love with his music. To this day, after having heard and played many other composers ans styles of music, the Old Bach is still my favorite composer, hands down. His music is absolutely intoxicating and intense, and vibrant, and expressive, and... well, you get my point. Mrs. Ishizaka, an absolutely master pianist as she is, has produced a masterwork performance. Ever since I heard her play, I just loved her expressiveness and lush tone. Also, she has a beautiful imagination that reinvigorates this age-old music, and even pleasantly surprises you here and there. This is no typewriter-style performance, by no means! Let's face it: Bach's music is the most immediate artistic production ever created: it immediately mesmerizes your mind and impacts your soul in ways no other artist can. And the Goldbergs... well, the Golbergs are the Golbergs, man! Mrs. Ishizaka has let this music sing by itself, without any sentimentality whatsoever, with great clarity in the contrapuntal texture, bravura in the fast movements, and deep, soulful expression throughout, but especially in the minor movements. Thank you, Mrs. Ishizaka! This recording is a gift to humanity!

[@OpenGoldberg]

Thank you, for your kind words! Keep enjoying the music.

[@Aluisioadrianosatan]

Joel Seda congratulations sir

[@Gallifreyman1]

I agree with you: it is very difficult to play Bach without making it become a display of fireworks... the temptation is always there, specially in the aria, which is the most demanding part artistically, though I would say not technically, in my most humble and unaothorized opinion. Ishizaka achieves it, and brilliantly: Not a single stroke of the fingers on the keyboard is superfluous.

[@MichaelCWBell]

Seriously Bach makes most composers, even celebrated ones look and sound so shallow it's ridiculous. I was saying to my wife today that it seems Bach in Music is not really paralleled in any other art - in literature one might say Shakespeare, but then, there is not really enough of it; in painting - Rembrandt? He doesn't have the same stature. Maybe Michelangelo in sculpture? Anyway, you get where I'm going... what are other thoughts on this?

[@ullrichherz7053]

@Deborah To learn from a great mind does not make one inferior to one's example. Beethoven learned from Haydn and Albrechtsberger a.o. but exeeded them all by far. Admitted, JSB is to be singled out among all composers.

[@kiwichrix]

3:12 to 3:34 for me is an example of human perfection both Bach's composition and Kimiko's performance. It is just heaven, sheer perfection, so utterly beautiful that words arguably fail at this point and one just has to stop and marvel at how this was humanly possible.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Thank you for the kind words and appreciation. Bach is truly a marvel!

[@souverain1er]

Indeed. A great composer would have ended that part in one measure. Bach used 6!

[@sararomiti9017]

Wow!!!! Allora il PARADISO ESISTE ED ANCHE LA PERFEZIONE!!! DIO SI MANIFESTA

[@michaelkottler]

@@Kimiko-piano Thank YOU for this superlative performance of an iconic Bach composition!

[@DavideAcerbi]

Many friends suggested me some recordings from other famous piano players like Glenn Gould, but I never found a version played with the grace and profound sensibility and respect for this work of Bach than Kimiko Goldberg Variations. Thank you Mrs Ishizaka.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Thank you, Davide. Such a thoughtful and encouraging comment - I really appreciate it!

[@1611-h8x]

@M S yea.... nobody asked.... but ok

[@waynehowells6301]

Well said, and I agree.

[@goldenrules3763]

Agreed, 100%!!

[@fernaj53]

Hi

[@MGMonasterio]

Gould's rendition is more idyosincratic, as everything he did. Ishizakas's is the most near to perfection.One hears,and hears and it is almost unbelievable! What a Joy!

[@michaelkottler]

Agreed. And yes, one hears and hears again.

[@tortoisecanswim]

I can't get enough of this beautiful sound Btw I was brought here neither by Bach nor a movie/book, but by music history classes WE NEED MORE MUSICOLOGY CLASSES IN SCHOOLS

[@austinzheng4520]

I know, right?

[@MrTarlecon]

I once read about an experiment: a school class was divided into two parts. In the first part they didn't change anything (a reference group), in the second one they studied less maths, chemistry, physics (all the "serious" and "necessary" subjects) and more music, art, physical education etc. (all this "soft" and "unnecessary" stuff). The scientists wanted to see how much would the second part of students stay behind the first part in maths, science etc. The result shocked them: the second part became BETTER in "serious" subjects. They had less classes of maths, chemistry, physics etc., but they succeeded in these subjects better, because they had more classes of music, art and PE. We DREADFULLY need to study more "soft" subjects - more music, music history, art, sports - to be better in "hard" subjects. And, probably, in life in general.

[@Nonconform14]

​@@MrTarlecon, yes ,you are right, 100%, i totally agree !!

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@MrTarlecon The older I get, the more I am getting sick of the over-emphasis on mathematics and science, and the devaluation of music. It does not reflect history at all: scholars of centuries past valued music and literature as highly as they did mathematics and science. The medieval French poet Eustache Deschamps said the seven essential arts were: grammar, logic, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy. And didn't the Greek mathematician and philosopher (or the school of so designated), Pythagoras, determine important facts about octaves still used for stringed instruments today? The disrespect shown towards the arts is not only a sign of pure narrow-mindedness and, dare I say, outright stupidity, but also explains the equally narrow-minded echo chamber of online content today. The idea of art for art's sake has been replaced with turning every past-time into a "skill" to create a giant productivity contest in order to generate money. And our society is poorer for it.

[@MrTarlecon]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 You are 200% right!

[@gauriblomeyer1835]

All interpretations have got their value. I listen almost every day to them in order to enjoy this wonderful piece of music. The versions of Glenn Gould, Lang Lang and Andras Schiff give me best impressions.

[@Firnila]

I have zero idea how these performances work, but whatever Kimiko Ishizaka does with the Goldberg Variations is magic.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Thank you!

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

Fimila. THIS pianist Is on Everest summit

[@arishokqunari1290]

What humans can accomplish if they really stick to something like Bach did and do it with devotion and concentration like him...beautiful

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Kimiko Ishizaka's performance is stellar. I always use this recording to help me sleep, but for once, it is marvellous to hear everything while awake. Bach's genius in the Goldberg Variations never fails to amaze me. How one man could hear these marvellous sounds-- and apparently did not compose using a harpsichord-- beggars belief!

[@robertdouglass7221]

Agree! So wonderful that history has given us this gem.

[@danshorb7719]

Absolutely impossible for anyone other than Bach to write this, and anyone other than Kimiko Ishizaka to play this. I am crying, gasping, and screaming all simultaneously.

[@Carfree-Cities]

This is a brilliant addition to the Goldbergs, which have been my favorite music for more than 60 years now. Thank you!

[@Kimiko-piano]

And thank you! It's definitely a piece for a lifetime. You might be interested to know that I've begun composing my own music. This video is the first piece I've published on KZbin. Hope you like it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3yqmayimsiHa9k

[@macarenagutierrez5310]

Todo lo que componía este hombre es arte puro, sublime...adoro a Bach

[@juanmarioosella2402]

coincidimos macarena

[@carminemurray6624]

Prefiero macaroni a la macarena que es puro desastre.

[@michaelkottler]

So say we all!

[@Cantbuyathrill]

Cuando escucho a Bach es el unico momento en que creo en extraterrestres.

[@pepem.b.4607]

Order, beauty, synchronicity, symmetry, it's simply perfect.

[@michaelkottler]

Yeah, it's definitely B.O.S.S.

[@Unconcerned_Orange]

me * immersed in music * "LETS SUPPOSE YOU ARE WRITING AN IMPORTANT EMAIL TO A COLLEAGUE"

[@Kimiko-piano]

Ouch :( Mood killer. I suggest you download the Goldberg Variations from here music.kimiko-piano.com/album/j-s-bach-open-goldberg-variations-bwv-988-piano - better quality than KZbin anyway.

[@xi7837]

Kimiko Ishizaka you really made me laugh there

[@BB-xm8jc]

@@Kimiko-piano Thank you!!!

[@franciscofragoeiro5229]

Adblock FTW

[@ombricshalazar3869]

i suggest being like me and using 5 adblockers

[@gabeu2024]

OK, this is like the best thing I've ever heard. I've listened to this like 8 times in three days. This is really, really good. Bach, Kimiko Ishizako, this is pure. Thank you. Awesome upload too, love the marker.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Glad you took the time to really get to know it!

[@MrTarlecon]

@@Kimiko-piano your performance is really wonderful, thank you very much!

[@davidwhite2949]

I love this interpretation. Simple, elegant. She delivers the intent of the music, rather than drawing attention to herself

[@carminemurphy4836]

With her talent she can draw as much attention to herself as possible. Yet her humility does not allow it.

[@michaelkottler]

Ya sure done said a lot wid only a few of them fancy words like those kids at the university n i reckon my boss at da' castle. Whenever he gets to obsessin' over reanimating the dead like dat crazy Dr. fellow in ReAnimater, listenin' to Ishikaza always calms him down even better than that ol' chloroform rag he takes a big whiff on every now and then.

[@TomFynn]

Someone once told me if the examiner at your graduation from conservatory wants you to shine, he sets you Bach. If he wants to shoot you down in flames, he sets you Bach.

[@Lysbleu28]

Un délice cette musique. Tout le génie de Bach s'exprime dans ces variations ,qui nous transportent dans dans le rêve, et la joie.

[@ivanhendr]

This interpretation is so enjoyable; pure with minimal embellishments.

[@nocoat294]

+vanno Yes. I find embelishments get in the way sometimes, especially when playing

[@diegomaranan5391]

Agreed; that said, I love the embellishments that were added... I'm thinking especially of Variation 22!

[@bsm8787]

Embellishments and classic music just don’t go together, it’slike putting rhinestones on diamonds…

[@DagothUr3672]

​@@bsm8787 This is just utterly false -- embellishment and improvisation was a mainstay of classical music until notation and musical instruments (particularly the piano) could be mass produced in the early to mid 19th century which resulted in a dispersion of interest for classical music among the middle classes. It was from the middle classes that scores began to be read 'as is' which led to the general decline of improvisation and free-form embellishment -- as well as the emergence of more rigid modes of performance like ballet and symphony orchestra. In and before the Common Practice Period it was common and even expected of musicians to be able to effectively embellish the music they were playing. Lutenists and other plucked instrumentalists e.g. Visee, Dowland, Purcell, Weiss etc. heavily ornamented their pieces, and gave a great deal of liberty as to how embellishment should be done; organists and other figured bass instrumentalists were expected to improvise chord voicings; any soloist would have been expected to embellish and play variations on a central theme, or play completely extemporaneously, in a variety of musical forms but especially the cadenza; and the greats -- Bach, Beethoven, Mozart whoever -- were well known for their extemporaneous playing and embellishment. The preference, and accompanying assertion, that classical music and embellishments are mutually exclusive is a purely modern sensibility.

[@brian-vz5hz]

Greatest composer in history.

[@vittoriomarano8230]

...after Wolfgang bro...!

[@mirko9072]

With G. F. Hændel!

[@brian-vz5hz]

Disagree

[@coyote2357]

I was brought here by the book "Call me by your name". Elio plays goldberg variations at a bar in Rome. I'm totally glad that i searched this and getting into the atmosphere of the book.

[@familyman5013]

Who is Elio? I was brought here by my music teacher. She shakes her head while listening to this song

[@marcus9441]

Saw that movie in an outdoors theater in Berlin. Consider watching it when you're done.

[@nay2855k]

I am reading this passage right now. Glad that I am not the only one who had searched this beautiful music

[@notWaldont]

I picked up piano again because of that book.

[@tonyn1510]

I can never think of a list of the top ten geniuses in human history in all fields that excludes and still consider it a fair list.

[@odettefrancois6566]

Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma,saludos desde Chile🎼🎶

[@sebastianciarfella3061]

No es el padre, es el abuelo, el dios de la musica, dueño de toda la alegría jamás expresa en la música

[@plumjam]

Have heard many interpretations of the Goldberg Variations, but I always come back to Kimiko's as my favourite. Beautifully played, and no ego. 😍

[@manfredlipp6410]

Ein Trost, zu sehen wieviele kultivierte Menschen dass es gibt. Komponisten und Interpreten auf diesem Niveau genießen zu dürfen ist ein Segen und führt uns auf den richtigen Weg - danke für dieses Angebot!

[@Kimiko-piano]

Und ebenfalls ein Trost, von so netten Fans gehört und wahrgenommen zu werden! Ein frohes neues Jahr, @Manfred Lipp

[@manfredlipp6410]

Herzliche Grüße...!

[@FighterFred]

Bach must've been in a happy period writing this. Pure joy.

[@OpenGoldberg]

it certainly makes me happy :)

[@Kimiko-piano]

Bach (and other baroque composers) were actually capable of writing "happy" music. www.britannica.com/art/doctrine-of-the-affections When it comes to later music, eg. Romantic, you have to be suspicious of happy sounding music, because it's probably just trying to lift you up a bit before it smashes you onto the cold rocks below. I feel that some of the pieces in the Well-Tempered Clavier, for example, are pure joy.

[@FighterFred]

@@Kimiko-piano I only listen to baroque, since i feel that what came after are just sound effects without depth. In contrast, many baroque composers had this mystical quality of eternity that I find so appealing. It revolves around our short life in relation to infinite time, and the related sadness. Bach is of course the grand master, the harmonies and dissonances are at a cosmic level.

[@iamstillthinking]

This is the best interpretation I've heard, by a long shot at that.

[@michaelkottler]

Damn straight

How wonderful it is to hear these splendid variations of Goldberg😍

😍🎼

[@viniciusdiasguimaraes2912]

The most loved music to Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

[@brentmeistergeneral2813]

Bach is the greatest composer of all time. Not that he composed the most tuneful and memorable works but more the absolute technical brilliance. He mastered everything he touched.

[@Cantbuyathrill]

"not the most tuneful or memorable"?????????? You must be hard of hearing or understanding.

[@brentmeistergeneral2813]

Oh dont get me wrong. Bach is more techinal but Mozart is my number 1.@@Cantbuyathrill

[@brentmeistergeneral2813]

Nothing wrong with my hearing but Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the greatest in my opinion. He absolutely dominated every musical genre and was dead at 35. Noone has ever surpasssed that. @@Cantbuyathrill

[@brentmeistergeneral2813]

@@Cantbuyathrill Wrong. If you have listened to Mozart's great piano concertos then you would know real melodies, power and emotion on another level. You must be hard of hearing or understanding . Cantbuyathrill. Is that a name for an adult film addict ???

[@jaikee9477]

@@brentmeistergeneral2813 Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, etc worshipped Bach. Especially Mozart as we know him wouldn't exist without the Bach clan.

[@1whoDoesSimply]

9:11 . Now that's what I call a sexy bassline. Left hand for daaaaaaays! I aint kidding when I say Bach loved to tug with our emotions all the time. Each and every one of these pieces are genius in indescribable ways. Can you imagine spending your life on your own original masterpieces, dying, and seeing people hundreds of years later celebrating and praising you for it? Bach earned it. Let's listen again.

[@kskyro5654]

hmm 9.11 what do i think about...

[@lkbwheewhee53]

So funny, I am listening to this now and just thought the same thing at the same variation! "Got-dayum what a great left hand!"

[@jennawinchester5729]

My dentist plays this piece every time I go there so now I can't listen to it without feeling the pain

[@Brakarei]

Every time Pavlov heard a bell, he had the urge to feed a dog.

[@berkuth]

A Doctor o Dentist playing goldberg variations, creepy, remember to me Hanibal Lecter. Lol

[@luisluiscunha]

That should be against the law, Jenna :( All the best to you, and change that doctor.

[@BingDwenDwen]

I rather think the pain adds a little extra flavor to this music

[@marasours1927]

Lol. Jenna I really enjoyed that one. Thanks!

[@Fireball1787]

I quite like having the on-screen synchronisation. It helps me to recall my sight-reading, which has become very rusty over the many years since I was able to do so! Thank you for adding this facility.

[@fatimaWr2]

This is gold.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Ahem. Goldberg. ;-)

[@steffen5121]

Bach aced every style of music he composed in. I've listened to Beethoven and Brahms Variations and a lot more but no one comes near to the ingenuity of these. They are simple yet have such complex and creative ideas behind them (the canons in increasing intervalls). Also when I first heard this work, I didn't even realized that I was listening to Variations. This is the best indicator that the Variations are indeed good.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I didn't realize that either, despite knowing the title of the work, LOL. Indeed, no one has come near to Bach's absolute mastery of form and style.

[@fredvacher3998]

You do point out the great genius of J. S. Bach, his melodic genius allied to such harmonic confidence! Of course the rhythm is very good too, bouncing and yet smooth, so inventive. It seems like a rocket to me, going higher and higher!

[@b1j]

This is a real gift to the world. I have her CD, and I like to follow along in the score. But to watch a dynamic score in real time is a boon for those, like me, have only just enough skill in reading music to enjoy, but not perform at this level.

[@pleasecontactme4274]

reverse for me lol im horible at sight reading

[@ulrikeflick5268]

I was brought here by "Recommended for you". Glad my computer or KZbin knows me so well.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Props to YT for good taste :D

[@gymfnzakl]

My favorite version! This is a real singing of music, sound of bach, dancing of heart!

[@Kimiko-piano]

Thank you!

[@mohawkc91]

This is brilliant! I love the synchronized sheet music. Thank you to whoever did this.

[@michaelkottler]

ikr?

[@frankbrinkmann2510]

Bach was not of this earth. No human could ever create such a beautyful sound.

[@carminemurray6624]

Perhaps he was inspired from The Great Beyond The Elysium.

[@adamh5153]

It was Christ he prayed to before composing.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

No performance is as interesting and intriguing and captivating and inspirational as her magnificent performance

[@sijag68]

What a beautiful piece of music, and beautifully played. Thank you for posting.

[@teddyzorro]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE SEARCHED FOR ARIA'S NAME.

[@juanramonmedinaortega6505]

Desde mi infinita ignorancia musical creo apreciar en la Variaciones Goldberg la más sublime transición posible del barroco al clásico. Aún siendo un apasionado de Bach nunca las había escuchado, ni en parte, con la atención y tranquilidad de hoy. ¡ Y pensar que podría haberme muerto antes de haberlas disfrutado! Una maravilla la presentación del video: no solo se oyen, sino que también se pueden "ver". Gracias.

[@OpenGoldberg]

I'm glad you found the Goldberg Variations and enjoyed them!

[@carlosenriquediazbertozzi4447]

Juan Ramón, si hubieras fallecido sin oírlas, las habrías escuchado en el Cielo, pues allí todo calla cuando las manos y el alma de la intérprete hablan !... Es la Música que suena mientras Gabriel crea Universos nuevos...

[@delanagracejohnson6282]

Touching the divine through music. Breathtaking. One of my favorite pieces of his works .

[@mestwategelagle201]

i find bachs music elegant and relaxing it has that shakespearen touch and some type of royailty feeling

[@blaht15]

It's beyond comprehension of a normal human being what Bach's genius was. Really

[@blogleftbanker]

I've listened to these countless times and I can play a few of them, but this was the first time I listened while looking at the entire score. It's quite an experience. Thanks.

[@waynehowells6301]

So lovely, melts my heart hearing this piece. Bravo Sir Bach.

[@papilar61]

Maravilloso, delicado, sublime,

[@mikematthews5872]

Beautiful sheer genius By Bach and the pianist What a great way to start the day

[@OpenGoldberg]

Hope you had a great day, and many more!

[@rainyvanrideswithluna9610]

So simple so complex. Timeless songs.

[@antoniomotto9824]

Chatgpt recommended me this song for productivity

[@adamh5153]

Must be version 4.0

[@joostbrouwer472]

nice to hear a performer who does not rush through the work. compare the early gould who needs only HALF the time. glad he did it much better the second time round.

[@OpenGoldberg]

+Joost Brouwer to be fair, part of why Gould's recording is so short is that he doesn't take many repeats. Ishizaka takes all of them (except for the Aria da Capo).

[@Philobach]

mon message s' adresse à toux ceux mettent Bach en 1er comme moi même. Moi aussi , comme toi Joel , je suis tombé amoureux de sa musique à l adolescence, voire même à l' enfance. Je me souviens à 9 ou 10 ans que j' écoutais avec delectation les 2eme et 3eme mouvement du concerto pour 3 claviers bwv 1063. (les 1ers enregistrée sur la cassette à vrai dire) . a l adolescence je reécoutais l ensemble de ces concertos bwv 1060 à 1065 , , et certains passages me faisaint systematiquement pleurer à chaude larmes tellement c' était beau et émotionnel. La derniere oeuvre que j' ai découvert de Bach sont les toccatas pour pour piano 910 _916 , (jouées par glenn gould... c est important ! ) oeuvre pour laquelle j' ai voué une admitation toute particuliere de toutes ses oeuvres pour piano . Ceux qui aiment Bach et ne connaissent pas ces toccatas, étrangement moins connues que d autres oeuvres pour piano , allez les découvrir, mais attention , pour moi en tout cas, la 1ere écoute n' a pas suffi à les apprécier dans toute leur beauté , tant ces toccatas sont complexe et riches . Ce qui caracterise Bach , en dehors de sa maitrise et de sa capacité à créer de la beauté pure, c' est une inspiration " diabolique" , pour moi clairement inégalée, même si un Beethoven a eu bcp d inspiration à créer ses concertos pour piano notamment, mais avec un résultat dont la beauté nous fait moins monter au ciel, beauté plus terrestre. La beauté dans Bach est toujours d' une autre dimension, encore faut il la saisir... Je trouve que certaines oeuvres de Vivaldi ont ce genre de beauté, même s il n a pas eu la même inspiration; D' ailleurs ce sont des hommes de foi tous les deux, comme par hasard... Ceux qui vouent aussi une admiration pour bach, notamment pour ses oeuvres profanes, non religieuses autrement dit, je serais content de mieux les connaitre. je vous donne mon mail : [e-mail]

[@MichaelKentSmith]

I still find the 1959 Gould recording riveting and I first heard it 40 years ago. In any case, this version is wonderful too.

[@davidjuangovantes-edwards9642]

I've read somewhere that Gould didn't take any repeats because the recording company forced him to do so, so the variations could be fitted into a vinyl format

[@AloneJazzSoul]

This is the type of music that is for stress relief, to sleep, to study, and just to listen to.

[@jeremykieffer1283]

you forgot its also great to butcher, cook and eat an untalented flautist of Baltimore philarmonic Orchestra :)

[@Ottozimerman]

kyate ya soburro

[@angelocompagnin6317]

Meraviglioso, queste variazioni sono di una freschezza ed unica di chi l 'ascolta ! Bach grazie di essere esistito!

[@taekoasano8735]

Sophisicated, and passionated interpretation This is Truly good news from God that Bach with his imagination wings and Mis,Ishizuka, her hands brought to me. Thanks God who created a person like Bach in human.

[@Kimiko-piano]

Thank you for your kind comments, Taeko Asano. I am also thankful that Bach exists.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This splendor of words can not arrive The comfort of this performance is irreplaceable , and beyond compare

[@malicant123]

As Bach himself told us, music is nothing complicated. One need only play the right note at the right time and the instrument will play itself.

[@michaelkottler]

While your larger point is clear, the instrument does not, in fact, "play itself". And music, especially sophisticated pieces requiring, among other elements, precise interplay between multiple musicians and/or vocalists can indeed be "complicated" and require a great deal of forethought , planning and practice to produce "the right note (s)at the right time". While the idea that music is "nothing complicated", especially coming from a master-level artist, has appeal and is true at the most basic level and in certain specific genres and contexts, to broadly generalize the scoring and production of music in its vast entirety as "nothing complicated" diminishes the reality of of production across the board. So while the thesis here is sometimes true, there are myriad instances where it stands in stark contrast to the often complex work required to not just "play the right note at the right time", but to fully realize the end product from start to finish potentially including a number of professionals in related fields from writers and composers to musicians to sound engineers/producers and potentially many others as well especially if we're talking a live performance. This is of course subjective and depends on aptitude and other qualities; in other words, whether or not one has a natural predisposition towards the kind of intuitive mastery demonstrated by the greats from Zappa to Bach and beyond. Those so endowed frequently understand w/remarkable ease sophisticated works that others less blessed in the area of musical intelligence (Gardner, et al) may indeed perceive as "complicated". In short, music may be uncomplicated in the way Bach means i.e. in terms of its basic elements and fundamental application, but unless one is fortunate enough to be a savant, music in many genres is sophisticated, multi-faceted, complex and challenging enough to warrant "complicated" status.

[@genekim1426]

Much thanks to Ms. Ishizaka and to her OpenGoldberg Project! All the best!

[@lars-olofbrandt586]

Att som icke musikutbildad försöka följa med i denna fantastiska ljudexplosion blev en upplevelse som aldrig försvinner. Att läsa noter skall hädanefter bliva min musik.Bach äger.

[@klefusmcdonald2644]

Words cannot describe how this music makes my mind body and spirit feel. To even try to conceive of words makes me feel disrespectful and out of place. My god.

[@MrHubblest]

Very useful! I am studying, as an amateur pianist, this score. Many thanks.

[@willgraham6388]

Listening to this while I cook steak for me and my pack.

[@OpenGoldberg]

Many infamous chefs have used this as a cooking aide, you're in good company.

[@pacifist2829]

I can play only Aria, Variation 1 and Variation 19 and Variation 22. From which only 19 and 22 comes even somewhat close to the quality of Kimiko. Thank you, this helps to practice.

[@BunnyDGray]

I've read a passage about why Bach composed this piece. He composed this for Count Kayserling because he suffered from severe insomnia. The title of this piece was originated from his personal harpsichordist named Johann Goldberg. So, during sleepless nights of Count, he would ask Goldberg to play one of his variations for him.

[@waynesmith3767]

Apocryphal

[@shanemoore8055]

absolute genius

[@sharnadyar7160]

All Hail A Deeper Thought Very Spectacular Work Kimiko

[@Kimiko-piano]

Thank you!

[@rosevines]

So delicate - both the writing and the performance. Love it.

[@superduck835]

He wrote all his music to glorify the Lord and bring others to know and love Him. He didn't wish to become famous for himself, rather for the work and the way it praised the Lord.

[@kelsey1227]

You all are spreading so much joy. Thank you for being so wonderful!

[@Scaw]

Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka is a German Japanese composer, pianist, and former Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. Having had a weightlifting history myself, and a lifelong love of Bach [my avatar shows me at one of his cantatas] I had intended briefly to see what this performance was like. But, I stayed enchanted by a lovely rendition until the end. Thank you.

[@OpenGoldberg]

thanks for listening!

[@SteveBravy]

Heavy music indeed.

[@manuelarita6801]

Ah, this is wonderful!..

[@cristinaglorialopez4429]

This is my ring tone. Sometimes, I just let it sound...

[@theovanbrederode6181]

Brilliant...where did you get the ringtone?

[@kasajizo8963]

@@theovanbrederode6181 easy...just download this piece and use it as a ringtone

[@Kimiko-piano]

@@kasajizo8963 Which variation do you wait for before you answer?

[@Jm-vr3wl]

When I played this to my students, one girl fell asleep rapidly. She knew this classical well. I was half kidding. Because I wanted them calming down to play it.

[@MrJesuswebes]

Master of contrapunto, when Bach was inspirate, master of melodies too.

[@luvbach1]

Wonderful music and a fine interpretation of which I think Bach would approve.

[@kayausiu8090]

She is a lot better than many well known professional players on this piece.

[@OpenGoldberg]

Tavan Shah, it's several softwares in the end. First, the score was made with MuseScore. Then it was prepared as an iPad App by the MuseScore team who custom made the synchronization between the score and the music. I then recorded the iPad app as a video using the "Reflector" program for Mac OS X.

[@OlmoHerediaBlanco]

OpenGoldberg LOL!

[@donnaleecorboy]

+OpenGoldberg thankyou for this!

[@maria526ify]

xz

[@celiaeisenbaum664]

lindo

[@celiaeisenbaum664]

Muito bonito.

[@PurpleSpaceKR]

I love how showing slideshow of Ishizaka because of failed video rendering actually makes the video 200% better.

[@kazuya090353]

Kimiko Ishizakaさま、素晴らしい動画を感謝いたします。楽譜も読めない楽器も弾けない私は、雲上人であったバッハが、目の前の、手で触れることのできる存在のように肉薄できました。有り難うございました。私の好みとしては、「頁めくり」より、「譜面を追」って下さる方が、とても有り難いです。感謝

[@HITMAN-cr3vv]

No wonder Hannibal love this. What a masterpiece