Here is the article Newsday ran about it. (By Caryn Eve Murray, May 27, 2001, p. G3.)
Wednesday May 9th 2001, 7:30 PM
at the Northport
Public Library
Admission free. Reservations required.
One of Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard masterpieces is his Goldberg
Variations. Consisting of 30 variations on an aria, its original
publication was titled Keyboard Practice, consisting of an Aria with
diverse Variations for the Harpsichord with two manuals. Composed
for enjoyment for music lovers by Johann Sebastian Bach, Royal Polish and
Electoral Saxon Count Kapellmeister and Choirmaster in Leipzig. In
a musical first, we will present this 32-part piece in a performance by
32
musicians!
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Aria:
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Joe Patrych | Producer/Engineer | Bronx, New York |
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1.
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Aglaia Messina | Pianist | Huntington Bay, New York |
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2.
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Chip Smith | Film Editor | Northport, New York |
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3.
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Carol Lutker | Administrator | Northport, New York |
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4.
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Steven Pidd | Student | Northport. New York |
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5.
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Jean Vandersall | Pianist | Huntington, New York |
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6.
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Elizabeth C. Caserta | Pianist | Lloyd Harbor, New York |
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7.
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Edith Auner | Pianist | Stonybrook, New York |
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8.
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Fiona McLennan | Business Executive | Centerport, New York |
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9.
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Russell Karpp | Lawyer | Northport, New York |
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10.
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Remy D'Esposito | Music Teacher | Huntington Station, New York |
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11.
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Donna Gorelick | Music Teacher | Centerport, New York |
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12.
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Julian West | Film Director | Hollywood, California |
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13.
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Barbara Meister | Pianist | New York, New York |
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14.
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Maiko Yasuda | Pianist | Huntington, New York |
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15.
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Christine Dore | Pianist | East Northport, New York |
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16.
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Vladimir Polezhayev | Pianist | Sea Cliff, New York |
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17.
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Isabel Schwartz | Pianist | Great Neck, New York |
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18.
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Kathryn Heuzey | Painter | Cold Spring Harbor, New York |
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19.
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Bryan Reeder | Student | Northport, New York |
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20.
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Jeanine Briefel | Music Teacher | Sea Cliff, New York |
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21.
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Frances C. Roberts | Choral Director | Northport, New York |
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22.
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Doris Anne McMullen | Pianist | Stony Brook, New York |
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23.
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Guen-Duk Koh | Pianist | Melville, New York |
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24.
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Howard Schreiber | Lawyer | Beverly Hills, California |
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25.
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Audrey Schneider | Pianist | West Hempstead, New York |
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26.
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Mirta Gomez | Pianist | New York, New York |
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27.
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Edmund Arkus | Pianist | Kew Gardens, New York |
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28.
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Walter Winterfeldt | Pianist | Bronxville, New York |
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29.
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Carol Montparker | Pianist | Huntington Bay, New York |
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30.
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Alexandra Eames | Pianist | New York, New York |
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Aria:
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Tatjana Rankovich | Pianist | New York, New York |
| At the reception afterwards, we will show a brief video featuring William Goldberg playing one of the Goldberg variations. Now 84 and living in Maine, Mr. Goldberg was a long-time Northport resident and private piano teacher who taught some of the performers above. |
This unique event was conceived and organized by Isabella Eredita Johnson.
The structure of this 1742 piece is quite intricate. The variations are arranged as ten groups of three, with every third being a canon and each canon involving a larger interval than the previous. For a detailed description see this analysis.
Here is the article Newsday ran about it. (By Caryn Eve Murray, May 27, 2001, p. G3.)
This was followed by two articles about the concert in Clavier
magazine (the June/July 2001 issue, pp. 28-29). One is "An Experiment
Bach would Enjoy with 32 Goldberg Recitalists" by Carol Montparker.
The other is "For the Love of Bach" by Isabella Eredita Johnson.
The next concert, involving 34 pianists in a performance of Beethoven's
"Diabelli" variations, is planned for April 19th, 2002.