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When harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg asked Bach to write   pieces for him to play to help a Saxon count get to sleep at night he   could hardly have realized that he was playing a key role in creating   music that would inspire audiences and musicians for centuries.

Not only are the Goldberg Variations among the most frequently  performed works  today, they also continue to inspire composers to write  new variations  on the famous themes. We\\u2019ll feature an incredible array  of these this  week on Relevant Tones.

Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

Dan Tepfer: Improvisation 1 & Variation 1
\\nDan Tepfer, piano

Uri Caine: The Introitus Variation
\\n Kettwiger Bach Ensemble; David Moss, vocals

J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations
\\n Jeremy Denk, piano

Misha Zupko: Ghost Variation
\\n Lara Downes, piano

Jennifer Higdon: Gilmore Variation
\\n Lara Downes, piano

Derek Bermel: Kontraphunktus
\\n Lara Downes, piano

Karlheinz Essl: Fantasia Chromatica fr. Gold.berg.werk for instruments and electronics
\\nChristina Neubauer, violin; Martin Kraushofer, viola; Eva Landkammer, cello

Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on the Aria fr. Bach\\u2019s Goldberg Variations
\\nGabriela Montero, piano

Uri Caine: Variation 9 (Canon at the Third)
\\nRalph Alesi, trumpet; Don Byron, clarinet; Uri Caine, piano; Reid Anderson, bass

Uri Caine: Variation 10 (Fughetta)
\\nKettwiger Bach Ensemble; David  Moss, vocals

J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations (excerpt)
\\n Lara Downes, piano

Bright Sheng: Variation Fugato
\\n Lara Downes, piano
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