A Polonaise in disguise? Interpreting the 25th Goldberg Variation. @johnmoraitis

Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:31 The Polonaise in 18th-century Germany
5:41 Comparison: Variation 25 and W. F. Bach's Polonaise in e
10:51 Bach's choice of a two-manual harpsichord
16:40 Demonstration: the last measures
21:01 Choosing a tempo
23:03 Demonstration: tempo and phrasing
30:26 Concluding remarks
31:18 Title information
31:29 Performance
37:41 Patreon information

Links:

W. F. Bach, Polonaise in e minor: youtube.com/watch?v=HeadAJdpV4Y

J. S. Bach, Goldberg Variations – Variation 25: youtube.com/watch?v=ci0YUWiDNsc

Johann Sebastian Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV 988:
Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. (Adagio)
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz.

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