The "Goldberg Variations", written by Johann Sebastian Bach around 1740 at the peak of his maturity, are a prodigy of compositional technique and a true monument of musical architecture that constitute the fourth book of his keyboard exercises.
In this edition, the Russian pianist Varvara offers us her personal reading of this iconic work by Johann Sebastian Bach recorded live in an intimate recital before the audience at the Romanesque church of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Cervià de Ter (Girona).
Varvara performs the set of variations in its complete form with all its repetitions, staying true to the score and resulting in a recording that spans two CDs.
Born in Moscow, Varvara Nepomnyaschaya trained at the Gnessin Music School and at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow with Mikhail Voskressensky and later in Hamburg with Evgeni Korolev. In 2006 she was awarded at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig and in 2012 she won First Prize at the Géza Anda Competition in Zurich.