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In our busy world, rest comes with a price. 17th Century Count Keyserling commissioned this set of variations by JS Bach to be played as an antidote for insomnia.
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Kristin Lee, Violin
Juan Miguel Hernandez, Viola
Efe Baltacigil, Cello
“He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it’s probably only insomnia. Many must have it.”
–Hemingway
In our busy world, rest comes with a price. 17th Century Count Keyserling was no stranger to restlessness. He suffered from insomnia and had hired a fourteen year-old boy, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, to play for him during his sleepless nights. Johann Sebastian Bach – now considered one of the greatest composers of all time – happened to be the music teacher of the young Goldberg and was requested by the Count to write some harpsichord pieces for Goldberg to play whenever he could not sleep. Bach produced this set of Variations based on this request, and Emerald City Music will offer these iconic works arranged for string trio. Listeners can experience the Goldberg Variations however they feel comfortable – by bringing a sleeping bag/pillows and laying back, wandering around as they listen, or by grabbing a chair. Per usual, the bar will be open throughout the concert.
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