05-22-2019, 10:32 PM
(05-22-2019, 04:18 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I like the string trio version, especially this performance of the final variation by Matt Haimovitz, Jonathan Crow & Douglas Mcnabney, #30 (track 31). This version was arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky, and has been performed by many string trios.
Complete version playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVgKu3QP...S7ssj_nW0I
I have heard that delightful and not-so-obvious arrangement. Then there is the glorious Art of Fugue, probably the longest non-choral, non-operatic work other than some ballets, Mahler symphonies, and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations that I can listen to in one sitting (allowance for bathroom breaks may be necessary).
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