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Variation II

J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
48" x 48"
oil on Canvas
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Variation II is counterpoint made visible—motifs folding and unfolding into fresh invention. Lines cross, answer, and change their minds; each return alters the last, a small pattern turning the light a different way. Repetition becomes surprise, rigor turns playful, and Bach’s quiet machinery ripples into color until pattern itself begins to sing.

Inspired by J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988—the quicksilver play of Variation II translated into rhythm and hue.

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The Rite of Spring  by  Stravinsky
With Permission:  2013 Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Recorded live in Roy Thompson Hall, December 4 & 6, 2008  www.tso.ca
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