According to legend, Johann Sebastian Bach wrote “Aria with diverse variations for a harpsichord with two manuals” around 1741 to comfort a Russian ambassador suffering from insomnia. The ambassador asked his personal harpsichordist, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, to play the variations during his restless nights. Thus, Bach's piece became known as the "Goldberg Variations." Andersson Dance […]
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:33PM on April 29, 2018