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Bach - Goldberg Variations you favourite

These variations have been my constant companion for the last sixty years and I have a few firm favourites spanning that time and more. I believe they are with Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations the consummate art of the western civilisation.
Could you please list which ones you listen to most.
My selection is Arrau , Gould 1955 , Schiff 1983 , Dershavina , Rana and Levit.
jim204
chayro
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Actually, I like the Glen Gould Zenph re-performance of the 1955 version.  Zenph did such a great job, it a shame they went under.  It's interesting comparing Gould to the Ito Ema version.  Very different approaches to the same piece.
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mahgister
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It is also interesting to own other clavier version than piano....Harpsichord and organ... Zuzana Ruzickova version on harpsichord is exceptional and Walcha too on harpsichord .... And the trio transcripted version of Dmitry Sitkovestky by Sitkovesky.... A pure marvel....
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mahgister
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God sleep good on the 7th day because he listen to his own creature most perfect creation, the Goldberg variations...Projective geometry and prime numbers distributions are the only other contenders for perfection but too much akin to his divine works....Bach is the second son of God and more lucky if i can say without shocking anyone.... 

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tuberist
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Gould, Barenboim, Schiff
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limomangus
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Most of my Classical music is on CDs.Which I enjoy tremendously. 
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