Filmed in Vézelay in 2020, the Goldberg Variations find new elegance and intensity under Paolo Zanzu’s hands. 
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Just days before the 2025 edition of the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay, what more fitting setting than the narthex of this iconic basilica to host a masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach? Brimming with atmospheric richness and expressive contrasts, the Goldberg Variations come to life under the fingers of harpsichordist Paolo Zanzu.
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