Peter Ablinger
Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille
Klavier-Variationen über einen Bach-Choral
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"Be thou contented and be silent",
piano variations on a Bach chorale
(2012, realisation 2020)
für Makiko Nishikaze
detail of note book entry 2012, after attending a concert in Berlin, Matthäuskirche,
where Makiko Nishikaze performed her own variations on "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille"
Variationen 1-6: 1 Choral, 2 bedecket euch, 3 von unten, 4 erhebet die Hände, 5 retrograd, 6 von oben;
the video below documents approximately 2 consecutive bars of the chorale for each variation
video, 4:30 > youtube link
