Of Note for Thurs. Sept. 15, 2016: Mahan Esfahani and the “Goldberg” Variations

"I haven't the foggiest notion of what Bach's 'Goldberg Variations' are, and I find most of the cosmological and numerological chatter around them to be tremendously irritating, but I cannot deny that I find a great deal of narrative and life beyond the score when I play them."  That's from the liner notes to a brand new recording of the towering work by harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. Hear it in its entirety coming up from 8 to 10 p.m. on 91.3 FM or stream the entirety of today's program for a limited time right here.