Key sights:

Pacific coast, Chile, Argentina

Source images (credit NASA):

043-044-528 - Mar 23, 2015 (Nikon D4, 24mm lens)

Producer:

Dan Barstow

Aria from Goldberg Variations - BWV 988 

J.S. Bach published the Goldberg Variations in Leipzig in 1741.  Bach was in his 50's.

The "Goldberg" Variations are undoubtedly the most important piano cycle of the 18th century. In their outstanding importance, only Beethoven's "Diabelli" variations from the 19th century can be compared to them. Bach's own handwriting has not survived, but the corrected first edition of the "Aria with various changes before the clavicimbal with 2 manuals" is. This rendition is based on this first edition as the main source. In addition, the musical text was compared with other sources, for example with Bach's handwritten entry of the "Aria" (not yet designated as such there) in the music booklet for Anna Magdalena. (Source © Henle Verlag)

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Aria from Goldberg Variations

STARDUST SINFONIE

That means concerts combining live music with images from space and Earth. You ́ll find them in planetariums and at exceptional places. There they invite you to look up to the stars and down to Earth and dream. With more than 100 concerts through Germany, Europe and Egypt, they are passionate celebrating Earth. They are 3 musicians : Roswitha Meyer - flutes, Tilmann Albrecht, harpsichord - Hauke Renken, vibraphone and the ESA-Astronaut Dr Gerhard Thiele. They are proud to be a Member of IPS International Planetarium Society Inc. For more information: www.stardust-sinfonie.de

Roswitha Meyer - flutist with experience of more than 2500 concerts and founder and creative mind behind STARDUST SINFONIE and other artistic projects for peace and climate, including Project Orpheus Musiktheater and Project Blue Marble Festival. More information here.

Tilmann Albrecht - harpsichord player of STARDUST SINFONIE, early music specialist, conductor and arranger. Co-founder of I Zefirelli.

Hauke Renken - Vibraphone player of STARDUST SINFONIE , jazz specialist and arranger, composer and founder of vibraphone festival. Co-Founder of Chat Noir Berlin.

Astronaut Gerhard Thiele - Earth and space advisor to Stardust Sinfonie.  A German physicist and ESA astronaut, he flew on the US Space Shuttle, STS-99 in 2000. (Not shown in photo).

Date:

February 2020

Instruments:

Flute

Harpsichord

Vibraphone

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STARTDUST SINFONIE

ISS Expedition 43

Mar 11, 2015 - June 11, 2015

Gennady Padalka (Russia)

Scott Kelly (US)

Anton Shkaplerov (Russia)

Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy)

Michael Kornienko (Russia)

Terry W. Virts (US)

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International Space Station

Expedition 43

Earth photography