"I voted for Kimiko to win a Grammy" We didn't expect that. Yet it is true - Kimiko's crowdfunded recording of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 is on the official list of albums that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences votes on to select the Grammy award winners. Multiple voting members have told us that they voted for Kimiko, which is of course thrilling, and an honour.



There are roughly 12,000 voting Academy members. If you're a voting member, we're greatly appreciative of your consideration for this album. If you know someone who is a member, you can ask them to consider the album as well. They can download and listen to it for free online. Remember to explain to them how over 900 people came together to support Kimiko in the making of the recording, and that it was released into the public domain to make Bach's music accessible for everyone. More famous than Glenn Gould - on Google and YouTube As the world becomes increasingly digital, online presence is a key indicator of success and relevance. It is therefore quite exciting that Kimiko's recording of the Goldberg Variations are simply dominant on the world's two most popular search engines, Google and YouTube. In fact, when you search for "Goldberg Variations", you're much more likely to encounter Kimiko's recording than either of Glenn Gould's recordings. This is a testament to the popularity of the Open Goldberg Variations, and the success of the public domain licensing in making the music accessible to the widest number of people.



Wikipedia (where you can listen to the whole recording), IMSLP, and Kimiko's Open Goldberg Variations website are usually the top results on Google (searches vary for individuals and in different geographies), and the Complete Goldberg Variations video is usually the top result on YouTube.



Who's to blame for this? You are! You and all of the other people who have supported Kimiko online have shown the algorithms at Google and YouTube that you deeply care about Bach and open source music. A new generation of music fans will discover the Open Goldberg Variations as their first introduction to the piece. We only hope that they will fall in love with it, and cherish it, the way that we do. The Goldberg Variations Complete (J.S. Bach BWV 988), with score, Kimiko Ishizaka piano is the most popular video version of this piece on the internet.