"Bach gives us the sensation of the joy of life, the joy of movement."

“There are countless transcriptions of this piece — each worse than the next — for string trio, string orchestra, brass quintet, etc. It is understandable that all instrumentalists would like to play this unique masterpiece, but that doesn’t give them the licence to change Bach’s typically keyboard-inspired writing to suit the requirements of their own instruments. This is not an ensemble piece, it is for a single instrument, and for one player alone. That fact is fundamental.”
 — András Schiff, whose 2012 release of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

may well be the definitive recording of that work, discusses Goldberg Variations, which I have heard certain people describe as the greatest work of music ever composed. I personally enjoy some of the transcriptions but I can understand his impatience with them.