These tracks are being released for the firsttime digitally on what would have been goulds 86th birthday on tuesday, september 25, 2018. Essentially, this is a spoken dialogue piece where various voices interact and weave in and out of one another through the magic of studio editing. First of all, although the perahias are a fine reading, gould is incredible. In erudite liner notes that accompanied the first lp issue in 1956, gould writes about the strangeness of bachs themeandvariation work. Glenn gould bach the goldberg variations full vinyl 1982. Glenn gould remastered the complete album collection. Sony atv publishing, emi music publishing, latinautor, rumblefish publishing, umpg publishing. Highlights from the glenn gould collection vhs the glenn gould bach collection dvd partita no. I especially adore the interpretation of the bach piano concerto no.
Glenn gould edition sony steve hoffman music forums. Gould was prouder of this recording than almost any other. Find glenn gould discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Glenn gould discusses his performances of the goldberg variations with tim page. As this conversation at npr notes, the piece begins with an initial melody, the aria, followed by 30 short but brilliant variations built on eight notes that bach appears to have borrowed from handel. The 1981 digital recording by gould, glenn from amazons classical music store. Its the sexiest interpretation of brahmss intermezzi youve ever heardand i really think it. Bach the english suites glenn gould 2008 flac 458 mb mozart complete piano sonatas glenn gould flac lossless 896 mb dana gould i know its wrong 20 webrip x264 ion10 540 mb download torrent glenn gould flac fast and easy torrent search.
In 1955 glenn gould signed an exclusive contract with columbia masterworks, and remained with the label until his untimely death in 1982. If glenn knew sony classical was going to release those outtakes, which he. Glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters sony. The art of the fugue, fugues 1 9 glenn gould the anniversary edition licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony classical. Les variations goldberg 14 par glenn gould, en 1981 hq audio sony classical bruno monsaingeon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An interpretation of johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations bwv 988, the work launched goulds career as a renowned international pianist, and became one of the most wellknown piano recordings. The goldberg variations, bwv 988 1981 gould remaster, an album by johann sebastian bach, glenn gould on spotify. Goulds first release, bachs goldberg variations, took the music world by storm, and immediately established the 22yearold canadian pianist as. Dana gould i know its wrong 20 1080p webrip x264 1. The complete unreleased recording sessions june 1955. The goldberg variations, bwv 988 1981 gould remaster by. At his cottage near lake simcoe, ontario, gould revels in his freedom from public performances, playing bach s partita no. With all the fuss that is currently and justifiably being made about the late glenn goulds two historically important readings of the goldberg variationsit was gould who rescued the work from the museumit is.
Glenn gould anniversary edition series page 1 of 2. Continue reading glenn gould the complete columbia album collection 2015 remastered edition official digital download 24bit44,1khz. In honor of what would have been glenn goulds 80th birthday, sony music presents this landmark project, a beautiful box containing glenn goulds recordings of bachs complete keyboard music, with additional dvd material that includes live performances, interviews, and documentaries. He discusses this in an interview with tim paige that you can hear if you buy the new 3 cd set glenn gould, a state if wonder, sony s3k 87703, which has both versions and the interview. Shop glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters. The best reason to hate bachs goldberg variations, writes pianist jeremy denk, is that everybody loves them. Glenn gould recording bachs goldberg variations in 1955. Goldberg variations bwv 988 the historic 1955 debut recording. Dvd 6 glenn gould plays bach the goldberg variations by bruno. During the late 1970s glenn gould and filmmaker bruno monsaingeon planned an extensive series of television films on the music of bach. Murray perahia plays the goldberg variations of johann sebastian bach, in a recording which has received much critical acclaim. This compilation 2016 sony music entertainment this album download. Goulds devotion to technology as it relates to artistic endeavor was extraordinary in the 1960s and 70s and remains powerfully relevant today.
There have been quite a few collections over the years as sony cash in on one of its most valuable classical assets. The goldberg variations glenn gould album wikipedia. Perhaps there is no pianist more linked with playing a composer than gould was with bach. In honor of what would have been glenn gould s 80th birthday, sony music presents this landmark project, a beautiful box containing glenn gould s recordings of bach s complete keyboard music, with additional dvd material that includes live performances, interviews, and documentaries. They completed three programs prior to goulds death in 1982, including a video documenting goulds 1981 remake of the goldberg variations. Here is their longawaited sequel, which includes a twentieth century anthology and the threepart series filmed towards the end of the pianists life, glenn gould plays bach.
Gould was famous throughout canada by his late teens, but true stardom followed his town hall recital in new york city on january 11, 1955. Glenn gould featured in emma movie soundtrack piano concerto no. Find glenn gould discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Gould would have turned 80 this year, and sony is marking the occasion with glenn gould. The documentary, glenn gould the alchemist 1974 contains a scene where gould describes his radio composition, the idea of the north glenn gould.
Classical tracklist the english suites, bwv 806811, are a set of six suites written by the german composer johann sebastian bach for harpsichord and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard, the others being the six french suites, bwv 812817, the six. The complete bach collection, a gorgeous box set containing 38 cds, six dvds, and a hardcover book. Dvd 5 glenn gould plays bach an art of the fugue by bruno monsaigeon dvd 6 glenn gould plays bach the goldberg variations by bruno monsaigeon complete scans including 190pages book. Glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters artists glenn gould release date.
As part of denks iconoclastic challenge to this universal love, he cites another reason. In 1955 glenn gould signed his exclusive contract with columbia masterworks, and remained with the label until his untimely death in 1982. Gould s first release, bach s goldberg variations, released in january 1956, took the music world by storm, and immediately established the 22yearold canadian pianist as one of the most brilliant, original. Sony has released an 81 cd glenn gould box set, the complete columbia album collection. Sviatoslav richters recording of the welltempered clavier is my favourite rendition i prefer it to even that of glenn gould. The goldberg variations is the 1955 debut album of canadian classical pianist glenn gould. This set features goulds columbia albums on 78 cds, plus 3 cds of interviews with gould. Goulds first release, bachs goldberg variations, took the music world by storm, and immediately established the 22yearold canadian pianist as one of the most brilliant, original, charismatic and provocative classical performers of his time. So, this is not only a fivestar performance, but amongst the very finest that exist, and the best that i know of. Glenn gould complete columbia album collection, 81 cd.
At least one record company executive questioned goulds choice of the thenobscure goldberg. Watch glenn gould perform his last great studio recording. Its an impressive example of musical oneupmanship so. His 1955 recording of bachs goldberg variations practically made him an overnight sensation. Glenn gould 14 goldberg variations hq audio 1981 youtube. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The complete columbia album collection glenn gould on allmusic 2015.
At least one recordcompany executive questioned goulds choice of the thenobscure goldberg. The record is now in the catalog of sony classical records. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from glenn gould at the discogs marketplace. Andante con moto was featured on the soundtrack for the recently released film emma. There are 34 cds with music only, one cd with a conversation with glenn gould about concert dropout, one cd where glenn gould talks about bach but it is in german, one cd with studio outtakes of the columbia recording session in 1955, one cd where glenn gould discusses his performances of the goldberg variations with tim page and 6 dvds.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Glenn gould is my favorite pianist, and when it comes to him playing the bach piano concertos, there is no mistaking the genius of the pianist glenn gould. Txt 1,650 01 glenn gould bach the goldberg variations. Bachs goldberg variations is often considered the most ambitious composition ever written for harpsichord.
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