These tracks are being released for the firsttime digitally on what would have been goulds 86th birthday on tuesday, september 25, 2018. An interpretation of johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations bwv 988, the work launched. In 1981, a year before his death, gould made a new recording of the goldberg variations. Fugue remastered glenn gould johann sebastian bach bach. Glenn gould s first recording of bach s goldberg variations, made in 1955, has an energy, an intensity and a. I t still sounds like nothing youve ever heard, however many times you listen to it. So its no accident then that the bach, beethoven and his favorite composer gibbons made up a large portion of his repertoire. Glenn gould plays prelude in c minor, from the welltempered clavier vol 1. They completed three programs prior to goulds death in 1982, including a video documenting goulds 1981 remake of the goldberg variations. Deceptive cadence in 1955, a little known canadian pianist recorded. During the late 1970s glenn gould and filmmaker bruno monsaingeon planned an extensive series of television films on the music of bach. View all records by bach glenn gould for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Preludes, fughettas and fugues glenn gould on allmusic 2003.
Glenn goulds bachinterpretationen wirken gerade durch ihre rhythmische. Albums include the goldberg variations, the goldberg variations, and the welltempered clavier. Glenn herbert gould september 25, 1932 october 4, 1982 was a canadian pianist who became one of the bestknown and most. The goldberg variations glenn gould album wikipedia. One of goulds performances of the prelude and fugue in c major from book i of.
We recorded ten or even fifteen different versions of some of the preludes and fugues. Music profile for glenn gould, born 25 september 1932. Bach, glenn gould the welltempered clavier, book i, preludes. Gould was playing a yamaha ct concert grand and this was, of course, a stereo digital encoding. Prelude for keyboard in d major six little preludes no.
Extracts from the art of piano documentary show glenn gould playing j. Listen to your favorite songs from glenn gould plays bach. Buy glenn goulds album titled the glenn gould edition. Glenn herbert gould was a canadian pianist who became one of the bestknown and. For that release, sony threw in outtakes, live recordings, and early mono pre1955 recordings of preludes, fugues, and goldbergs yes, a lot of redundancy that were never on albums issued during gould s lifetime. Glenn gould explains the genius of johann sebastian bach. Glenn goulds first recording of bachs goldberg variations, made in 1955, has an energy, an intensity and a. Although his recordings were dominated by bach and beethoven, goulds. 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. Johann sebastian bach, glenn gould the glenn gould edition. Sep 25, 2012 glenn gould, with his longstanding relationship with the canadian broadcasting company and interest in recording technology, is wellrepresented on youtube today. Glenn gould bach prelude in c minor, bwv 847 youtube. It is just as well that an impressive hardback book accompanies the set. Glenn gould showed a keen interest in music with intricate counterpoint calling fugue the most proper form of music.
The complete bach collection by bach, johann sebastian, beethoven, ludwig van on cd. Oct 23, 2015 sony has released an 81 cd glenn gould box set, the complete columbia album collection. Prelude for keyboard in d minor six little preludes no. Prelude for keyboard in c minor six little preludes no. Glenn gould was a lifetime dog lover, so in that spirit, you and your pooch can enjoy this playlist of some of goulds music.
Buy glenn goulds album titled glenn gould plays bach. Bach glenn gould preludes, fughettas and fugues 1981. In this 1962 special for the canadian broadcasting corporation, gould reveals the same brilliance and idiosyncrasy in his understanding of bach s place in history. I was talking with a music professor at university who said that when he first heard gould play the goldberg variations that it opened a new world to him. Sep 20, 2012 i t still sounds like nothing youve ever heard, however many times you listen to it. Glenn gould glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters. Glenn gould glenn gould the complete bach collection cd. Glenn gould complete columbia album collection, 81 cd box. Nearly every one was perfect, note for note, yet still completely different. Gould made second recordings of only a few pieces over his career, most famously the goldberg variations, returning to the 30th street studio in april and may of 1981.
Sep 23, 2006 extracts from the art of piano documentary show glenn gould playing j. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Glenn gould plays bach classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Glenn gould 1932 1982 bach the welltempered clavier. This set features gould s columbia albums on 78 cds, plus 3 cds of interviews with gould. Glenn gould plays bach s prelude in c major from the well tempered clavier book 1. The following is a chronological list of the original studio recordings made by the canadian pianist glenn gould in the years 19561982. The canadian pianist glenn gould was one of the most brilliant and idiosyncratic interpreters of the music of johann sebastian bach. Jan 26, 2011 keep in mind that sometimes with gould its hard to tell when hes making a wry a joke or being serious. The things i found breathtaking about gould s approach to bach in my youth are still just as breathtaking now. Andante con moto was featured on the soundtrack for the recently released film emma. Prelude for keyboard in e major six little preludes no. This clip is an extract from the movie 32 short clips about glenn gould.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Glenn herbert gould was born at home in toronto, on 25 september 1932, to russell herbert gold 19011996 and florence emma gold nee grieg. Jan 30, 20 keeping in mind that the canadian pianist glenn gould would have celebrated his 80th birthday just a few months ago, sony has seen fit to release a deluxe limited set which gathers together all of goulds js bach recordings, mostly in their original lp covers with the photogenic, iconoclastic gould often in full focus. Prelude remastered glenn gould johann sebastian bach bach. When the recording of bachs goldberg variations by pianist glenn gould was released in 1956, it changed the entire set of expectations with which listeners approached bachs keyboard music.
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