Glenn gould anniversary edition series page 1 of 2. Its the sexiest interpretation of brahmss intermezzi youve ever heardand i really think it. I especially adore the interpretation of the bach piano concerto no. Shop glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters. 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.
Glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters artists glenn gould release date. The art of the fugue, fugues 1 9 glenn gould the anniversary edition licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony classical. Bach the english suites glenn gould 200 flac label. 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. 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. Sky torrents sony classical great performances 4cd box. Glenn gould plays bach sony classical masters sony. As part of denks iconoclastic challenge to this universal love, he cites another reason. Dvd 6 glenn gould plays bach the goldberg variations by bruno. In erudite liner notes that accompanied the first lp issue in 1956, gould writes about the strangeness of bachs themeandvariation work.
Its an impressive example of musical oneupmanship so. The complete unreleased recording sessions june 1955. In 1992 sony classical brought out its first twelve installments of the glenn gould collection, a home video series culled from the late pianists cbc television appearances. So, this is not only a fivestar performance, but amongst the very finest that exist, and the best that i know of. Gould would have turned 80 this year, and sony is marking the occasion with glenn gould. Browse classical recordings available to buy in the glenn gould anniversary edition series. 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. The documentary, glenn gould the alchemist 1974 contains a scene where gould describes his radio composition, the idea of the north glenn gould. 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. Dana gould i know its wrong 20 1080p webrip x264 1. The 1981 digital recording by gould, glenn from amazons classical music store. Highlights from the glenn gould collection vhs the glenn gould bach collection dvd partita no. The remastering makes it sound like gould is there with you in your listening room with you, playing your piano. Gould was prouder of this recording than almost any other.
Sony has released an 81 cd glenn gould box set, the complete columbia album collection. Sony atv publishing, emi music publishing, latinautor, rumblefish publishing, umpg publishing. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. First of all, although the perahias are a fine reading, gould is incredible. In 1955 glenn gould signed an exclusive contract with columbia masterworks, and remained with the label until his untimely death in 1982. A series of discs featuring the legendary pianist glenn gould released in 2012 to mark the 80th anniversary of his birth, and 30th anniversary of his death. The goldberg variations, bwv 988 1981 gould remaster, an album by johann sebastian bach, glenn gould on spotify. Txt 1,650 01 glenn gould bach the goldberg variations. Murray perahia plays the goldberg variations of johann sebastian bach, in a recording which has received much critical acclaim. Les variations goldberg 14 par glenn gould, en 1981 hq audio sony classical bruno monsaingeon.
The date was may 18th, 1957 and the sony disc number is smk 52686. Find glenn gould discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The best reason to hate bachs goldberg variations, writes pianist jeremy denk, is that everybody loves them. Goldberg variations bwv 988 the historic 1955 debut recording. These tracks are being released for the firsttime digitally on what would have been goulds 86th birthday on tuesday, september 25, 2018.
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. Glenn gould recording bachs goldberg variations in 1955. Watch glenn gould perform his last great studio recording. Glenn gould edition sony steve hoffman music forums. Glenn gould bach the goldberg variations full vinyl 1982. While there are many good recordings, in my opinion, only richters comes close to the beauty that gould has created with this great piece by bach. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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. 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. At least one recordcompany executive questioned goulds choice of the thenobscure goldberg. 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 record is now in the catalog of sony classical records. His 1955 recording of bachs goldberg variations practically made him an overnight sensation. 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. Perhaps there is no pianist more linked with playing a composer than gould was with bach. Find glenn gould discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The goldberg variations is the 1955 debut album of canadian classical pianist glenn gould. Bachs goldberg variations is often considered the most ambitious composition ever written for harpsichord. This compilation 2016 sony music entertainment this album download. If glenn knew sony classical was going to release those outtakes, which he. 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.
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. The goldberg variations glenn gould album wikipedia. Glenn gould complete columbia album collection, 81 cd. 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. At his cottage near lake simcoe, ontario, gould revels in his freedom from public performances, playing bach s partita no. The complete columbia album collection glenn gould on allmusic 2015. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They completed three programs prior to goulds death in 1982, including a video documenting goulds 1981 remake of the goldberg variations. Glenn gould discusses his performances of the goldberg variations with tim page. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from glenn gould at the discogs marketplace. 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. Goulds first release, bachs goldberg variations, took the music world by storm, and immediately established the 22yearold canadian pianist as.
Glenn gould remastered the complete album collection. 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. Sviatoslav richters recording of the welltempered clavier is my favourite rendition i prefer it to even that of glenn gould. 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. Goulds devotion to technology as it relates to artistic endeavor was extraordinary in the 1960s and 70s and remains powerfully relevant today. Glenn gould 14 goldberg variations hq audio 1981 youtube. In 1955 glenn gould signed his exclusive contract with columbia masterworks, and remained with the label until his untimely death in 1982. Glenn gould featured in emma movie soundtrack piano concerto no. There have been quite a few collections over the years as sony cash in on one of its most valuable classical assets.