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The Glenn Gould Edition - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

43 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould

Sony, 1994

Passion
I recently listened to an MP3 recording of Bach's WTC Book I by Glenn Gould. I know the music well having listened so many times to the recordings by Andras Schiff and Angela Hewitt. Gould's recording was a revelation. While there is a considerable amount of backgound noise (perhaps Gould humming as he has in other recordings), the sound of the piano is bright and forward much to my liking and ...

Bach: The Goldberg Variations

74 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould

CBS Recordings, 1990

Words cannot decribe it
I love Bach's music, and generally insist on two things; firstly, that it is played a little slower than we are generally served it; and secondly that it is played on traditional instruments. When I first heard Glenn Gould's 1981 recording, I realised how ridiculous that second requirement was, and how important that first requirement was. The music on this album just swept me away. There is no ...

A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981)

52 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould, ...

Sony, 2002

Really, so NO ONE in 1981 realized the analog tapes sounder better?
Most of us may remember the "perfect music forever" marketing that introduced CDs 25 years ago... those of us with working ears pretty quickly dismissed it for the hype it was... I've got both the '55 and '81 versions and now this release. I have NO regrets re the performance (of course) nor the sonics. My point is that I find it hard to believe that no one at what was then Columbia realized the ...

Glenn Gould: The Complete Original Jacket Collection - Amazon.com Exclusive

30 reviews
Glenn Gould

SONY CLASSICS, 2007

Get it while you can
Glenn Gould lives up to the sound bite given by George Szell -- "That nut is a genius." Gould's interpretations are controversial. Some detest his singing along with his playing. Others think he is too mannered, too idiosyncratic in his interpretations, still others regard him as too romantic, especially in his Bach. However, more than anyone except perhaps Wanda Landowska, he is ...

The Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould Plays Bach

33 reviews
Glenn Gould

Sony Classics, 2007

A lonly island DVD!
WOW!this is really,really something.If you decided some day to live in lonely island or in an other world,you absolutely have to get this DVD. You got 2 in 1-beautiful music and amaising (full of life performance).It's Bach-voodoo-heart-nature-life-mathematic-methafisical-for ever! thank's Gleen!

Build your baby's brain through the power of Mozart: Brain 2

3 reviews
Christian M. Immler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ...

Sony, 1999

Beautiful Collection of Classical Music
This is a fantastic CD of beautiful music. It is uplifting and soothing at the same time. I have several good classic music compilations CDs, but this is my favorite and the one that gets played daily! When the littlest one is napping, it goes on. When I'm cooking, it goes on. When we have the TV off and the kids are playing games or making puzzles, it is on! It stays in my kitchen CD ...

Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition

11 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

Genius at work
It was not until recently thay I new of Glenn Gould I am sorry to say.I saw his trip to Russia and what the Russians thought of him.I have never heard anyone play like him!Every month I add something more to my collection!Since I am retired I spend a great deal of time in my workshop and listen to Glenn all day as I work.It seems like the notes from his playing just fill the room.His work is not ...

French Suites - 70th Anniversary Edition

16 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

Glenn Gould Plays the French Suites
Bach composed the French Suites, BWV 812 --817, in his late-30s between 1722-1725 while living in Cothen (before his move to Leipzig). The first five of the six suites were written for Anna Magdalena, Bach's second wife. Opinions differ on the "French" character of the suites. They did not receive the name "French" Suites until the mid-1700s to distinguish them from the "English" Suites. The ...

Partitas 1 2 & 3 - 70th Anniversary Edition

5 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

The best playing the best
What more can one say when Glenn Gould plays J. S. Bach? Two masters bringing out each other's finest: Bach is the song and Gould the instrument that vibrates through our souls with messages from the divine. I tell my kids that one of the best ways to get their mental/psychic world in order is to listen to Bach, especially when performed by the Canadian master Gould. (And they're into it.) ...

Bach: The Goldberg Variations 1955 Performance: Zenph Re-performance

41 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony Classics, 2007

An extraordinary experience
Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations (and not Goldenberg as a hidden tag read by my computer indicates)is a classic: the classic of the classic is his 1955 recording - so different from the 1985'one. The 1955 interpretation is not so analytical as the later one-but it is brilliant, virtuosic, enthrallingly rapid: every superlative is fit to describe it. The zenph re-performance (visit [...] to get ...

Glenn Gould - The Alchemist

4 reviews
Glenn Gould

EMI Classics, 2003

Great playing, interesting discussions,limited sound quality
A couple of months after Gould's untimely dead, Dutch tv broadcasted Gould's three Bach commentaries, that have appeared on Sony video and a compilation of fragments from Monsaigeon "Chemins de la musique" triptych. Since that compilation did not include Gould's second recording of Bach 6th Partita this dvd folowed 20 years of eager anticipation. This dvd contains a program from the seventies ...

Glenn Gould: Hereafter

8 reviews
Humphrey Burton, Glenn Gould

Juxtapositions, 2006

more than Gouldiana
Glenn Gould has become a cottage industry, I guess. What does it matter, when films this fine come along. Bruno Monsaigneon strikes gold with a fresh look at a music giant. All Monsaigneon's films are gems. (his film of Menuhin's return to Russia - the patience and vision sticks with me. It should be made available again.) Monsaigneon arranges his films like subtle puzzles, like paintings. ...

Brahms: 10 Intermezzi for Piano; 4 Ballades

6 reviews
Johannes Brahms, Glenn Gould

Sony Bmg Europe, 2002

A surprising find
Brahms and Gould -- a surprising but effective match. From a performer most identified with Bach comes a recording that genuinely captures the Romantic expressiveness of Brahms. Although I knew many of these pieces from previous recordings Gould (as always) brings new ideas to the music. Of course, it wouldn't be Gould without the occasional idiosyncrasy -- op.119 no.1 is played ridiculously ...

Glen Gould, Bach Toccatas vo. 1 - 70th Anniversary Edition

3 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

Excellent playing
In response to the last reviewer's concerns about the piano's sound in this recording, the dry, sharp sound has always been Gould's intention--it's as present in all of his recordings as is his singing. "An x-ray of the music," was how he put it, and in order to achieve that trademark clarity, Gould miced his piano very closely, hence the lack of the usual "resonance and depth" we're used to ...

English Suites 1 2 & 3 - 70th Anniversary Edition

2 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

Perfect Performances!
In these recordings, as is custom with his Bach, Gould attains a clarity and preciseness that border on perfection. The Preludes are played with vigor and perpetual momentum (see No. 2); the Sarabandes reflect Gould's great touch and emotion. As a musician, I hold this recording of the English Suites as a timeless reference--as an appreciator of Bach, I hold these interpretations as most ...

Bach: The Goldberg Variations

4 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould

Sony, 2003

DA CAPO
Sony's earlier release of this set, dating from as lately as 1992, is still available, but I'm sure they have some terribly good reason for reissuing it now. There is a reference to remastering of the sound, but I can't find out whether this is against the 1992 issue or the original one from 1955. The new disc sounds much like the old one to me, the sound of that was excellent (particularly for ...

Partitas 4 5 & 6 - 70th Anniversary Edition

5 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!!
The apogee of this recording is the toccata in e--the first movement of the e minor Partita, S. 830. This is one of the first recordings GG made for Columbia--immediately after the Goldberg Variations in 1955, and made the same year. Bach's "toccatas" contained three to five episodes generally following this formula: i) the toccata, proper; ii) an adagio or arietta section; iii) a fugue. ...

Inventions & Sinfonias - 70th Anniversary Edition

5 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

benchmark for the initiated
I first heard the Bach Inventions/Sinfonias in a performance by Andras Schiff, which is a terrific album in its own way, should you happen upon it. But nothing could have prepared me for the shock that the Gould performance is. Yet time and repeated listening has made this my own personal favorite performance, as it is one of the most original musical utterances anyone could find anywhere. For ...

Glenn Gould - On & Off the Record

4 reviews
Glenn Gould, Howard Scott (III)

Image Entertainment, 2004

portrait of a genius
In two 29 minute documentaries for Canadian TV, we get a rare look at the life of Glenn Gould (1932-82), filmed in 1959, both in New York City and in his home in Uptergrove, which is 90 miles north of Toronto. The first one focuses on recording sessions at Columbia, the company that gave him a contract after his successful N.Y. debut in 1955, and he plays Bach's Italian Concerto, sitting low ...

Bach: Greatest Hits

9 reviews
Johann Michael Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1994

Teeming with classics
I purchased this for track #10, which I'd happened to hear on the radio...it stayed in my head until I tracked down the CD. I have a relatively basic working knowledge of classical music, so this long playing collection was an excellent and surprising introduction to several of Bach's diverse works...both well known and more obscure. Certainly a worthwhile addition to your classical collection.

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