GLENN GOULD – Bach – The Goldberg Variations (with Bonus Track) – LP – 180g Vinyl [AUG 30]

LP – Limited Edition 180g Virgin Vinyl featuring the complete album + bonus track. Specially prepared liner notes by renowned music writer Brian Morton.

Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (1932-1982) became one of the best- known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century and particularly renownedas an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Gould’s playing was distinguished by his remarkable technical profciency and hiscapacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach’s music.

This release presents Gould’s complete original 1955 rendition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations (Columbia, ML-5060). The work launched the pianist’s career as arenowned international player and became one of the most well- known piano recordings. Sales were astonishing for a classical album at that time – 40,000copies by 1960, and more than 100,000 by the time of Gould’s death in 1982.

Tracklist:

Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. / Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. / Variatio 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda / Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga / Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza / Variatio 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta / Variatio 11 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta / Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 14 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta in moto contrario. Andante / Variatio 16 a 1 Clav. Ouverture / Variatio 17 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta / Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. / Variatio 20 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima / Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve / Variatio 23 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 24 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Ottava / Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 26 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona / Variatio 28 a 2 Clav. / Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. / Variatio 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet / Aria da capo