Glenn Gould - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (1982) [1999 SACD]
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BAND/ARTIST: Glenn Gould
- Title: J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988
- Year Of Release: 1982 [1999]
- Label: Sony Classical [SS 37779]
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz
- Total Time: 00:51:17
- Total Size: 1,6 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
This is an SACD of the 1981 digital recording for you to compare with the other versions you may have already.
While Glenn Gould’s 1955 debut recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations has attained legendary status, there are many devoted fans who rank the 1981 recording just as highly, even though it offers a dramatically different interpretation. This album was made shortly before the pianist’s premature death at age 50, so it is significant for being his last recording; indeed, the opening measures of the Aria are carved on Gould’s headstone, in final recognition of the work’s importance to him, so these 2 recordings may be regarded as bookends to the pianist’s extraordinary career. Gould’s tempos are slower & more measured in the 1981 performance, & the observance of some repeats here also differs from the earlier version. On the whole, the 1981 performance is reflective & carefully considered, in contrast with the technical brilliance & impulsive energy of the 1st. Gould’s background humming is common to both Goldbergs, & even though the technology existed at the time of this recording to remove it, Gould kept it in, for fear of losing the piano’s full sound. This eccentricity may be off-putting to some listeners, but there are so many fine points in Gould’s playing that it must be overlooked to appreciate the true value of his playing & his understanding of Bach, which is original by any standard. Reproduction is crisp and clear, in keeping with Gould’s wishes.
Recorded 30th Street Studio, NY City, April 22-25 & May 15, 19 & 29, 1981 (digital recording).
Consists of previously released material.
This recording was mastered using 20bit technology for “high definition sound” & remixed by Andrew Kazdin (producer) & Miguel Kertsmann (Engineer).
Tracks:
01.Aria 03:05
02.Variation 1 a 1 Clav. 01:10
03.Variation 2 a 1 Clav. 00:49
04.Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisono 01:31
05.Variation 4 a 1 Clav. 00:50
06.Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 00:37
07.Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda 00:40
08.Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 01:16
09.Variation 8 a 2 Clav. 00:54
10.Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza 00:59
11.Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta 01:04
12.Variation 11 a 2 Clav. 00:54
13.Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta 01:38
14.Variation 13 a 2 Clav. 02:38
15.Variation 14 a 2 Clav. 01:05
16.Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante 05:02
17.Variation 16 a 1 Clav. Ouverture 01:38
18.Variation 17 a 2 Clav. 00:54
19.Variation 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta 01:03
20.Variation 19 a 1 Clav. 01:03
21.Variation 20 a 2 Clav. 00:50
22.Variation 21 Canone alla Settima 02:13
23.Variation 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve 01:03
24.Variation 23 a 2 Clav. 00:58
25.Variation 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Ottava 01:44
26.Variation 25 a 2 Clav. 06:03
27.Variation 26 a 2 Clav. 00:52
28.Variation 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona 01:21
29.Variation 28 a 2 Clav. 01:03
30.Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 01:02
31.Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet 01:30
32.Aria da capo 03:45
Personnel:
Piano – Glenn Gould
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While Glenn Gould’s 1955 debut recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations has attained legendary status, there are many devoted fans who rank the 1981 recording just as highly, even though it offers a dramatically different interpretation. This album was made shortly before the pianist’s premature death at age 50, so it is significant for being his last recording; indeed, the opening measures of the Aria are carved on Gould’s headstone, in final recognition of the work’s importance to him, so these 2 recordings may be regarded as bookends to the pianist’s extraordinary career. Gould’s tempos are slower & more measured in the 1981 performance, & the observance of some repeats here also differs from the earlier version. On the whole, the 1981 performance is reflective & carefully considered, in contrast with the technical brilliance & impulsive energy of the 1st. Gould’s background humming is common to both Goldbergs, & even though the technology existed at the time of this recording to remove it, Gould kept it in, for fear of losing the piano’s full sound. This eccentricity may be off-putting to some listeners, but there are so many fine points in Gould’s playing that it must be overlooked to appreciate the true value of his playing & his understanding of Bach, which is original by any standard. Reproduction is crisp and clear, in keeping with Gould’s wishes.
Recorded 30th Street Studio, NY City, April 22-25 & May 15, 19 & 29, 1981 (digital recording).
Consists of previously released material.
This recording was mastered using 20bit technology for “high definition sound” & remixed by Andrew Kazdin (producer) & Miguel Kertsmann (Engineer).
Tracks:
01.Aria 03:05
02.Variation 1 a 1 Clav. 01:10
03.Variation 2 a 1 Clav. 00:49
04.Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisono 01:31
05.Variation 4 a 1 Clav. 00:50
06.Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 00:37
07.Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda 00:40
08.Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 01:16
09.Variation 8 a 2 Clav. 00:54
10.Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza 00:59
11.Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta 01:04
12.Variation 11 a 2 Clav. 00:54
13.Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta 01:38
14.Variation 13 a 2 Clav. 02:38
15.Variation 14 a 2 Clav. 01:05
16.Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante 05:02
17.Variation 16 a 1 Clav. Ouverture 01:38
18.Variation 17 a 2 Clav. 00:54
19.Variation 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta 01:03
20.Variation 19 a 1 Clav. 01:03
21.Variation 20 a 2 Clav. 00:50
22.Variation 21 Canone alla Settima 02:13
23.Variation 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve 01:03
24.Variation 23 a 2 Clav. 00:58
25.Variation 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Ottava 01:44
26.Variation 25 a 2 Clav. 06:03
27.Variation 26 a 2 Clav. 00:52
28.Variation 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona 01:21
29.Variation 28 a 2 Clav. 01:03
30.Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 01:02
31.Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet 01:30
32.Aria da capo 03:45
Personnel:
Piano – Glenn Gould
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