The goldberg variations (1/5) (1955) complete by Glenn Gould

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[WhitePage3]

Personally i find Gould's raw and unbridled talent cannot contain itself in his 55' rendition of Bach's Goldberg variations. i thoroughly enjoy his passionate and aggressive approach to the to the music in this version, however he corrected his, as some would criticize, overpowering 55' recordings in his 81' re-recording of the variations. Gould himself rarely, if ever, re-recorded his work, however in his later years he felt his previous attempt untrue to the spirit of Bach's masterpiece.

[rickmcarthur77]

oh my god. i love it slower but this is amazing. mindblowing.

[Jarnagua]

Untrue? or had he grown and changed as an artist? Does there need to be only one accepted interpretation of a masterpiece? Isn't a masterpiece something that rings true to all who experience it? 55 was true to Gould the young man. 81 was true to Gould in the twilight of his life. We change everyday, and an artist should only express who he is now, not pretend to ape the sentiments of his youth. This is the essence of what GG stood for. But I agree, the 81's are my preference.

[Machaut100]

Thank you so much for uploading this version. It is the first Glenn's recording. After the first public concert in New York the next day an Executive of CBS, which was present there offered him to record his first disc. Glenn chose the Goldberg Variations. As soon it was on sale, it was a total impact and best seller. No one had heard something so sublime as this perform. All conductors world wide including Herbert von Karajan said. "Get me this pianist"

[mattbod]

Gould himself bitterly attacked this recording saying "there is a hell of a lot of piano playing there and I mean that in the worst possible sense." I much prefer his 1981 recording. He is still brilliant but he slows it down and plays with sensitivity and feeling.

[EMPERORMIKI]

@GiusBosc I suppose you can explain what you mean by "true Bach".

[squeezeflo]

I too prefer the 1955 recording and am lucky enough to have it on vinyl. A friend in the music biz tells me they are getting ready to remaster/reissue some Gould. On vinyl ONLY. Sorry digiphiles.

[GiusBosc]

fantastic Gould; not true Bach, but Bach on Gould-Version. Another planet

[kokomo40]

I love his touch.

[paradoxicus]

Y la musica se hizo.Acaso, Gould estuviera ya prefijado, para ejecutar con sus dedos,la belleza que Bach dejo esculpida,mas alla de la gravedad y el tiempo.

La idea del Hacedor cabe en estos seres; menos magicos que parte integrante de la idea de divinidad..

[JMHEROE]

It is said that Glenn Gould went to a lonely forest from Canada, where nothing and no one could bother him. And there he spent several months playing this variations once and again, untill he reached perfection.

Only then, he made this recording. Isn't this man a genious?