BACH, J.S.: Goldberg Variations / Partita No. 5 (Gould) (1954-55)
The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould burst onto the world’s musical stage in January 1955 when he made his United States recital début in Washington D.C. with Bach’s Goldberg Variations. His 1955 recording of the work is one of the most important and influential piano discs of the second half of the twentieth century, leading not only to a wider appreciation of Bach’s keyboard works by the general public but to a fundamental re-appraisal of how Bach should be played.When the recording was released the American Record Guide headed its review with ‘The Record Début of Glenn Gould a Keyboard Genius.’ With its great attention to clarity and detail, little use of the sustaining pedal, and sometimes rapid or extreme tempos, this vital and exciting performance is the complete antithesis to the‘sewing-machine’ style of Bach playing.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829

Gould, Glenn, piano


I. Praeambulum 02:09
II. Allemande 02:40
III. Courante 01:06
IV. Sarabande 03:06
V. Menuet 01:27
VI. Passepied 01:09
VII. Gigue 01:43
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Gould, Glenn, piano


Aria 02:01
Variation 1. a 1 Clav. 00:45
Variation 2. a 1 Clav. 00:37
Variation 3. a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisuono 00:55
Variation 4. a 1 Clav. 00:29
Variation 5. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 00:37
Variation 6. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda 00:34
Variation 7. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 01:09
Variation 8. a 2 Clav. 00:45
Variation 9. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza 00:38
Variation 10. a 1 Clav. Fugetta 00:42
Variation 11. a 2 Clav. 00:54
Variation 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta 00:56
Variation 13. a 2 Clav. 02:10
Variation 14. a 2 Clav. 00:58
Variation 15. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta 02:16
Variation 16. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 01:18
Variation 17. a 2 Clav. 00:53
Variation 18. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta 00:46
Variation 19. a 1 Clav. 00:42
Variation 20. a 2 Clav. 00:48
Variation 21. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Settima 01:42
Variation 22. a 1 Clav. 00:42
Variation 23. a 1 Clav. 00:54
Variation 24. a 1 Clav. Canone all'Ottava 00:57
Variation 25. a 1 Clav. Adagio 06:28
Variation 26. a 1 Clav. 00:52
Variation 27. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Nona 00:49
Variation 28. a 1 Clav. 01:10
Variation 29. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 01:00
Variation 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet 00:48
Aria 02:12



Total Playing Time: 00:51:47