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The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould
The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach
Genre: Classical
 
  •  Track Listings (36) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #2


     
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All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould
Title: The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach
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Label: Sony
Release Date: 8/29/2000
Album Type: Enhanced, Original recording remastered
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Fantasies, Improvisation, Suites, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 696998934429

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An odd assortment of Gould's "best" Bach
Howard Sauertieg | Harrisburg, PA USA | 08/07/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"The "best of Glenn Gould's Bach" is a strange subtitle for a strange sampler. Coming several years after the Sony re-issues of remastered Gould recordings, this collection seems either belated or superfluous. Arguably, the selections don't even represent highlights from the corpi Gould tackled over the years. A disproportionate amount of space is given to relative obscurities, e.g. Aria Variata for keyboard ("in the Italian style"). Surely a legitimate "best of" would include a few more preludes/fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier? Also, the pace of the music over the length of the first disc is almost relentlessly brisk, like a treasury of vintage Dixieland piano rolls. The second disc is interesting as it includes 1 entire LP - Gould's performance on organ of 9 fugues from The Art of Fugue - plus videos of Gould performing fugues on piano. Consequently, while this set is not truly a "best of," it's a valuable collection of oddities and rarities and a worthwhile investment."
A Great CD...
Billy | 06/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you like Bach and Gould, this is a great CD to start out on, it covers a large variety of recordings by Glenn Gould, and is a great introduction to Bach. Overall this CD is a wonderful sampler, it'll make you want to go out and buy all of his Bach CD's. You wont regret buying this CD, it's something to cherish for years."