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The essential Glenn Gould

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Essential
Published
New York : Sony Classical, [2009]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Additional Creators
Gould, Glenn
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Contents
Goldberg variations. Aria & variations 1-7 ; Overture in French style. Ouverture ; The well-tempered clavier, book 1. Prelude and fugue in C major ; Prelude and the fugue in E major ; Italian concerto ; Partita no. 6. Toccata ; English suite no. 1. Sarabande ; English suite no. 5. Gigue ; English suite no. 3. Prelude ; Toccata in E minor ; Two-part invention in C major ; Three-part invention in C major ; Two-part invention in G minor ; Three-part invention in G minor ; Goldberg variations. Aria da capo / J.S. Bach -- Sonata in G major, Kk 13 / Scarlatti -- 'Lord of Salisbury' Pavan and Galliard / Gibbons -- Meistersinger prelude / Wagner, arr. Gould -- Ballade in B minor / Brahms -- Symphony no. 5. Allegro con brio Beethoven, Liszt -- Kyllikki. Andantino / Sibelius -- Variations chromatiques / Bizet -- Piano sonata, K545 'Sonata facile' / Mozart -- Piano sonata no. 2. Rondo grazioso / Beethoven -- Caresse dansée (deux morceaux) / Scriabin -- Piano sonata. Adagio cantabile / Richard Strauss -- Piano sonata in E flat major. Finale / Haydn.
Summary
Glenn Gould was a musical visionary who fired the public's imagination with his totally original approach to the classical piano repertoire. His unconventional interpretation of Bach was initially misunderstood by the classical music world, but ultimately embraced and praised as revolutionary.
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digital
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audio file
Note
Compilation of selections previously released 1956-1971.
Participant/Performer Note
Glenn Gould, piano.
Data/Place of Event
Recorded 1955-1981.
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