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Glenn Gould

Glenn Gould

Glenn Gould has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 4 September 1977. Glenn Gould's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Glenn Gould (Toronto, Canada 1932-1982) was a Canadian pianist most known for his interpretations of baroque keyboard music, particularly the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Gould's first performance to receive widespread attention was his 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations. His speed, dexterity and tone revolutionized the understanding of this piece and it became inextricably linked with Gould for the remainder of his life. His final recording, in 1981, was also of the Goldberg Variations -- a much more studied and reflective interpretation of the work.

Gould was also known for his uncommon views regarding the value of recorded performances vs. live performances (he stopped performing live in 1964), and regarding some canonical composers (particularly Mozart, whom he referred to as a 'mediocre composer'). Later in his life Gould also became known for his work as a radio documentarian with the Canadian Broadcasting Company (a statue of Gould can be found outside the CBC headquarters in Gould's hometown of Toronto).

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Glenn Gould

Glenn Gould has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 4 September 1977. Glenn Gould's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Glenn Gould (Toronto, Canada 1932-1982) was a Canadian pianist most known for his interpretations of baroque keyboard music, particularly the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Gould's first performance to receive widespread attention was his 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations. His speed, dexterity and tone revolutionized the understanding of this piece and it became inextricably linked with Gould for the remainder of his life. His final recording, in 1981, was also of the Goldberg Variations -- a much more studied and reflective interpretation of the work.

Gould was also known for his uncommon views regarding the value of recorded performances vs. live performances (he stopped performing live in 1964), and regarding some canonical composers (particularly Mozart, whom he referred to as a 'mediocre composer'). Later in his life Gould also became known for his work as a radio documentarian with the Canadian Broadcasting Company (a statue of Gould can be found outside the CBC headquarters in Gould's hometown of Toronto).

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Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3
Beethoven, Glenn Gould
Sony Classical1994
The Art Of The Fugue, BWV 1080
Glenn Gould, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann, Bach
CBS Masterworks1987
6 Bagatelles, Op. 126
Beethoven, Glenn Gould
Sony Classical1992
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Glenn Gould, J.S. Bach
CBC Records1995
15 Variations With Fugue In E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica"
Beethoven, Glenn Gould
Sony Classical1992
Ombres = Shadows = Schatten = Ombre
Oskar Morawetz, István Anhalt, Jacques Hétu, Barbara Pentland, Fartein Valen, Glenn Gould
Sony Classical1992
Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Glenn Gould, Albert Pratz, Alban Berg, Shostakovich, Taneieff, Prokofieff
Hallmark1954
Three-Part Sinfonia No. 1 In C Major, BWV 787
Glenn Gould
Sony Classical2012
Two-Part Invention No. 1 In C Major, BWV 772
Glenn Gould
Sony Classical2012
Goldberg Variations: Aria BWV 988
Gould, Bach
CBS Masterworks1983