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Glenn Gould - JS Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1968/2015) [Official Digital Download]
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Glenn Gould - Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1968/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 38:34 minutes | 371 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
"Bach: The Goldberg Variations" is the 1955 debut album of the Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould. An interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations (BWV 988), the work launched Gould's career as a renowned international pianist, and became one of the most well-known piano recordings. Sales were "astonishing" for a classical album: it was reported to have sold 40,000 copies by 1960, and had sold more than 100,000 by the time of Gould's death in 1982.
While Glenn Gould's 1955 debut recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations has attained legendary status, there are many devoted fans who rank the 1981 recording just as highly, even though it offers a dramatically different interpretation. This album was made shortly before the pianist's premature death at age 50, so it is significant for being his last recording; indeed, the opening measures of the Aria are carved on Gould's headstone, in final recognition of the work's importance to him, so these two recordings may be regarded as bookends to the pianist's extraordinary career. Gould's tempos are slower and more measured in the 1981 performance, and the observance of some repeats here also differs from the earlier version. On the whole, the 1981 performance is reflective and carefully considered, in contrast with the technical brilliance and impulsive energy of the first. Gould's background humming is common to both Goldbergs, and even though the technology existed at the time of this recording to remove it, Gould kept it in, for fear of losing the piano's full sound. This eccentricity may be off-putting to some listeners, but there are so many fine points in Gould's playing that it must be overlooked to appreciate the true value of his playing and his understanding of Bach, which is original by any standard. Columbia's reproduction is crisp and clear, in keeping with Gould's wishes.
Tracklist:
01 - Aria (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
02 - Variation 1 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
03 - Variation 2 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
04 - Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
05 - Variation 4 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
06 - Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
07 - Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
08 - Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
09 - Variation 8 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
10 - Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
11 - Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
12 - Variation 11 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
13 - Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
14 - Variation 13 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
15 - Variation 14 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
16 - Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
17 - Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
18 - Variation 17 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
19 - Variation 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
20 - Variation 19 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
21 - Variation 20 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
22 - Variation 21 Canone alla Settima (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
23 - Variation 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
24 - Variation 23 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
25 - Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
26 - Variation 25 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
27 - Variation 26 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
28 - Variation 27 Canone alla Nona (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
29 - Variation 28 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
30 - Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
31 - Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
32 - Aria da capo (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
Original LP: MS 7096 - Released March 18, 1968.
Recording: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, June 10/14-16,1955.
Producer: Howard H. Scott. Recording Engineers: Fred Plaut & Robert Waller.
Re-Channeling Engineers: Andrew Kazdin & Raymond Moore.
Analyzed: Glenn Gould, Main Artist, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - Howard H. Scott, Producer / Glenn Gould : Bach: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo) - Gould Remastered
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -6.99 dB -23.63 dB 1:52 01-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Aria (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -5.66 dB -17.50 dB 0:45 02-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 1 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.13 dB -18.28 dB 0:38 03-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 2 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -5.15 dB -19.04 dB 0:55 04-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -2.15 dB -13.92 dB 0:29 05-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 4 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -4.81 dB -16.73 dB 0:37 06-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -9.47 dB -22.87 dB 0:35 07-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -7.22 dB -22.34 dB 1:08 08-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -6.65 dB -18.82 dB 0:46 09-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 8 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -4.88 dB -17.58 dB 0:38 10-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.03 dB -17.40 dB 0:43 11-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.47 dB -19.81 dB 0:55 12-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 11 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR8 -2.04 dB -13.10 dB 0:56 13-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -5.90 dB -22.69 dB 2:10 14-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 13 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.04 dB -16.88 dB 0:59 15-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 14 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -6.91 dB -22.21 dB 2:17 16-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.98 dB -17.26 dB 1:18 17-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -7.62 dB -20.86 dB 0:54 18-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 17 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -10.06 dB -24.31 dB 0:46 19-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -10.15 dB -24.28 dB 0:43 20-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 19 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.70 dB -18.20 dB 0:49 21-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 20 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -4.95 dB -18.30 dB 1:43 22-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 21 Canone alla Settima (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -3.31 dB -15.98 dB 0:43 23-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.16 dB -17.30 dB 0:55 24-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 23 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.53 dB -18.45 dB 0:57 25-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR15 -7.28 dB -28.91 dB 6:30 26-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 25 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -4.53 dB -17.21 dB 0:52 27-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 26 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.28 dB -17.09 dB 0:50 28-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 27 Canone alla Nona (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -6.29 dB -19.05 dB 1:11 29-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 28 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.10 dB -15.75 dB 1:01 30-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -3.25 dB -15.68 dB 0:48 31-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -14.20 dB -30.24 dB 2:13 32-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Aria da capo (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
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Number of tracks: 32
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1187 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -6.99 dB -23.63 dB 1:52 01-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Aria (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -5.66 dB -17.50 dB 0:45 02-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 1 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.13 dB -18.28 dB 0:38 03-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 2 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -5.15 dB -19.04 dB 0:55 04-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -2.15 dB -13.92 dB 0:29 05-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 4 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -4.81 dB -16.73 dB 0:37 06-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -9.47 dB -22.87 dB 0:35 07-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -7.22 dB -22.34 dB 1:08 08-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -6.65 dB -18.82 dB 0:46 09-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 8 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR9 -4.88 dB -17.58 dB 0:38 10-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.03 dB -17.40 dB 0:43 11-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.47 dB -19.81 dB 0:55 12-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 11 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR8 -2.04 dB -13.10 dB 0:56 13-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -5.90 dB -22.69 dB 2:10 14-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 13 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.04 dB -16.88 dB 0:59 15-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 14 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -6.91 dB -22.21 dB 2:17 16-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.98 dB -17.26 dB 1:18 17-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -7.62 dB -20.86 dB 0:54 18-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 17 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -10.06 dB -24.31 dB 0:46 19-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -10.15 dB -24.28 dB 0:43 20-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 19 a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.70 dB -18.20 dB 0:49 21-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 20 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -4.95 dB -18.30 dB 1:43 22-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 21 Canone alla Settima (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -3.31 dB -15.98 dB 0:43 23-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.16 dB -17.30 dB 0:55 24-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 23 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -5.53 dB -18.45 dB 0:57 25-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR15 -7.28 dB -28.91 dB 6:30 26-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 25 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -4.53 dB -17.21 dB 0:52 27-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 26 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.28 dB -17.09 dB 0:50 28-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 27 Canone alla Nona (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -6.29 dB -19.05 dB 1:11 29-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 28 a 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -4.10 dB -15.75 dB 1:01 30-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR10 -3.25 dB -15.68 dB 0:48 31-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
DR11 -14.20 dB -30.24 dB 2:13 32-Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo):Aria da capo (1955 Recording, Rechannelled for Stereo)
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Number of tracks: 32
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1187 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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