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Goldberg Variations / Variations Goldberg BWV 988
Aria
Variations 1 A 1 Clav.
Variations 2 A 1 Clav.
Variations 3 A 1 Clav. Canone All’Unisono
Variations 4 A 1 Clav.
Variations 5 A 1 Ovvero Clav.
Variations 6 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Seconda
Variations 7 A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav.
Variations 8 A 2 Clav.
Variations 9 A 1 Clav. Canone All Terza
Variations 10 A Clav. Fughetta
Variations 11 A 2 Clav.
Variations 12 Canone All Quarta
Variations 13 A 2 Clav.
Variations 14 A 2 Clav.
Variations 15 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Quinta. Andante
Variations 16 A 1 Clav. Ouverture
Variations 17 A 2 Clav.
Variations 18 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Sesta
Variations 19 A 1 Clav.
Variations 20 A 2 Clav.
Variations 21 Canone Alla Settima
Variations 22 A 1 Clav. Alla Breve
Variations 23 A 2 Clav.
Variations 24 A 1 Clav. Canone Alla Ottava
Variations 25 A 2 Clav.
Variations 26 A 2 Clav.
Variations 27 A 2 Clav. Canone Alla Nona
Variations 28 A 2 Clav.
Variations 29 A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav.
Variations 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet
Aria Da Capo
Four Excerpts From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II / Quatre Extraits Du Clavier Bien Tempéré, Livre II
Prelude No. 14 In F Sharp Minor, BWV 883 (En Fa Dièse Mineur)
Fugue No. 14 In F Sharp Minor, BWV 883 (En Fa Dièse Mineur)
Prelude No. 7 In E Flat Major, BWV 876 (En Mi Bémol Majeur)
Fugue No. 7 In E Flat Major, BWV 876 (En Mi Bémol Majeur)
Prelude No. 22 In B Flat Minor, BWV 891 (En Si Bémol Mineur)
Fugue No. 22 In B Flat Minor, BWV 891 (En Si Bémol Mineur)
Prelude No. 9 In E Major, BWV 878 (En Mi Majeur)
Fugue No. 9 In E Major, BWV 878 (En Mi Majeur)
Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829 / Partita Nº 5 En Sol Majeur, BWV 829
I Preambulum
II Allemande
III Courante
IV Sarabande
V Menuet
VI Passe-pied
VII Gigue
Sinfonias (Fifteen Three-Part Inventions), BWV 787-801 / Sinfonias (Quinze Inventions En Trois Parties) BWV 787-801
1 C Major / Do Majeur
2 C Minor / Do Mineur
5 E-Flat Major / Mi Bémol Majeur
14 B-Flat Major / Si Bémol Majeur
11 G Minor / Sol Mineur
10 G Major / Sol Majeur
15 B Minor / Si Mineur
7 E Minor / Mi Mineur
6 E Major / Mi Majeur
12 A Major / La Majeur
13 A Minor / La Mineur
3 D Major / Ré Majeur
4 D Minor / Ré Mineur
8 F Major / Fa Majeur
9 F Minor / Fa Mineur
Concerto In The Italian Style, F Major BWV 971 (Italian Concerto) / Concerto Dans Le Style Italien, Fa Majeur, BWV 971 (Concerto Italien)
I Allegro
II Andante
III Presto
Concerto In D Minor - Keyboard & Strings, BWV 1052 / Concerto En Ré Mineur - Piano Et Cordes, BWV 1052
I Allegro
II Adagio
III Allegro
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In C Major, Opus 15 / Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre N° 1 En Do Majeur, Opus 15
I Allegro Con Brio
II Largo
III Rondo, Allegro Scherzando
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In B Flat Major, Opus 19 / Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre N° 2 En Si Bémol Majeur, Opus 19
I Allegro Con Brio
II Adagio
III Rondo: Molto Allegro
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In B Flat Major, Opus 19 / Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre N° 2 En Si Bémol Majeur, Opus 19
III Rondo: Molto Allegro
Six Bagatelles For Piano, Opus 126 / Six Bagatelles Pour Piano, Opus 126
No. 1 In G Major / N° 1 En Sol Majeur: Andante Con Moto
No. 2 In G Minor / N° 2 En Sol Mineur: Allegro
No. 3 In E Flat Major / N° 3 En Mi Bémol Majeur: Andante
No. 4 In B Minor / N° 4 En Si Mineur: Presto
No. 5 In G Major / N° 5 En Sol Majeur: Quasi Allegretto
No. 6 In E Flat Major / N° 6 En Mi Bémol Majeur: Presto - Andante Amabile E Con Moto
Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Opus 101 / Sonate N° 28 En La Majeur Pour Piano, Opus 101
I Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
II Vivace Alla Marcia
Adagio, Ma Non Troppo, Con Affetto
Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Opus 7 (Excerpt) / Sonate N° 4 En Mi Bémol Majeur Pour Piano (Extrait)
II Largo, Con Gran Expressione
Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Opus 49, No. 1 / Sonate N° 19 En Sol Mineur Pour Piano, Opus 49, N° 1
I Andante
II Rondo. Allegro
Allegretto In B Flat Major, WoO39 / Allegretto En Si Bémol Majeur, WoO39
Allegretto
Piano Trio In D Major, Opus 70, No. 1 "Ghost" / Trio Avec Piano En Ré Majeur, Opus 70, N° 1 «Fantôme»
I Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
II Largo Assai Ed Espressivo
III Presto
Six Variations On An Original Theme In F Major, Opus 34 / Six Variations Sur Un Thème Original En Fa Majeur, Opus 34
Tema. Adagio - Cantabile
Var. I
Var. II Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Var. III Allegretto
Var. IV Tempo Di Menuetto
Var. V Marcia - Allegretto
Var. VI Allegretto
Fifteen Variations And A Fugue On An Original Theme In E Flat Major (Eroica Variations), Opus 35 / Quinze Variations Et Fugue Sur Un Thème Original En Mi Bémol Majeur (Variations Eroica), Opus 35
Introduzione Col Basso Del Tema: Allegretto Vivace - A Due - A Tre - A Quattro - Tema
Var. I
Var. II
Var. III
Var. IV
Var. V
Var. VI
Var. VII
Var. VIII
Var.IX
Var. X
Var. XI
Var. XII
Var. XIII
Var. XIV
Var. XV
Finale - Alla Fuga
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 3 In C Minor, Opus 37 / Concerto N° 3 En Do Mineur Pour Piano Et Orchestre, Opus 37
I Allegro Con Brio
II Largo
III Rondo - Allegro
Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester, Opus 42 / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, Opus 42 / Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre, Opus 42
I Andante
II Molto Allegro
III Adagio
IV Giocoso (Moderato)
Drei Klavierstücke, Opus 11 / Three Piano Pieces / Trois Pièces Pour Piano
I Mäßig
II Mäßig
III Bewegt
Suite Für Klavier, Opus 25 / Suite For Piano / Suite Pour Piano
I Präludium - Rasch
II Gavotte - Etwas Langsam, Nicht Hastig / Musette - Rascher / Gavotte Da Capo
III Intermezzo
IV Menuett - Moderato / Trio / Menuett Da Capo
V Gigue - Rasch
Sonate Für Klavier (In Einem Satz), Opus 1 / Sonata For Piano (In One Movement), Opus 1 / Sonate Pour Piano (En Un Mouvement), Opus 1
I Mäßig Bewegt
Variationen Für Klavier, Opus 27 / Variations For Piano, Opus 27 / Variations Pour Piano, Opus 27
I Sehr Mäßig
II Sehr Schnell
III Ruhig Fließend

notes

Excerpted from booklet notes, page 2: Except for the Partita No.5, which was recorded for the CBC's international service, all the performances presented here are taken from radio broadcasts, almost always in Toronto, from 1951 to 1955. Early in May Gould signed the recording contract with Columbia Records that was quickly to make him an international celebrity but as these broadcasts make clear, he was already a mature and seasoned artist by the time the world outside Canada discovered him.
Excerpted from booklet notes, page 4: A dozen years before he retired from public concerts Gould, by anticipation, set his seal of approval on studio performances and these recordings. In [a] CBC TIMES interview of 1952 he said: "To me, the concentration on purely musical detail is of utmost importance for any performance, a concentration which is much easier to achieve when there is no need to feel responsibility for the visual pleasure of the listener."

Timings:
Disc 1: 65:40
Disc 2: 73:42
Disc 3: 66:49
Disc 4: 74:02
Disc 5: 65"56
Disc 6: 64:52

Recording/Broadcast Data:
Disc 1: Tracks 1-32 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988) recorded June 21, 1954; Tracks 33-38 (BWV 883, 876, 891) recorded February 28, 1954, and tracks 39-40 (BWV 878) recorded October 21, 1952.
Disc 2: Tracks 1-7 (Partita No.5, BWV 829) recorded October 4, 1954; Tracks 8-22 (Sinfonias, BWV 787-801) recorded March 15, 1955; Tracks 23-25 (Concerto, BWV 971) recorded October 21, 1952; Tracks 26-28 (Concerto, BWV 1052) recorded March 29, 1955.
Disc 3: No information supplied.
Disc 4: Tracks 1-6 (Six Bagatelles Opus 126) broadcast September 28, 1952; Tracks 7-9 (Sonata 28 Opus 101) broadcast October 12, 1952; Track 10 (Sonata 4 Opus 7 excerpt) and Tracks 11-12 (Sonata 19 Opus 49, no.1) broadcast October 12, 1952; Track 13 (Allegretto WoO39) and Tracks 14-16 (Piano Trio Opus 70) broadcast July 18, 1954.
Disc 5: Track 1 (Six Variations Opus 34) recorded September 28, 1952; Track 2 (Eroica Variations Opus 35) recorded October 5, 1952; Tracks 3-5 (Concerto No.3 Opus 37) recorded February 21, 1955.
Disc 6: No information supplied.

Recorded and edited in Canada. Manufactured in Canada.

6 CDs packaged in a cumbersome 6-chambered, multi-hinged double-wide "fat box" plastic black-trays jewel case, along with a 16 page booklet, notes in English and French.

credits

Compilation Producer [Project Manager] – Thom McKercher
Composed By – Alban Berg (tracks: CD6 (13)), Anton Webern (tracks: CD6 (14-16)), Arnold Schoenberg (tracks: CD6 (1 to 12)), Johann Sebastian Bach (tracks: CD1 (1 to 40) & CD2 (1 to 28)), Ludwig van Beethoven (tracks: CD3 (1 to 7), CD4 (1 to 16), CD5 (1 to 5))
Design [Graphic Design] – Simon Paul (4)
Executive-Producer [General Manager CBC Records] – Randy Barnard
Liner Notes [English Translation] – Charles Metz
Liner Notes [French Original] – Carl Morey
Photography By [Glenn Gould Photo] – Barry Wilson (4)
Piano – Glenn Gould

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