Glenn Gould: The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions

Glenn Gould: The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions

Glenn Gould

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Release Date

September 30, 2022

Duration

04:09:28

Genre

Styles

Recording Date

April 22, 1981

Recording Location

Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Studio C

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30; Sonata No. 31; Sonata No. 32
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30; Sonata No. 31; Sonata N… (1956)
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1; Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11; Krenek: Sonata No. 3 for Piano, Op. 92, No. 4
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1; Schoenberg: Three Piano Piec… (1959)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Preludes and Fugues 1-8
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Preludes and F… (1963)
Bach: The Two and Three-Part Inventions (Inventions & Sinfonias)
Bach: The Two and Three-Part Inventions (Inventions & S… (1964)
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (1968)
Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt
Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Transcribed… (1968)
A Consort of Musicke Bye William Byrde and Orlando Gibbons
A Consort of Musicke Bye William Byrde and Orlando Gibb… (1971)
Handel: Suites for Harpsichord Nos. 1-4
Handel: Suites for Harpsichord Nos. 1-4 (1972)
Sibelius: 3 Sonatines; Kyllikki
Sibelius: 3 Sonatines; Kyllikki (1976)
The Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Album
The Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Album (1980)
Bach: The Goldberg Variations [1981 Recording]
Bach: The Goldberg Variations [1981 Recording] (1982)
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 4 & 5
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 4 & 5 (1983)
Bach: Goldberg Variations [1955 Recording]
Bach: Goldberg Variations [1955 Recording] (1983)
Richard Strauss: Sonata, Op. 5; Piano Pieces, Op. 3
Richard Strauss: Sonata, Op. 5; Piano Pieces, Op. 3 (1984)
The Glenn Gould Legacy, Vol. 2
The Glenn Gould Legacy, Vol. 2 (1985)
Glenn Gould in Stockholm, 1958
Glenn Gould in Stockholm, 1958 (1986)
Bach: The English Suites; Overture in the French Style BWV 831
Bach: The English Suites; Overture in the French Style … (1986)
Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord; 3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard
Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord; 3 Sonatas for… (1987)
Bach Recital
Bach Recital (1987)
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (1989)
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (1989)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (1990)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (1990)
Glenn Gould Conducts Wagner's Siegfried Idyll
Glenn Gould Conducts Wagner's Siegfried Idyll (1991)
Glenn Gould the Composer
Glenn Gould the Composer (1992)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24; Piano Sonata K. 330; Fantasia and Fugue, K. 394; Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 49
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24; Piano Sonata K. 330; Fan… (1992)
Hindemith: The Complete Sonatas for Brass and Piano
Hindemith: The Complete Sonatas for Brass and Piano (1992)
Grieg, Bizet, Sibelius: Piano Works
Grieg, Bizet, Sibelius: Piano Works (1992)
Glenn Gould Plays Contemporary Music
Glenn Gould Plays Contemporary Music (1992)
Beethoven: "Eroica" Variations; Variations & Bagatelles
Beethoven: "Eroica" Variations; Variations & Bagatelles (1992)
Liszt: Piano Transcriptions of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (First Movement)
Liszt: Piano Transcriptions of Beethoven's Symphonies N… (1992)
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (The Historic 1955 Debut Recording)
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (The Historic 1955 D… (1992)
The Art of Glenn Gould
The Art of Glenn Gould (1992)
Liszt: Piano Transcription of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6
Liszt: Piano Transcription of Beethoven's Symphony No. … (1992)
Hindemith: The 3 Piano Sonatas
Hindemith: The 3 Piano Sonatas (1992)
Glenn Gould's Solitude Trilogy: Three Sound Documentaries
Glenn Gould's Solitude Trilogy: Three Sound Documentari… (1992)
Schumann: Piano Quartet, Op. 47; Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op. 34
Schumann: Piano Quartet, Op. 47; Brahms: Piano Quintet,… (1993)
Handel: Harpsichord Sonatas Nos. 1-4; Bach: Preludes & Fugues, BWV 878 & 883
Handel: Harpsichord Sonatas Nos. 1-4; Bach: Preludes & … (1993)
Gould Meets Menuhin
Gould Meets Menuhin (1993)
Consort of Musicke by William Byrd & Orlando Gibbons; Sweelinck; Fantasia in D
Consort of Musicke by William Byrd & Orlando Gibbons; S… (1993)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 24 "À Thérèse" & 29 "Hammerklavier"
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 24 "À Thérèse" & 29 "Hamm… (1993)
The Young Glenn Gould (1947-1953)
The Young Glenn Gould (1947-1953) (1993)
Live in Leningrad 1957
Live in Leningrad 1957 (1993)
Beethoven: Variations, Op. 34; Eroica Variations, Op. 35; Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven: Variations, Op. 34; Eroica Variations, Op. 3… (1993)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (1993)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I (1993)
Bach: Partita No. 5; Sinfonias; Italian Concerto; Concerto
Bach: Partita No. 5; Sinfonias; Italian Concerto; Conce… (1993)
Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas - 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas - 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 (1994)
Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll; Gould: Transcriptions from Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger' & 'Götterdämmerung'
Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll; Gould: Transcriptions from Wag… (1994)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Nos. 15-18, 23, 30-32)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Nos. 15-18, 23, 30-32… (1994)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (1994)
Bach: Toccatas
Bach: Toccatas (1994)
Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas; Fantasias K.397 & K.475
Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas; Fantasias K.397 & K… (1994)
Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould [Original Moti… (1994)
Schoenberg: Piano Works
Schoenberg: Piano Works (1994)
Bach: French Suites Nos. 1-6; Overture in the French Style
Bach: French Suites Nos. 1-6; Overture in the French St… (1994)
Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811
Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811 (1994)
Bach: Goldberg Variations; Preludes & Fugues
Bach: Goldberg Variations; Preludes & Fugues (1995)
Schoenberg: Lieder
Schoenberg: Lieder (1995)
Hindemith: Das Marienleben; Krenek & Strauss: Lieder
Hindemith: Das Marienleben; Krenek & Strauss: Lieder (1995)
Glenn Gould Plays Berg, Krenek, Webern, Debussy, Ravel
Glenn Gould Plays Berg, Krenek, Webern, Debussy, Ravel (1995)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Strauss: Burleske
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Strauss: Burleske (1995)
Glenn Gould Plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Scriabin
Glenn Gould Plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Scriabin (1995)
Glenn Gould Plays Schoenberg, Berg, Webern
Glenn Gould Plays Schoenberg, Berg, Webern (1995)
Gould Plays Gould, Shostakovich, Poulenc
Gould Plays Gould, Shostakovich, Poulenc (1997)
Glenn Gould Plays Bach & Scarlatti
Glenn Gould Plays Bach & Scarlatti (1997)
Beethoven: Bagatelles; Sonatas; Trios
Beethoven: Bagatelles; Sonatas; Trios (1997)
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 2
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 2 (1997)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1998)
Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould (1999)
Bach: Italian Concerto; Partitas Nos. 1 & 2
Bach: Italian Concerto; Partitas Nos. 1 & 2 (1999)
Glenn Gould Plays Bach
Glenn Gould Plays Bach (1999)
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1999)
The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach
The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach (2000)
His First Recordings (1947-1953)
His First Recordings (1947-1953) (2001)
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 1
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 1 (2001)
Bach: The Art of the Fugue
Bach: The Art of the Fugue (2001)
Bach: Partitas Nos. 4-6
Bach: Partitas Nos. 4-6 (2001)
Bach: Partitas Nos. 1-3
Bach: Partitas Nos. 1-3 (2001)
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 (2001)
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 4, 5
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 4, 5 (2001)
Bach: Italian Concerto; Chromatic Fantasy; Various Pieces
Bach: Italian Concerto; Chromatic Fantasy; Various Piec… (2001)
Bach: English Suites, Vol. 2
Bach: English Suites, Vol. 2 (2001)
Bach: English Suites, Vol. 1
Bach: English Suites, Vol. 1 (2001)
Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathetique, and Appassionata Piano Sonatas
Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathetique, and Appassionata Pian… (2002)
Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould play Bach, Beethoven, Schoenberg
Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould play Bach, Beethoven, Schoe… (2002)
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 1
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 1 (2002)
Mozart: Great Piano Sonatas
Mozart: Great Piano Sonatas (2002)
Brahms: 10 Intermezzi for Piano; 4 Ballades
Brahms: 10 Intermezzi for Piano; 4 Ballades (2002)
Bach: The French Suites
Bach: The French Suites (2002)
Bach: Preludes, Fughettas and Fugues
Bach: Preludes, Fughettas and Fugues (2003)
...And Serenity
...And Serenity (2003)
Bach: Three Keyboard Concertos
Bach: Three Keyboard Concertos (2004)
Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions (Inventions & Sinfonias)
Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions (Inventions & S… (2004)
Bach: The Goldberg Variations, 1955 recording
Bach: The Goldberg Variations, 1955 recording (2004)
Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions
Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions (2004)
Birth of a Legend: The 1955 Goldberg Variations
Birth of a Legend: The 1955 Goldberg Variations (2005)
Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions
Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions (2006)
Glenn Gould plays Mozart
Glenn Gould plays Mozart (2006)
Bach: Italian Concerto; Partitas Nos. 1 & 2; etc.
Bach: Italian Concerto; Partitas Nos. 1 & 2; etc. (2006)
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Partita No. 5, BWV 829
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Partita No. 5, BWV … (2007)
Richard Strauss: Sonata, Op. 5; 5 Piano
Richard Strauss: Sonata, Op. 5; 5 Piano (2007)
Glenn Gould plays his own Transcriptions of Wagner Orchestral Showpieces
Glenn Gould plays his own Transcriptions of Wagner Orch… (2007)
Brahms: 10 Intermezzi
Brahms: 10 Intermezzi (2007)
Bach: Preludes, Fughettas and Fugues
Bach: Preludes, Fughettas and Fugues (2007)
The Young Maverick
The Young Maverick (2007)
The Glenn Gould Trilogy, A Life
The Glenn Gould Trilogy, A Life (2007)
Scriabin: Sonata No. 3; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7
Scriabin: Sonata No. 3; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 (2007)
Schoenberg: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano, Vol. 2
Schoenberg: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano, Vol. 2 (2007)
The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. 4: The Complete Music for Solo Piano, Songs for Voice & Piano
The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. 4: The Complete Mu… (2007)
Music from Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
Music from Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (2007)
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 (2007)
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variationen
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variationen (2007)
Glenn Gould's First Recordings of Grieg and Bizet
Glenn Gould's First Recordings of Grieg and Bizet (2007)
The Glenn Gould Trilogy: Ein Leben
The Glenn Gould Trilogy: Ein Leben (2007)
Canadian Music in the 20th Century
Canadian Music in the 20th Century (2007)
Brahms: Ballades; Rhapsodies
Brahms: Ballades; Rhapsodies (2007)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 10
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 10 (2007)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Moonlight, Appassionata, Pathétique
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Moonlight, Appassionata, Pat… (2007)
Beethoven: Emperor Concerto
Beethoven: Emperor Concerto (2007)
Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 in G Major
Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 in G Major (2007)
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Opp. 33 & 126
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Opp. 33 & 126 (2007)
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 2
Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 2 (2007)
Bach: Three Keyboard Concertos
Bach: Three Keyboard Concertos (2007)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Preludes and Fugues 9-16
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Preludes and F… (2007)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Preludes and Fugues 17-24
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Preludes and F… (2007)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Preludes and Fugues 1-8
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Preludes and F… (2007)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Preludes and Fugues 17-24
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Preludes and F… (2007)
Bach: The Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord
Bach: The Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsich… (2007)
Bach: The Goldberg Variations [1955 Recording, Zenph Re-Performance]
Bach: The Goldberg Variations [1955 Recording, Zenph Re… (2007)
Bach: The French Suites, Vol. 2, Nos. 5 & 6; Overture in the French Style
Bach: The French Suites, Vol. 2, Nos. 5 & 6; Overture i… (2007)
Bach: Partita No. 3 in A minor; Partita No. 4 in D major; Toccata No. 7 in E minor
Bach: Partita No. 3 in A minor; Partita No. 4 in D majo… (2007)
Bach: Partita No. 5 in G major; Partita No. 6 in E minor
Bach: Partita No. 5 in G major; Partita No. 6 in E mino… (2007)
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 - No. 2 in E major, No. 4 in A major
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 - No. 2 in E major, No… (2007)
The Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Album
The Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Album (2008)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (2008)
Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3; Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3; Sibe… (2008)
Bach: Piano Concerto, BWV 1052; Goldberg Variations
Bach: Piano Concerto, BWV 1052; Goldberg Variations (2008)
Glenn Gould Greatest Hits
Glenn Gould Greatest Hits (2009)
Glenn Gould Plays Everything But Bach
Glenn Gould Plays Everything But Bach (2009)
Glenn Gould plays Bach
Glenn Gould plays Bach (2009)
Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 2 & No. 3; 32 Variations in C minor WoO 80
Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 2 & No. 3; 32 Variations… (2010)
Tresors de Glenn Gould
Tresors de Glenn Gould (2011)
Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 2
Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 2 (2012)
Glenn Gould Plays Bach [3 DVDs]
Glenn Gould Plays Bach [3 DVDs] (2012)
Glenn Gould in Moscow
Glenn Gould in Moscow (2012)
Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven & Wagner
Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven & Wagner (2012)
Glenn Gould Plays Bach: 6 Partitas; Chromatic Fantasy; Italian Concerto; Etc.
Glenn Gould Plays Bach: 6 Partitas; Chromatic Fantasy; … (2012)
Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 3
Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 3 (2013)
I Love Glenn Gould
I Love Glenn Gould (2013)
Glenn Gould plays Beethoven: Concerto No. 5, Concerto No. 2
Glenn Gould plays Beethoven: Concerto No. 5, Concerto N… (2015)
Glenn Gould plays Beethoven, Vol. 2
Glenn Gould plays Beethoven, Vol. 2 (2015)
Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 3: The English and French Suites; Overture in the French Style
Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 3: The English and French … (2015)
Glenn Gould plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas op. 49 no. 1, op. 101 & op. 109
Glenn Gould plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas op. 49 no. 1,… (2016)
Glenn Gould in the Sixties: Beethoven
Glenn Gould in the Sixties: Beethoven (2017)
Glenn Gould in Russia
Glenn Gould in Russia (2017)
The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955
The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased Record… (2017)
Brahms: Piano Concerto 1; Weber: Konzertstück; Beethoven: Piano Concerto 2; 32 Variations WoO 80; Strauss: Burleske
Brahms: Piano Concerto 1; Weber: Konzertstück; Beethove… (2018)
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