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artistic freedom. Columbia recognized his talent and tolerated his eccentricities; on June 25 the company issued a good-natured press release describing Gould's unique habits and accoutrements. He brought to the studio a special piano chair, bottles of pills, and unseasonable winter clothing; once there, he would soak his hands and arms in very hot water for twenty minutes before playing. Gould often had trouble finding a piano he liked; the
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988), the 1956 record 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
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or someone of that generation and stature. They thought that possibly some more modest undertaking was advisable." Then aged 22, Gould was confident and assertive about his work, and prevailed in the decision as to what he would record for his debut—having also ensured that his contract granted him
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for his recorded debut. In a 1981 interview, Gould reflected on the studio's situation: "I think the objections had, which were mild and expressed in a most friendly fashion, were quite logical. I was twenty-two years old and proposed doing my recording debut with the Goldberg Variations, which was
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linger unduly over anything would be to take away from a sort of overall unity of things... In part it was brought about by a reaction against so much piano playing which I had heard and, in fact, part of the way in which I myself was taught, which was in the school of the Romantic pianists of the
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now involved slowing the piece down: " is about the only musical change that has gone on, but it implies, I think, possibly an approach of slightly greater breadth now than at that time... I was very much in a 'let's get the show on the road and get through with it' sort of mood . I felt that to
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The opportunity to perfect one's work in the studio—what Gould called "take-twoness"—attracted him to the recording studio from the beginning, and separated him from a classical-music tradition which emphasized continuous live performance, even on record. He recorded at least 21 versions of the
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lovers, 'rests lightly on the wings of the unchecked wind.' It has, then, unity through intuitive perception, unity born of craft and scrutiny, mellowed by mastery achieved, and revealed to us here, as so rarely in art, in the vision of subconscious design exulting upon a pinnacle of potency."
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nocturne"—to Gould, an undesirable quality, given his aversion to much of the Romantic repertoire. He continued, "I can no longer recognize the person who did that. To me today that piece has intensity without any sort of false glamour. Not a pianistic or instrumental intensity, a spiritual
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within the contemporary classical repertoire and made him an internationally famous pianist nearly "overnight". First played in concert by Gould in 1954, the composition was a staple of Gould's performances in the years following the recording.
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in New York City; it was the last album to be recorded in that studio before it closed. He largely abandoned the showmanship of the 1955 performance, choosing instead a more introspective interpretation with more calculated
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in about 1950, around the age of 17. It was one of the first works that he had learned "entirely without teacher", and which he had "made up mind about relatively ". He noted that his performance view of the
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Gould later became more critical of his 1955 interpretation, expressing reservations about its fast tempi and pianistic affectation. He found much of it "just too fast for comfort", and lamented the
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can therefore vary drastically: Gould's 1955 recording is 38 minutes 34 seconds long, while his reconsidered, slower 1981 version (see below) is 51:18. By way of contrast, fellow Canadian
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in 2017, comprising seven discs of outtakes and related material from the 1955 recording session. In 2022, a ten-disc set of the 1981 album's recording sessions was released.
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Arriving within a year of his death, the 1981 recording is popularly recognized as "autumnal", a symbolic testament to Gould's career. The album won two awards in 1983: the
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Both albums have been repackaged on numerous occasions since their original releases. For example, in 2002, Sony Classical issued a three-CD collection titled
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introductory aria before being satisfied. Over the course of his career, Gould became more and more interested in the creative possibilities of the studio.
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The album gained attention for Gould's unique pianistic method, which incorporated a finger technique involving great clarity of articulation (a "detached
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suggests that Gould wanted to "set apart consistently and audibly those variations in which formal counterpoint is of primary importance".
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Fleming, Colin (November 28, 2003). "Reissues: Glenn Gould – 'A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981' ".
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became Columbia's bestselling classical album and earned Gould an international reputation. The record is now in the catalog of
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The extreme tempi of the 1955 performance made for a short record, as did Gould's decision not to play many of the
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tapes), and a third disc with 1955 studio outtakes and an interview with Gould documentarian and music critic
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major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, Chorale preludes, BWV 669–689, Duets, BWV 802–805
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At least one record-company executive questioned Gould's choice of the then-obscure
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over four days between June 10 and 16, a few weeks after Gould signed his contract.
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album cover shows 30 photos of Gould in the studio, analogous to the 30 variations.
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Siepmann, Jeremy (January 1990). "Glenn Gould and the Interpreter's Prerogative".
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CD 19 piano, a model similar to the piano that Gould himself owned, a CD 174.
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1982. In 1981, a year before his death, Gould made a new recording of the
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Glenn Gould: The Performer in the Work: A Study in Performance Practice
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Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her", BWV 769
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The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions
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A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981
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Stegemann, Michael, "Bach for the 21st century", introduction to
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to the recording. Concluding his back-cover essay on the
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Shortly before his death in 1982, Gould re-recorded the
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The Art of Glenn Gould: Reflections of a Musical Genius
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Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance
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on a harpsichord). Gould's album both established the
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Index

Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould recording)
State of Wonder

Columbia Masterworks
Studio album
Glenn Gould
Genre
Classical
Label
Columbia

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Glenn Gould
Johann Sebastian Bach's
Goldberg Variations
BWV
contrapuntal
variations
aria
manuals
Columbia Records 30th Street studio
Manhattan
Columbia Masterworks Records
Sony Classical Records
Wanda Landowska
Steinway
Variation 3
third variation
canon
media help
staccatissimo

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