Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould - The Glenn Gould Edition - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

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Artist(s)	Johann Sebastian Bach and Glenn Gould
Studio	Sony
Release Date	January 11, 1994
UPC Code	074645260020
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Tracks

1. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: Praeludium
2. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: Fuga
3. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: Praeludium
4. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: Fuga
5. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 848: Praeludium
6. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 848: Fuga
7. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849: Praeludium
8. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849: Fuga
9. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850: Praeludium
10. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850: Fuga
11. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: Praeludium
12. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: Fuga
13. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV 852: Praeludium
14. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV 852: Fuga
15. Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor No. 8, BWV 853: Praeludium
16. Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor No. 8, BWV 853: Fuga
17. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854: Praeludium
18. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854: Fuga
19. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855: Praeludium
20. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855: Fuga
21. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856: Praeludium
22. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856: Fuga
23. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857: Praeludium
24. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857: Fuga

1. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV 858: Praeludium
2. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV 858: Fuga
3. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859: Praeludium
4. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859: Fuga
5. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860: Praeludium
6. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860: Fuga
7. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861: Praeludium
8. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861: Fuga
9. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 862: Praeludium
10. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 862: Fuga
11. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863: Praeludium
12. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863: Fuga
13. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864: Praeludium
14. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864: Fuga
15. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865: Fuga
16. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 866: Praeludium
17. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 866: Fuga
18. Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867: Praeludium
19. Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867: Fuga
20. Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868: Praeludium
21. Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868: Fuga
22. Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869: Praeludium
23. Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869: Fuga

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User Reviews

vigorous and exquisite Bach

Glenn Gould is a legend and no collection with interest in piano or Bach should be without his playing. I never tire of it. He plays with little or no pedal achieving the delicacy of a harpsicord with the depth of the pianoforte. Some scholars and pianists may differ in their appreciation, but I have read of none that fail to respect him. November 2, 2008

Addictive

Few music is as addictive as Gould's performances of Bach. Kind of a drug, but far healthier! When you start listening the first prelude in C major staccato-like just like nobody else played it before, you're sure you're listening to something unique.

A copy of this recording should be in each home. June 14, 2008

Bach and Gould

The Glenn Gould Edition - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

Bach never fails to please! And Glenn Gould gives (to me) the ultimate interpretation. Each time I play either one, I find something new to enjoy February 8, 2008

The genius of a madman

Of all the pianists in my collection Gould and Lipati stand out as men of unequalled genius.

How many times have you had a musically sophisticated guest have his mouth hang open, and ask again and again to hear a prelude from the WTC just one more time?

Sure Gould was nuts, but nuts with the gift of the gods. August 11, 2007

Passion

I recently listened to an MP3 recording of Bach's WTC Book I by Glenn Gould. I know the music well having listened so many times to the recordings by Andras Schiff and Angela Hewitt. Gould's recording was a revelation. While there is a considerable amount of backgound noise (perhaps Gould humming as he has in other recordings), the sound of the piano is bright and forward much to my liking and considerably better than the distant and muffled sound from Schiff's effort. What makes the recording remarkable, however, is the definite passion Gould seems to present in this recording. I do not at all agree with the review by Mr. Lee of last year. Gould was clearly an iconoclast in some ways; yet his approach to so many of Bach's great works using his unique sense of rhythm, timing, and emphasis brought out a living presence not found in the recordings of others that I have listened to (at least with the WTC). I hope to obtain a CD as soon as possible. July 28, 2007

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