GLENN GOULD REMASTERED – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION (81 CDs) SONY CLASSICS

IMPORTED GERMAN VERSION

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Glenn Gould s legendary Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould Remastered The Complete Album Collection refurbishes Gould s complete approved studio recordings using state-of-the-art Direct Stream Digital (DSD) transfer and 24 bit/96 kHz mastering technology in a 81 CDs limited edition. The 416 page book includes complete original liner notes (many penned by Gould himself), a wealth of facsimile documents, rare photographs, full discographical information, and a newly commissioned introductory essay by Gould scholar and biographer Kevin Bazzana.

In 1955 Glenn Gould signed his exclusive contract with Columbia Masterworks, and remained with the label until his untimely death in 1982. Gould s first release, Bach s Goldberg Variations, released in January 1956, took the music world by storm, and immediately established the 22-year-old Canadian pianist as one of the most brilliant, original, charismatic and provocative classical performers of his time.

Born in Toronto on September 25, 1932, Gould studied at first with his mother, and subsequently with Alberto Guerrero at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He began performing concerts as a teenager, while his first CBC radio recital in 1950 launched his love affair with the microphone . By his late teens Gould s artistic persona was fully formed. Right at the start he favoured unusual programs, with Bach, Byrd, Gibbons, Sweelinck, Haydn and Beethoven on one side, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and Hindemith on the other, broaching the Romantics selectively. In 1957 Gould became the first North American to perform in the Soviet Union since World War II. After less than a decade of international concertizing, Gould retired from the stage at 31 in 1964 to focus on recording, television work, creating innovative radio documentaries, and writing articles and essays.

Few pianists are so easily identifiable as Gould, whose rhythmic acuity, breathtakingly clean articulation, and scintillating technical aplomb still leave a formidable individual imprint, from his brashly controversial Mozart Sonata cycle and spacious Brahms Intermezzi to his fiercely committed 20th-century music interpretations and, of course, his bracing, joyous and highly influential Bach.

Anhalt:
Fantasia

Bach, C P E:
Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq. 49/1 (H30) ‘Württemberg Sonata No. 1’

Bach, J S:
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV830
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (extracts)
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Italian Concerto, BWV971
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
The Art of Fugue (excerpts)
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2
Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV827
Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV828
Toccata in E minor, BWV914
Two-part Inventions Nos. 1-15, BWV772-786
Three-part Inventions (Sinfonias) Nos. 1-15, BWV787-801
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV1054
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV1058
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
1955, re-channelled for stereo
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1053
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV1055
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
French Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV812-817
French Overture in B minor, BWV831
Viola da Gamba Sonatas Nos. 1-3, BWV1027-1029
Leonard Rose (cello)
Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Nos. 1-6, BWV1014-1019
Jaime Laredo (violin)
English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811
Toccatas, BWV910-916
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
1981
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816
French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817
Six Little Preludes, BWV933-938
Prelude & Fughetta in D minor, BWV899
Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV902
Prelude in C major, BWV924
Prelude in F major, BWV927
Prelude in D minor, BWV926
Prelude in D major, BWV925
Prelude in F major, BWV928
Prelude in G minor, BWV930
Fugue in C major, BWV952
Fughetta in C minor, BWV961
Fugue in C major, BWV953
Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV895
Prelude & Fughetta in E minor, BWV900
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Variation 18
Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Variation 25
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049 (3rd Movement)
Rudolf Serkin (piano), Alexander Schneider (violin)
Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Pablo Casals
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV1054
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann

Beethoven:
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34
Eroica Variations, Op. 35
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 ‘The Hunt’
Bagatelles (7), Op. 33
Bagatelles (6), Op. 126
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastorale’
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 ‘March Funebre’
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral’ – Allegro ma non troppo

Berg:
Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Bizet:
Nocturne in D major
Variations chromatiques

Brahms:
Intermezzi (3), Op. 117
Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6
Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6
Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76 No. 7
Intermezzo in A major, Op. 76 No. 6
Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1
Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2
Ballades (4), Op. 10
Rhapsodies (2), Op. 79

Byrd:
The First Pavan
The First Galliard
Hughe Ashton’s Ground
Sixth Pavan and Galliard
A Voluntary, BK27
Sellinger’s Round

Gibbons, O:
Fantasia in C major
Allemande – Italian Ground
Lord of Salisbury Pavan & Galliard

Gould, G:
String Quartet, Op. 1
The Symphonia Quartet
So You Want to Write a Fugue
Elizabeth Benson-Guy (soprano), Anita Darian (soprano), Charles Bressler (tenor), Donald Gramm (baritone)
Juilliard String Quartet, Vladimir Golschmann

Grieg:
Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7

Handel:
Keyboard Suite, HWV 426 in A major
Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major
Keyboard Suite, HWV 428 in D minor
Keyboard Suite, HWV 429 in E minor

Haydn:
Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49
Piano Sonata No. 56 in D major, Hob.XVI:42
Piano Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob.XVI:48
Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49
Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50
Piano Sonata No. 61 in D major, Hob.XVI:51
Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52

Hétu:
Variations pour piano, Op. 8

Hindemith:
Piano Sonata No. 1 in A
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G major
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat major
Das Marienleben for Soprano & Piano, Op. 27
Roxolana Roslak (soprano)
Sonata for Horn and Piano
Mason Jones (french horn)
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Gilbert Johnson (trumpet)
Sonata for Trombone and Piano
Henry Charles Smith (trombone)
Bass Tuba Sonata
Abe Torchinsky (tuba)
Sonata for Alto Horn & Piano in E flat major
Mason Jones (french horn)

Krenek:
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 62

Liszt:
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, S463a

Morawetz:
Fantasy in D minor

Mozart:
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330
Fantasia (Prelude) & Fugue in C major, K394
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
CBC Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C, K279
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K280
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat, K281
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K283
Piano Sonata No. 6 in D, K284 “Dürnitz”
Piano Sonata No. 7 in C, K309
Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K311
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332
Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K333
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 ‘Alla Turca’
Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K533/494
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Facile’
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570
Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 ‘Hunt’
Fantasia in C minor, K475
Fantasia in D minor, K397

Prokofiev:
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83

Scarlatti, D:
Keyboard Sonata K430 in D major
Keyboard Sonata K9 in D minor
Keyboard Sonata K13 in G major

Schoenberg:
Three Piano Pieces (1894)
Piano Concerto, Op. 42
CBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Craft

6 Lieder, Op. 3
Helen Vanni (mezzo-soprano), Donald Gramm (baritone)
Two Ballades, Op. 12
Helen Vanni (mezzo-soprano), Cornelius Opthof (baritone)
3 Lieder, Op. 48
Helen Vanni (mezzo-soprano)
2 Lieder, Op. 14
Helen Vanni (mezzo-soprano)
8 Lieder, Op. 6
Helen Vanni (mezzo-soprano)
Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1
Donald Gramm (barutone)
4 Lieder Op. 2
Ellen Faull (soprano)
Das Buch der Hängenden Gärten, Op. 15
Helen Vanni (mezzo-soprano)
Klavierstücke (3), Op. 11
Klavierstücke (5), Op. 23
Kleine Klavierstücke (6), Op. 19
Suite for Piano, Op. 25
Klavierstücke, Op. 33a/b
String Trio, Op. 45
Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hilyer (viola), Claus Adam (cello)
Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41
Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hilyer (viola), Claus Adam (cello)
Variationen über ein Rezitativ, Op. 40
Marilyn Mason (organ)
Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47
Israel Baker (violin)
Theme and Variations, Op. 43b
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Schumann:
Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Claus Adam (cello)
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Robert Mann (violin), Isidore Cohen (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Claus Adam (cello)

Scriabin:
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23
Two Pieces, Op. 57

Sibelius:
Three Sonatinas, Op. 67
Kylikki, Three Lyric Pieces, Op. 41

Strauss, R:
Enoch Arden, Op. 38
Claude Rains (narration)
Piano Sonata Op. 5
Five Piano Pieces Op. 3
Wie erkenn’ ich mein Treulich vor andern nun?, Op. 67, No. 1
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Guten Morgen ‘s ist Sankt Valentinstag, Op. 67, No. 2
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss, Op. 67, No. 3
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)

Sweelinck:
Fantasia Chromatica
mono

Wagner:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
trans. Gould
Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
trans. Gould
Siegfried Idyll
trans. Gould