Between 1979 and 1981, the canadian pianist glenn gould collaborated on a. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the glenn gould art of the fugue bwv 1080 at musicians friend. Here, he plays from bachs the art of the fugue, the clip culimating in contrapunctus xiv, the socalled unfinished fugue. This work consists of 14 fugues and 4 canons in d minor, each using some.
Several prominent writers therefore claim that it is wholly unrelated to the art of fugue. Gould, glenn, bach, johann sebastian art of the fugue bwv 1080. Goulds usual preoccupation with clarity of line and articulation drive the sound engineering of the organ section of the disc and the piano sound in the sweep up of goulds other art of fugue recordings is predictably close, while his vocalising comes over more strongly against the piano than the organ. The art of the fugue, bwv 1080 excerpts contrapunctus i piano glenn gould producer mario prizek. Bachthe art of fugue hd youtube 14 beautiful female classical pianists duration. The art of the fugue, bwv 1080 excerpts gould remastered by glenn gould now. Rumblefish publishing, umpg publishing, and 2 music. In the scenes presented here, gould plays a pair of movements from johann sebastian bachs the art of fugue gould was nearing the end of his life when he gave these performances. Written in the last decade of his life, the art of fugue is the culmination of bachs experimentation with monothematic instrumental works. Goulds playing was distinguished by a remarkable technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the contrapuntal. Integrale delle registrazioni bachiane glenn gould.
The way glenn gould delivered the unfinished contrapunctus was full. Contrapunctus vii, a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem. One of my favourite, favourite videos of gould, from later in his career when he was at his best. Gould s usual preoccupation with clarity of line and articulation drive the sound engineering of the organ section of the disc and the piano sound in the sweep up of gould s other art of fugue recordings is predictably close, while his vocalising comes over more strongly against the piano than the organ. In this version, glen gouldbest known as a dazzling pianisttries his hand at a version for organ. His speed, dexterity and tone revolutionized the understanding of this piece and it became inextricably linked. The art of the fugue to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. As it stands, this fugue is based on three subjects including one based on the notes of bachs own name, but excluding the art of fugues subject. The art of fugue bachs art of fugue, bwv 1080, left unfinished at his death, is a curious work.
The following is a chronological list of the original studio recordings made by the canadian pianist glenn gould in the years 19561982. In the list of recordings, the article states that glenn gould recorded excerpts from the art of fugue on piano in 1962 the same year as his organ recordings. The art of the fugue was written with no annotaions telling the performer what instrument it was written for. Goulds first performance to receive widespread attention was his 1955 recording of bachs goldberg variations.
Bach glenn gould the art of fugue cd track listings disc. Sixty years later, goulds prolific recorded output remains. Glenn gould toronto, canada 19321982 was a canadian pianist most known for his interpretations of baroque keyboard music, particularly the works of johann sebastian bach. The art of the fugue, bwv 1080 excerpts contrapunctus ix a 4, alls duodecima organ glenn gould producer joseph scianni. Glenn gould d the art of fuguejohann sebastian bach on vimeo. This compilation 2016 sony music entertainment this album download features high resolution cover art only. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. These tracks are being released for the firsttime digitally on what would have been gould s 86th birthday on tuesday, september 25, 2018. Once i finish the entire work for keyboard, im probably going to arrange the entire thing for brass. In 1956 glenn goulds first columbia masterworks release, bachs goldberg variations, took the music world by storm and immediately established the 23yearold canadian pianist as one of the most brilliant, original, charismatic and provocative classical performers of his time. Click here to listen to the new release from glenn gould available now. Bachglenn gould the art of fugue cd track listings disc. He was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of johann sebastian bach.
Glenn gould bach, the art of the fugue official youtube. Contrapunctus v the art of fugue sheet music for piano. Glenn goulds new online store is the official destination for merchandise from the. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bach, glenn gould the art of the fugue 2001, cd discogs. Glenn gould art of the fugue bwv 1080 musicians friend.
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