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

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

Glenn Gould's Bach is by now so ingrained in the 20th-century musical consciousness that it's almost hard to remember just how unusual his devotion to this composer was back in the 1950s and '60s when he first started making records. That his Bach recordings are still the standard by which all others are measured is a tribute to his self-awareness as an artist. If you are looking for the essential Glenn Gould playing Bach, then the three sets you really ought to have are his Goldberg Variations (either version), plus the two books of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Gould was simply incomparable in the contrapuntal intricacies of Bach's fugal writing, and in The Well-Tempered Clavier he has 48 opportunities to strut his stuff. He makes a show of every one. --David Hurwitz
Country USA
Manufacturer Sony Classics
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 074645260327
ReleaseDate 1994-01-11
UnitCount 2
Format Original recording remastered
UPCs 074645260327
EANs 0074645260327

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Sony Classics
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	074645260327
ReleaseDate	1994-01-11
UnitCount	2
Format	Original recording remastered
UPCs	074645260327
EANs	0074645260327

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