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Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations / A transcription of the 1981 Recording of the Goldber Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach / Transcribed & edited by Nicholas Hopkins / Carl Fischer LLC 2015 / Paperback
Paperback 2015
PAGES: 155
ISBN: 9780825888656 / 978-0825888656 / SCH 355 PL1046
ISBN-10: 0825888654
PUBLISHER: Carl Fischer LLC
LANGUAGE: English
English Summary:
This transcription of Glenn Gould's 1981 landmark recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations presents in notated form crucial aspects of Gould's performance practices with regard to this piece, in particular, tempos, ornamentation, dynamics and articulations. Also included are Gould's fingerings and pedalings. The edition features a newly edited and engraved ""Urtext"" version of the Goldberg variations on verso pages, accompanied by Gould's realization on recto pages. Pianists and harpsichordists will delight in the careful research behind the preparation of this critical edition.
He recorded most of Bach's keyboard works, all of Mozart's sonatas, all five of Beethoven's piano concertos and 23 of the 32 piano sonatas, the complete piano works and Lieder of Arnold Schoenberg, works by Sibelius, Bizet, Richard Strauss and Paul Hindemith.
Gould's embellishments of Bach's lines are written out as precisely as possible. Other markings indicate the recording's dynamics, articulations and tempos. And since this 1981 recording was also filmed, many of Gould's fingerings and pedaling choices could be observed and are included in the edition. --Anthony Tommasini, Chief Music Critic, The New York Times
