Music

The Birth of a Legend: Gould’s first recording for Columbia, playing Bach as if someone had parted the curtains and thrown open the windows in a dark, stuffy room. The critics were ecstatic; the release broke all records and is still considered one of the ten most significant and successful classical recordings of all time.
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 mono recording)
Released: 1956
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18 - Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19 a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21 Canone alla Settima
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27 Canone alla Nona
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28 a 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo
Disc 1