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Besides Bach’s French Suites, Gould’s “artist contract cards” list the names of Mozart, Bizet, Skryabin, Wagner, and Hindemith. In short, he worked on six different recording projects in his studio at the same time, five of which were published simultaneously! Revealingly, his self-interview “Glenn Gould Interviews Glenn Gould About Glenn Gould” originated at roughly the same time …
Bach: The French Suites Nos. 1-4
Released: 1973
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: II. Courante
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuett I
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: V. Menuett II
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: VI. Gigue
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: II. Courante
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: IV. Air
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: V. Menuett
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: II. Courante
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: IV. Menuett - Trio
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: V. Anglaise
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: II. Courante
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: IV. Menuett, BWV 815a
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: V. Gavotte
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: VI. Air
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue
Disc 1