Tracks
1.1 Aria Take 1 1.2 "A great take" 1.3 Variation 1 Take 1 1.4 "Slightly too fast" 1.5 Variation 1 Take 2 1.6 "I like to do one more time" 1.7 Variation 1 Take 3 1.8 "I keep forgetting" - Cue - Short False Start - Long False Start 1.9 Variation 1 Take 4 1.10 ? "Now, that sounded great" - wrong feed 1.11 Variation 2 Take 1 1.12 "Not a bad take" 1.13 Variation 2 Take 2 1.14 "Damn it, there was a miss note" - Variation 2 Take 3: false start 1.15 Variation 2 Take 4 1.16 "There was a wow at the beginning of the second half" 1.17 Variation 2 Take 5 1.18 "The first half was not good" - Anouncement Take 6 - "Video wasn't ready" - Take 7 False Start 1.19 Variation 2 Take 7 1.20 "Okay? - That is great! - Okay!" 1.21 Variation 3 Take 1 - cut off 1.22 "Again, please" 1.23 Variation 3 Take 2 - cut off 1.24 "Don't like it" 1.25 Variation 3 Take 3 1.26 "I tried the fast version" 1.27 Variation 3 Take 4 1.28 "How about that?" - Preparation for next take 1.29 Variation 4 Take 1 1.30 ? "I forgot the goddam Ritard. dammit" - Discussion - Take 2, 3 and 4 all cut off 1.31 Variation 4 Take 5 1.32 "Tremendous" 1.33 Variation 4 Take 6 1.34 "Okay, we got a choice. Shall we take a look?" - Preparation for next take 1.35 Variation 6 Take 1 1.36 "Sorry, I'm very sorry, Glen" - Take 2: cut off 1.37 Variation 6 Take 3 1.38 "Not bad" - Take 4: cut off 1.39 Variation 6 Take 5 - left channel drop out 1.40 "That had loads of character" 1.41 Variation 6 Take 6 1.42 "How about that? - That's fabulous" - Preparation for next take - Take 1: 2 false starts 1.43 Variation 7 Take 1 1.44 "A wrong note near the end" 1.45 Variation 7 Take 2 1.46 "That was a hell of a good take" - Preparation for next take 1.47 Variation 9 Take 1 - cut off 1.48 "Oh, merde. Take 2, please" 1.49 Variation 9 Take 2 1.50 "Not a bad take. There was a wrong note in first half." 1.51 Variation 9 Take 3 1.52 "Sorry, I forgot the legato" 1.53 Variation 9 Take 4 1.54 "Also a good take" - Take 5: false start - "Let me just play the end of seven." 1.55 Variation 9 Take 5 1.56 "We got lots of choice." - Improvisation - Preparation for next take 1.57 Variation 10 Take 1 1.58 "There was a wrong note" - Preparation for next take 1.59 Variation 10 Take 2 1.60 "I seem to be incapable of doing..." - Rehearsal - Preparation for next take 1.61 Variation 10 Take 3 1.62 "A sloppy trill at the end" - Preparation for next take 1.63 Variation 10 Take 4 1.64 "This was gorgeous" 1.65 Variation 10 Take 5 1.66 "Too many little things" - Take 6: false start 1.67 Variation 10 Take 6 1.68 "Very good things except one trill that wasn't good" - Take 7: various false starts 1.69 Variation 10 Take 7 1.70 "Also very good" 1.71 Variation 10 Take 8 1.72 "Oh shit, I was going very well" - Take 9: cut off - preparation for next take 1.73 Variation 10 Take 9 1.74 "Sorry, sorry..." 1.75 Variation 10 Take 10 1.76 "We got lots of choice, Bruno." 2.1 Rehearsal: Variation 11 - 2nd half - Preparation for next take - 2 false starts 2.2 Variation 11 Take 1 2.3 "I hope you got that" 2.4 Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 1 (2 attempts) 2.5 "That got it" 2.6 Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 2 (3 attempts) 2.7 "I'm not sure if the tempo was quite right on that one" 2.8 Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 3 2.9 "Well, I got the first two" 2.10 Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 4 2.11 "That felt great" 2.12 Variation 11 Insert 2 Take 1 (2 attempts) 2.13 "We got the spot" - Rehearsal / Improvisation 2.14 Variation 11 Insert 2 Take 2 2.15 "How about that one" 2.16 Variation 11 Insert 2 Take 3 2.17 "Okay, well we got..." 2.18 Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 1 2.19 "But it got the real spot" 2.20 Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 2 2.21 "That, I don't know about the level" 2.22 Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 3 2.23 "Alright, Glenn, we're one dB over now." 2.24 Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 4 (3 attempts) 2.25 "Now, Glenn, I'm sorry, we're down a little bit again" 2.26 Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 5 2.27 "I don't like the feel of the line" 2.28 Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 6 (5 attempts) 2.
Notes
Limited 11 CD set. Forty years ago, on September 2, 1982 - the year of Michael Jackson's Thriller and Steven Spielberg's E.T. - Glenn Gould's legendary second recording of the Goldberg Variations closed a circle that his revolutionary 1956 recording of Bach's masterpiece had opened. While his first recording is the exuberant, fast-paced work of a 22-year-old pianistic prodigy, his second is the measured, richly detailed interpretation of an experienced studio artist. Just five weeks later, the Canadian pianist died unexpectedly, leaving the world a masterpiece of recording art that - awarded two Grammys - is still one of the most listened to classical albums worldwide. In Gould's 90th anniversary year and 40 years since the second album's first release, Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of Glenn Gould: The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Recording Sessions, a uniquely detailed window into the creation of this classic recording. Across 11 CDs, the set includes the double GRAMMY-winning final release as well as everything committed to tape during the 1981 sessions, restored from the original ¼-inch analogue tapes and mastered using 24 bit / 96 kHz technology. As well as the takes themselves, the session recordings include Gould and the producers' conversations, all of which are transcribed in a hard-cover coffee-table book which also contains an annotated score.
