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GLENNGOULD · Bach · Beethoven · Schönberg · Webern · Berg

Glenn Gould

Artist: Glenn Gould
Label: Documents
Catalog number: 232851
Released: 2009
Country: Germany
Format: Compilation · Remastered · Stereo · Mono
Barcode: 4011222328519

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Why it matters

This collection brings together the distinct interpretative voice of Glenn Gould as he navigates the complex works of Bach, Beethoven, Schönberg, Webern, and Berg. By pairing Baroque foundations with mid-century avant-garde compositions, this recording highlights the artist's unique ability to find technical precision and structural clarity across centuries of musical history.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

GLENNGOULD · Bach · Beethoven · Schönberg · Webern · Berg has 24 tracks, about 3:00:14 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

1-1Aria2:43
2-1Aria1:53
3-1I. Allegro8:13
Conductor
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
3-4Präludium, Nr.14 Fis-Moll, BWV 8833:49
4-1I. Allegro3:48
4-4Nr.1 C-Dur0:45
4-19Fuge Fis-Moll, BWV 8833:18
5-1I. Allegro Con Brio12:52
Conductor
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
5-4I. Allegro Con Brio13:03
Conductor
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
6-1I. Allegro Con Brio12:51
Conductor
Vladimir Golschmann
Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Cadenza
Glenn Gould
6-4I. Allegro13:00
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
7-1I. Allegro Con Brio16:21
Conductor
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
7-4Nr. 1 G-Dur: Andante Con Moto2:11
8-1I. Allegro Con Brio15:25
Conductor
Dr. Heinz Unger
Orchestra
CBC Symphony Orchestra
8-4I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio6:49
Cello
Zara Nelsova
Violin
Alexander Schneider
9-1I. Andante3:31
9-3I. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo3:43
9-6aTema: Adagio. Cantabile11:56
9-7aIntroduzione Col Basso Del Tema: Allegretto21:47
10-1I. Mäßig Bewegt11:11
10-2I. Mäßig4:03
10-5I. Präeludium: Rasch0:53
10-10I. Andante4:38
Conductor
Jean-Marie Beaudet
Orchestra
CBC Symphony Orchestra
10-14I. Sehr Mäßig1:31

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This 2009 collection was issued by the Documents label as part of their comprehensive archival series, designed to preserve and distribute historic performances by Glenn Gould. By aggregating recordings of Bach, Beethoven, and key figures of the Second Viennese School—Schönberg, Webern, and Berg—the set aims to frame Gould’s career not just as a Bach specialist, but as a dedicated interpreter of early 20th-century atonal music. It serves as a pedagogical overview of his lifelong engagement with the structural rigors of the baroque and the complexities of modernism.

The release utilizes public domain recordings captured during Gould’s tenure with various broadcasting and studio entities, primarily from the 1950s and 60s. The design reflects the label's typical minimalist, utilitarian aesthetic, favoring archival clarity over ornate packaging. Critics and collectors often view these Documents sets as accessible entry points for those interested in the evolution of Gould’s interpretative style, particularly how his uncompromising technical precision bridged the gap between the polyphony of Bach and the serialist rigor of the Second Viennese School.

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