Glenn Gould plays Bach. Vol. 3, The English and French suites ; Overture in the French style.

Composer
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Audio
Language
No linguistic content
Published/​Created
[Germany?] : Sony Classical, [2015]
Description
1 online resource (1 audio file)

Availability

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Subject(s)
Instrumentalist
Library of Congress genre(s)
Contains
Summary note
"Glenn Gould's performances are still the standard by which every new recording of Bach's keyboard works is judged. A new 4-CD Masters box gathers two classic Gould recordings from the 1970s: the French Suites, considered 'one of the landmarks in the discography' (MusicWeb INTERNATIONAL), along with his 'powerful and masterly' (BBC Music Magazine) interpretations of the English Suites."--Amazon.com description.
Time and place of event
  • CD 1, tracks 1-10 recorded 1973 March 11 & November 4 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 1, tracks 11-17 recorded 1971 May 23 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 1, tracks 18-24 recorded 1974 June 21/22 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 2, tracks 1-14 recorded 1974 December 14/15 & 1976 May 23/24 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 2, tracks 15-22 recorded 1975 October 10/11 & 1976 May 23/24 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 3, tracks 1-6 recorded 1972 November 15/16 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 3, tracks 7-12 recorded 1972 November 5 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 3, tracks 13-18 recorded 1972 December 12 & 1973 February 17 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 3, tracks 19-25 recorded 1973 February 17 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 4, tracks 1-7 recorded 1971 February 27/28 & May 23 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 4, tracks 8-15 recorded 1971 March 14 & May 23 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
  • CD 4, tracks 16-26 recorded 1971 January 31, February 27/28 & 1973 November 5 Toronto, Eaton Auditorium.
Source of description
Hard copy version record.
Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
Glenn Gould, piano.
Contents
  • English suite no. 1 in A major, BWV 806 (22:29) ; English suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (14:12) ; English suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (13:06)
  • English suite no. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (16:38) ; English suite no. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 (16:18) ; English suite no. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (26:33)
  • French suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 (11:11) ; French suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (9:24) ; French suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (8:43) ; French suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815 (4:26)
  • French suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (10:55) ; French suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (10:29) ; Overture in the French style in B minor, BWV 831 (25:20).
Other title(s)
English and French suites
Publisher no.
886444938174
OCLC
962027320
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