Glenn Gould’s (rather) complete Bach recordings
Just to begin with… now that we both have all the time.
[The compilation is not really complete, but anyway very representative.]
Soli Deo Gloria ! (… aside of J. S. Bach, and you ❤ )
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1) Bach Keyboard Concerto in D minor BWV 1052 0:00, 8:48, 16:09 2) Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major BWV 1053 24:37, 32:41, 37:18 3) Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Major BWV 1054 43:40, 51:28, 57:21 4) Bach Keyboard Concerto in A Major BWV 1055 1:00:07, 1:04:19, 1:10:01 5) Bach Keyboard Concerto in F minor BWV 1056 1:14:12, 1:17:48, 1:20:45 6) Bach Keyboard Concerto in G minor BWV 1058 1:24:32, 1:28:26, 1:34:24 7) Bach Italian Concerto in F Major BWV 971 1:38:19, 1:42:28, 1:48:25 (Keyboard only) 8) BWV 1080 – Art of the Fugue (organ) Contrapunctus 1:51:28 9) English Suite N° 1 BWV 806 : 2:27:36 2:29:25 2:35:38 2:39:41 2:43:10 10) English Suite N° 2 BWV 807 : 2:45:06 2:49:42 2:52:29 2:55:27 2:58:55 11) English Suite N° 3 BWV 808 : 3:01:20 3:04:08 3:05:55 3:07:14 3:10:28 3:12:31 12) English Suite N° 4 BWV 809 : 3:14:27 3:18:51 3:21:35 3:22:30 3:25:28 3:28:45 13) English Suite N° 5 BWV 810 : 3:31:00 3:35:38 3:38:34 3:40:22 3:42:21 3:45:00 14) English Suite N° 6 BWV 811 : 3:47:09 3:49:30 3:55:30 3:58:40 4:01:26 4:04:33 4:06:46 4:10:36 15) Overture in the French Style BWV 831 : 4:13:33 16) French Suite N° 1 BWV 812 : 4:38:48 4:40:20 4:41:23 4:44:13 4:45:28 4:47:56 17) French Suite N° 2 BWV 813 : 4:50:09 4:52:44 4:53:54 4:56:08 4:57:05 4:57:57 18) French Suite N° 3 BWV 814 : 4:59:45 5:01:18 5:02:28 5:04:09 5:06:12 5:07:01 19) French Suite N° 4 BWV 815 : 5:08:40 5:09:55 5:11:03 5:13:13 5:14:13 5:14:56 5:16:02 20) French Suite N° 5 BWV 816 : 5:17:55 5:19:47 5:21:03 5:23:55 5:24:37 5:25:24 5:26:30 21) French Suite N° 6 BWV 817 : 5:28:58 5:30:34 5:31:32 5:34:09 5:34:49 5:35:42 5:36:30 5:37:28 22) Goldberg Variations (1955) BWV 988 5:39:33 Aria 5:41:26 Variatio 1 a 1 Clav. 5:42:11 Variatio 2 a 1 Clav. 5:42:47 Variatio 3 Canone all Unisuono a 1 Clav. 5:43:43 Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. 5:44:13 Variatio 5 a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 5:44:50 Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav. 5:45:22 Variatio 7 a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 5:46:31 Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. 5:47:17 Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav. 5:47:56 Variatio 10 Fugetta a 1 Clav. 5:48:37 Variatio 11 a 2 Clav. 5:49:32 Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta 5:50:28 Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. 5:52:38 Variatio 14 a 2 Clav. 5:53:38 Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. 5:55:54 Variatio 16 a 1 Clav. Ouverture 5:57:13 Variatio 17 a 2 Clav. 5:58:07 Variatio 18 Canone alla Sexta a 1 Clav. 5:58:53 Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. 5:59:37 Variatio 20 a 2 Clav. 6:00:23 Variatio 21 Canone alla Fettima 6:02:08 Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. alla breve 6:02:50 Variatio 23 a 2 Clav. 6:03:45 Variatio 24 Canone alla Ottava a 1 Clav. 6:04:42 Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. 6:11:08 Variatio 26 a 2. Clav. 6:12:06 Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav. 6:12:54 Variatio 28 a 2 Clav. 6:14:05 Variatio 29 a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 6:15:06 Variatio 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet 6:15:54 Aria da Capo è Fine 23) 2 Fugues from WTC 6:18:10 Fugue No.14 in F-sharp minor BWV 883 6:21:28 Fugue No.9 in E major BWV 878 24) Goldberg Variations (1981) BWV 988 6:25:48 Aria 6:28:53 Variatio 1 a 1 Clav. 6:30:05 Variatio 2 a 1 Clav. 6:30:53 Variatio 3 Canone all Unisuono a 1 Clav. 6:32:25 Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. 6:33:15 Variatio 5 a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 6:33:51 Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav. 6:34:33 Variatio 7 a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 6:35:48 Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. 6:36:42 Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav. 6:37:42 Variatio 10 Fugetta a 1 Clav. 6:38:46 Variatio 11 a 2 Clav. 6:39:39 Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta 6:41:16 Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. 6:43:55 Variatio 14 a 2 Clav. 6:44:58 Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. 6:49:58 Variatio 16 a 1 Clav. Ouverture 6:51:40 Variatio 17 a 2 Clav. 6:52:33 Variatio 18 Canone alla Sexta a 1 Clav. 6:53:37 Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. 6:54:40 Variatio 20 a 2 Clav. 6:55:30 Variatio 21 Canone alla Fettima 6:57:44 Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. alla breve 6:58:46 Variatio 23 a 2 Clav. 6:59:43 Variatio 24 Canone alla Ottava a 1 Clav. 7:01:26 Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. 7:07:31 Variatio 26 a 2. Clav. 7:08:23 Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav. 7:09:45 Variatio 28 a 2 Clav. 7:10:48 Variatio 29 a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 7:11:50 Variatio 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet 7:13:16 Aria da Capo è Fine 25) Partitas N°1 – N°6 Partita N°1 BWV 825 : 7:17:00, 7:18:56, 7:20:51, 7:22:34, 7:25:44, 7:27:10 Partita N°2 BWV 826 : 7:28:33, 7:32:48, 7:36:03, 7:37:52, 7:40:27, 7:42:03 Partita N°3 BWV 827 : 7:43:49, 7:45:39, 7:47:44, 7:49:49, 7:51:51, 7:53:37, 7:54:30 Partita N°4 BWV 828 : 7:55:56, 8:01:33, 8:07:58, 8:11:39, 8:13:05, 8:17:59, 8:19:14 Partita N°5 BWV 829 : 8:20:58, 8:22:48, 8:24:40, 8:25:22, 8:27:28, 8:28:35, 8:29:23 Partita N°6 BWV 830 : 8:31:05, 8:38:55, 8:43:08, 8:45:30, 8:46:14, 8:49:56, 8:50:50 26) 6 Little Preludes BWV 933-938 Prelude N°1 BWV 933 : 8:54:27 Prelude N°2 BWV 934 : 8:55:44 Prelude N°3 BWV 935 : 8:59:16 Prelude N°4 BWV 936 : 9:00:42 Prelude N°5 BWV 937 : 9:02:39 Prelude N°6 BWV 938 : 9:04:05 27) Prelude & Fughetta in d minor BWV 899 : 9:07:00, 9:08:39 28) Prelude & Fughetta in G Major BWV 902 : 9:09:31, 9:12:53 29) 6 Little Preludes BWV 924-928, 930 Prelude N°1 BWV 924 : 9:13:46 Prelude N°2 BWV 925 : 9:14:40 Prelude N°3 BWV 926 : 9:16:26 Prelude N°4 BWV 927 : 9:17:03 Prelude N°5 BWV 928 : 9:18:47 Prelude N°6 BWV 930 : 9:19:55 30) 3 Little Fugues BWV 952, 961, 953 : 9:23:13, 9:24:33, 9:26:58 31) Prelude & Fugue in a minor BWV 895 : 9:28:16, 9:29:47 32) Prelude & Fugue in e minor BWV 900 : 9:31:29, 9:32:59 33) 3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard BWV 1027, 1028, 1029 Sonata N°1 BWV 1027 : 9:35:13, 9:39:32, 9:43:05, 9:45:33 Sonata N°2 BWV 1028 : 9:48:27, 9:50:42, 9:53:12, 9:59:36 Sonata N°3 BWV 1029 : 10:03:24, 10:08:20, 10:13:15 34) 6 Sonatas for Violin & Keyboard BWV 1014-1019 Sonata N°1 BWV 1014 : 10:17:00, 10:22:55, 10:26:07, 10:29:25 Sonata N°2 BWV 1015 : 10:31:48, 10:35:29, 10:38:41, 10:42:08 Sonata N°3 BWV 1016 : 10:45:40, 10:51:10, 10:54:17, 10:59:33 Sonata N°4 BWV 1017 : 11:03:54, 11:08:27, 11:13:29, 11:16:54 Sonata N°5 BWV 1018 : 11:20:11, 11:25:16, 11:28:27, 11:34:00 Sonata N°6 BWV 1019 : 11:36:13, 11:39:57, 11:42:04, 11:46:03, 11:50:19 35) 7 Toccatas BWV 910 – 916 Toccata N°1 BWV 910 : 11:53:54 Toccata N°2 BWV 911 : 12:05:40 Toccata N°3 BWV 912 : 12:17:02 Toccata N°4 BWV 913 : 12:31:12 Toccata N°5 BWV 914 : 12:48:13 Toccata N°6 BWV 915 : 12:56:53 Toccata N°7 BWV 916 : 13:05:43 36) 15 Inventions BWV 772-786 & Sinfonias BWV 787-801 Invention N°1 BWV 772 : 13:14:45 Sinfonia N°1 BWV 787 : 13:16:17 Invention N°2 BWV 773 : 13:17:01 Sinfonia N°2 BWV 788 : 13:19:58 Invention N°3 BWV 774 : 13:22:59 Sinfonia N°3 BWV 789 : 13:24:01 Invention N°4 BWV 775 : 13:25:07 Sinfonia N°4 BWV 790 : 13:25:55 Invention N°5 BWV 776 : 13:29:08 Sinfonia N°5 BWV 791 : 13:30:34 Invention N°6 BWV 777 : 13:33:38 Sinfonia N°6 BWV 792 : 13:36:25 Invention N°7 BWV 778 : 13:37:14 Sinfonia N°7 BWV 793 : 13:38:12 Invention N°8 BWV 779 : 13:39:42 Sinfonia N°8 BWV 794 : 13:40:48 Invention N°9 BWV 780 : 13:41:45 Sinfonia N°9 BWV 795 : 13:44:38 Invention N°10 BWV 781 : 13:48:54 Sinfonia N°10 BWV 796 : 13:49:39 Invention N°11 BWV 782 : 13:50:34 Sinfonia N°11 BWV 797 : 13:51:33 Invention N°12 BWV 783 : 13:55:16 Sinfonia N°12 BWV 798 : 13:56:16 Invention N°13 BWV 784 : 13:57:29 Sinfonia N°13 BWV 799 : 13:58:18 Invention N°14 BWV 785 : 14:00:30 Sinfonia N°14 BWV 800 : 14:02:11 Invention N°15 BWV 786 : 14:03:17 Sinfonia N°15 BWV 801 : 14:04:14
[I will add the indications for The Well-Tempered Clavier later on]
What an incredible compilation ! Thank you, phral !
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You’re most welcome, as always !
(May I say that she (and I too) knew by heart every single one of these pieces -among many more; almost all; by J. S. Bach-, after listening to them dozens and dozens of times ?) … I have now at home two sets on CD of the complete Bach recordings by Gould (Ariel’s and my own) and a third, partial one, on LP which belonged to my father 🙂
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