Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Variations (Johann Sebastian Bach)

[@ilducedimas]

This recording should be sent to space to represent mankind at its finest.

[@valtergilenardi2639]

Sia reso noto a tutti che la Musica Terapeutica di Bach mi ha aiutato a sconfiggere la mia Depressione. Soli Deo Gloria onore al grande Kappellmeister di Lipsia ❤😊

[@marialuizasaboiasaddi2160]

❤

[@home.coffee4559]

1:47 his hands move as if they are performing a choreographed dance, and each keystroke is executed with such precise care and intention... this is what every pianist should strive for

[@maxineparker3372]

I love to watch this man play these Goldberg Variations over and over❤! His extremely long fingers bounce among the keys, while you see-sometimes hear-him sing the notes with joy, sometimes with seriousness, but never hitting the wrong key! He is an unusual marvel!!

[@billmunger9241]

I first heard this Glenn Gould performance on an LP in 1954. Later I got to meet him after a concert at the UW/Madison in the 1960s. There he was introducing us to some contemporary Russian composers. Some of my most treasured piano CDs are Gould performances.

[@delightschwartz2155]

I too treasure Gould's album CDs, in the 60s my father bought home a new discovery, recommended by a clerk at Wallich's Music City on Wilshire Blvd. It was the Italian Concerto & Partitas 1&2 album, and as a beginning piano student age seven, I became obsessed with both the album and Gould himself. What a privilege you enjoyed to have met him! I was touched to learn that Gould's last public performance was at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, a favorite destination of my parents for concerts and plays on their Saturday date nights! How I wish that they had heard him there in person. Gould was utterly unique in his way of using changes in tempo and chord/note voicing to reimagine Bach's melody and counterpoint lines, so that every note and chord could shine a new, like a recut diamond. I must say he has spoiled me for most other pianists' interpretations of Bach, in comparison, they sound tentative, even a bit frazzled and muddy. But you already know that. If you haven't already, I humbly urge you to hunt down a copy of the art film, "37 Short Films About Glenn Gould". The film's unique structure and casting does an exceedingly rare justice for such an unusual, eclectic and erudite man, one whose brain, ears and fingers simultaneously catapulted us both far, far beyond today's world, and also far, far back to Leipzig and Bach's world.

[@montsecasabomasip9864]

I ❤️ Glenn and his Bach's playing. Heaven's music.

[@cweta4917]

Послушайте как играет Баха Карл Рихтер!

[@montsecasabomasip9864]

@@cweta4917 I don't understand 😟

[@Khukhedaru]

​@@cweta4917 ну во-первых Святослав, а не Карл. Далее Рихтер говорил, что мог бы постараться сыграть не хуже Гульда, если бы много и усердно позанимался. Так что не надо тут ля ля, карлуша.

[@NurMav003]

​@@KhukhedaruВы в курсе что бывают однофамильцы?

[@annmillikan9089]

This is absolutely a treasure to listen to and an historic one!

[@luckydude4506]

What a blessing to have these recordings. Thanks to all those responsible.

[@gospeltruthtv]

rkbtex My thoughts exactly!

[@МеружанШаумян-е5к]

Счастлвы те кто умеют слушать .

[@nomse4522]

⁠❤

[@HKLee-dn1fh]

Glenn played Bach on another level

[@charlies.5664]

That's right!!

[@victorpergamenshchik8908]

Glen played Bach on Bach's level. They both are the Envoys.

[@robertmanley3472]

Ever so often true genius reveals itself. I've read and listened to all I can find on this phenomenal musician.....truly stands amongst the finest interpreters of classical music.

[@anatabatadze8727]

My I suggest a novel "The loser ", by Thomas Bernhard.

[@ahmedazizrafiq]

@@anatabatadze8727 why this novel?

[@sophiekunkel7173]

Glenn Gould is a genuis! It blows my mind that anyone can play so perfectly.

[@pietroavola1811]

Glenn Gould era d'un altro mondo....il suo spirito viaggiava con le note. La sua Anima quando suonava, era legata al cielo infinito...là dove nasce la musica, il linguaggio degli Angeli, esseri di Luce.

[@ОльгаМушнякова]

Гггггггггнннн

[@tirsomorellijunior826]

Si,perfecta expoxicionee!!

[@fmoll2509]

Отлично сказано! И его душа теперь с нами, в каждой из наших душ, вместе с его музыкой.. 💕

[@pietroavola1811]

@@fmoll2509 Si. Io posso capire, Mia figlia era autistica come lui. Noi tutti siamo in Dio, ed a Dio facciamo ritoeno!

[@insookang2388]

Si, si, si, certo 👍💐 from 🇨🇦

[@mashtali1]

by going to broadcasting and recording only, Gould made himself eternal. great choice

[@fmoll2509]

Да, выбор правильный. Мы теперь богачи!!

[@jorgeelissalde3089]

Outstanding version. Probably the best. Gould's Bach is perfect.

[@artysanmobile]

I am very happy to hear what Glenn Gould felt about Bach’s composition 2 centuries hence. His passion for the writing means more to me than any scholar’s ‘proof’ of intent possibly can.

[@MottiShneor]

The summit of all music ever written, read, and played. Never was, or will be something so mind-entangling soul stirring elating and awing.

[@marklondon2008]

It's hard to pick a favourite but the way he plays var 3 is just out of this world. And as someone who plays Bach (badly) it's a humbling experience.

[@TerryUniGeezerPeterson]

Each of Gould's hands had their own unique and separate way of communicating musical language.

[@alvarito45]

From Canada with loving Bach!! OMG the phrasing from the very first variations theme is unbelievable.

[@chaim1954]

Never heard more beautiful thing as the Quodlibet at the end of this clip. It is the synopsis of the Goldberg variations. Thank you, Glen, and thanks to the poster. I am happy.

[@zackstaboy]

The quodlibet is absolutely majestic. IMHO, the Goldberg variations should end with it. Repeating the aria detracts from the incredibleness of the sequence of variations, and the marvelous 30th variation, which is its magnificent apotheosis.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Inspired by his splendid performance , I will dream of nostalgic my late beloved mother who deeply loved this work . It's a memory from a long , long time ago This masterpiece he plays digs up old memories . From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

[@blankname4716]

Love that Gould choose to play all the cannons in sequence. You gotta love Bach's rigorous ability to create such highly artistic cannons on all the scale degrees. That must've made him one hell of an improviser. Would be interesting to see what he could've done past the 9th interval or even on the accidentals.

[@martineblaszka00]

Magnifique, inégalable le génie de Glenn Gould

[@richardsimms251]

The greatest ( both Bach and Gould )

[@johnwong8146]

Bach and Gould contributions to humanity are at the pinnacles of human achievements.

[@PeterAByrne]

@John Wong With the exception of everything that Beethoven lived, breathed, said or wrote.

[@montsecasabomasip9864]

For me there are more exceptions than Beethoven, that is great! For instance, Brahms, Wagner, Chopin, Schubert... and so more.

[@ericday4505]

Not just Bach, treat yourself to Glen performing, Beethoven 's piano concerto 5, he was flat perfect there, and it happens to be the best piano concerto ever, brilliance.

[@SailorMurk]

Я так люблю, когда на записях Гленна слышно, как он напевает - просто чудо. Надеюсь, что там, где он сейчас, все чувствуют такую же любовь и гармонию, когда Гленн Гульден играет Баха, а он играет, я уверена, Бах - музыкант вселенной❤️

[@benoit1463]

Yess 💐

[@ТамараБедова-ь2й]

Согласно Библии все умершие находятся в своих могилах а спасенные из них восстанут из могил в день Пришествия Иисуса Христа. Так что он пока ничего не чувствует "там", но будем надеяться , что он спасен.

[@andreykloubovich892]

Трехголосные инвенции в его исполнении были когда-то моей любимой пластинкой. Причем эта запись была сделана во время его визита в СССР. Через много лет я купил диск с его исполнением инвенций в более зрелом возрасте - но не то! Разыскал московскую запись в интернете и до сих пор наслаждаюсь.

[@brianmoylan1671]

Glen Gould is GOLD !

[@jamesorr6537]

Gold was the original family name, but it was changed (a generation or two before Glenn) because the family didn't want to be mistaken as Jewish.

[@charlies.5664]

@@jamesorr6537 That's right!

[@gustavofortunato4779]

Thanks Glenn...we love your music

[@dennisasllani2307]

very very beatiful this Variations !

[@Danteelias08]

In many recordings, the voice of GG is in background....he lives it!

[@barrysindlinger9002]

Quite true...!

[@pedrosalazar750]

asombrosa técnica.....maestro del contrapunto....

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Like Samson and his hair, Gould gained his supernatural ability from his mystical chair! Crafted from wood found on the upper slopes of Mt. Olympus! Touched by the hands of Orpheus himself! LIke the hammer of Thor, the chair would fly any distance, break through any wall or obstacle at the raising of Gould's hand! Even now, the chair sits bolted to a museum floor, to prevent it flying to rest upon Glenn Gould's grave!

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Except that Glenn was never super strong or a Norse god. And if Orpheus found out about its power, he’d take the chair himself.

[@marthamariaamica9950]

El mejor intèrprete de Bach de todos los tiempos¡¡¡

[@angelobonacci461]

Verissimo

[@antoniodangelo4703]

Glenn Gould è,senza alcuna ombra di dubbio, il più grande pianista del ventesimo secolo .

[@sergiotani1928]

Rachmaninof ?

[@erykszadkowski1687]

Oh God, years of listening and this is the first time I heard him speaking

[@stevenxia2944]

He is a musicologist as well.

[@ChamMansour]

You are missing out, for Gould was as great a speaker as he was a musician

[@sebastianszlezer2817]

Gouldberg variations

[@jessicaregina1956]

Thanks captain obviously.

[@carolmcfarlane1177]

It's Goldberg not Gouldberg

[@carolmcfarlane1177]

Look at those fingers!

[@ekerishcountryball]

@@carolmcfarlane1177is mid joke

[@Tutut_suit]

@@jessicaregina1956it is a joke obviously ..🙄🙂‍↔️

[@claudinebourgeois7378]

J’appuie les 2 commentaires précédents. Un bonheur !

[@AlessandroBaronio]

immenso nel riportare la grandezza con semplicità e puntualità unica .........NOTE LIBERE ...tutte quante con la stessa importanza .... LO AMO !!!!

[@veronicabernhart2599]

❤👏🏼🎹🎼Thank you very much Glen Gould for ever

[@cyclamen999]

素晴らしい演奏👏👏👏

[@omargonzalez2641]

One word...Amazing.

[@sungpackhong4144]

We can hear him singing as well. His voice is very lovely.

[@jordannelson7911]

Glenn Gould having a VEVO would be like da Vinci having a deviantart account

[@tsundoku5733]

Do you mean Leonardo? The man didn't have a family name because he was born out of wedlock and his father never recognised him as his son.

[@aai3661]

Brilliant.

[@kirkwahmmet8406]

Christophe S to quote Tyler the creator, “ok.”

[@darylnoble5711]

Gould interrupting his celestial profundities with mere English verbiage is like being handed a candle from Thor in the middle of a thunderstorm

[@darylnoble5711]

Christophe

[@berlinzerberus]

GENIUS

[@sowinski4]

Glenn Gould? I love his work. I listened to his Goldberg Variations to parse through &

[@pollinseclectic8254]

I have heard many versions of the variations and this specific recording takes them all

[@abnersamama6044]

Beau ! Beau ! Splendid .la musique vit et fait vivre !!

[@Сатидева]

Glenn Forever❤❤❤❤❤

[@GuyMannDudeTheOnly]

I love hearing him speak !! ( Although I don't think I've ever understood a word he's said)

[@gottliebsmilingstocksspang2327]

absolutely brilliant!

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Passion , frustration , and devotion . Der perfekte Masochist .

[@violettavalery857]

@ Fritz Maisenbacher il Suo giudizio è espresso in "chiave" musicale o in "chiave" psichiatrica? Mi fermo su questi due argomenti, ma confido in una Sua illuminante risposta che possa spaziare anche in altri campi. Grazie V.V. -:)

[@guntherbeugel6946]

Diese absolute Präzision ist himmlisch!

[@Stefan2057]

Genie halt

[@margaretfarquhar9567]

Feeling and emotion in every finger

[@jean-marcknight8816]

Glenn Gold plays the Gouldberg Variations 😍

[@devourmevoid]

how splendid, those close shots of his hands ...

[@DABELINE]

Magnifique....BACH !!!

[@keithlaliberte4755]

He is in a Samadhi induced by a powerful desire to share his appreciation of beauty and awe. I love Glenn because he taught me to love and appreciate Bach.

[@CD318]

A brain in every finger!

[@tonybinda6905]

In every spider finger

[@Tonypeluso4]

A gift from God on every finger, and I'm Atheist.

[@pollinseclectic8254]

A SOUL in every finger

[@robertimmanuel577]

literally an Octopus

[@benjagoonpongpoon5026]

Genius Gould made difficult things looked easy.

[@anne-marietisserand850]

comme c'est juste et parfait, comme c'est beau

[@danielrouben]

Personne arrive à son niveau avec les variations.... pour moi c'est le meilleur pianiste du 20e S. Merci Monsieur Gould.

[@francescaemc2]

Je suis bien d'accord--mais a Gould n'importez pas...

[@darrennickoley1653]

this dude kicks ass

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

This guy is either a. Not human B. A reincarnation of Bach.. *who is not human.*

[@Maijn2345]

😂😂agreed

[@andersondesouzabastos7982]

Amo essa peça do Bach. Principalmente essa aria introdutória!

[@marcinkasza478]

Ideal, genius...

[@therainforest4314]

Such exquisitely precise finger articulation, and in the rarified atmosphere of a genius at the keyboard.

[@fmoll2509]

The "GOULDberg variations" is the best music I've ever heard 🌹.. No more, no less. Thank God for everything 🙏.

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

He did two, well, canonical versions, one when he was young in 1964 or so, another very different one almost fifty years later. The second one lft me very much with the feeling that he had completed some piece of work he was working on for decades and now he could give himselfpermission to die. Both versions of course superb!

[@fmoll2509]

@@TheDavidlloydjones Thank you, I know. I love both versions.

[@fmoll2509]

@@TheDavidlloydjones from Alfa to Omega 🌠

[@Лёля-й4ш]

Какое счастье, что он был,есть и всегда будет с нами! Спасибо, Глен!

[@rlkinnard]

glenn, pribitetsbobat Bacha by raiy

[@paullarnce2167]

Incredible stuff- TX for posting this.

[@carloshortuvia5988]

Bravo, maestro!

[@paulbyrnesrmt2929]

Gouldberg variations. He has the best finger independency of all the pianists

[@shadowjuan2]

Talll Paul I agree, what this man has done can only be surpassed by another nut like him.

[@Ticci_Toby-x2h]

I am saddened and joyous that I am the first to recognize (or at least comment) on that homage to Bernstein:))

[@Laurenzatto54]

It's pure mythology the independence of the fingers !!!! No human, pianists or not, has independent fingers ... It's not because the fingers do not do the same movement that they are independent.... It's the BRAIN that controls, nothing else !

[@ricardonascimento6020]

Esse é ponto!!!!!

[@Tonypeluso4]

The chair, the man and the piano? I close my eyes and feel The immortality of the artist. Each note is a gift from God. And I am an atheist.

[@dallinfullmer3073]

An atheist that recognizes the importance of feelings, a rare breed indeed

[@rogerioabel]

Atheist grace to God... 😇

[@lisabayliss3394]

I add my tears x

[@therainforest4314]

@@dallinfullmer3073 ~ No, not at all. There are many many atheists who have a lot of empathy.

[@geraldgoodii2839]

Such a God given talent-What a shame we lost him at 50!

[@aai3661]

The faster the tempo the clearer his playing gets. A seemingly non-human level of skill and ability. Easily in the top 8 pianists in human history.

[@ResetZero315]

You forgot Emil Gilels. He was indeed among the the best.

[@MarcAmengual]

@@ResetZero315 please, you are forgetting Artur Rubinstein!

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Artur Schnabel, Samuil Feinberg (for me the real interpret of Bach), Barere, Horowitz, Nyiregyhazy, Tamarkina, Friedman, Sofronitzky, HJ Lim, Kate Liu, Rosita Renard, Lhevinne, Godowsky, and perhaps Mr.Gould, when our friend accepted to loose control. Especially by live concerts, his torture, and my favorites.

[@rampgamercracka4258]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Fritz Maisenbacher I love your additions. Just because I want to think really hard right now, I will try to even it down on paper to the top 2 Pianists that we have recordings of. _______ I did it, and I've landed on Vladimir Sofrinitsky, Grigory Sokolov. I could never be able to think hard enough to figure out who the #1 would be though...

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@rampgamercracka4258 For me, Mr. Sokolov is too heavy. And sometimes rather vulgar.

[@sunachong1083]

Lovely

[@ResetZero315]

Glenn Gould said that he would stop playing piano when he was 50. He had played everything he wanted then. And truly he did. Seems he knew what would happen...

[@jamesorr6537]

Yes, and even more fittingly, his last recording was of the Goldbergs, reflecting, perhaps, the Aria da capo in the Variations.

[@Pogouldangeliwitz]

His last recording wasn't the Goldberg Variations. That's an urban myth. The last piece he recorded was Strauss'early sonata.

[@douglasdickerson5184]

My absolute favorite.

[@oblakophilipsoblako7774]

Fantastic!!!

[@ellashapiro4255]

he plays that 3rd variation so good.............

[@martinstremlow2997]

Simplesmente genial

[@jomicu1941able]

Bach, the greatest! Gold the greatest interpreter of Bach!

[@veroniquechaillet9175]

Merveilleux!

[@budt525]

The greatest pianist ever in my opinion.

[@karlacosgrove3303]

Ditto . . And he's such a lovely man.

[@JohannaCTjia]

Indeed!

[@christosventouris2356]

Yes For playing Bach...

[@afritimm]

Cicliste C Fascinating choice of Horowitz-Mozart, but there is truth in this.

[@rogerioabel]

Indeed!

[@42Watchman]

Prior to Glenn Gould, Bach's music played on piano sounded like a Romantic score. G.Gould created a Baroque Sound on the Piano, replicating a Clavichord, or Harpsichord; Keyboard instruments that Bach used, since the piano wasn't invented in his time. I thank God, for Bach, and musicians such as Glenn Gould for bringing his beautiful genius to us...

[@JohnColapinto]

Rosalyn Tureck. Look her up.

[@nicocernabravo]

Amazing!!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@Orlando-je6wn]

Il migliore in assoluto nel suonare Bach.🎉

[@tamayam2]

Nice！Peaceful！

[@maxdemian6312]

Bach pieces are so pleasant to listen to

[@josephinedriedonkx1136]

Magnifico heb hier geen woorden voor

[@blackstar007]

Awesome

[@АлексейЕрмолов-ы2т]

Охренеть, ведь он это всё воспроизводит по памяти, причем идеально.

[@fmoll2509]

Чувак, он вообще-то Гений)) 😄

[@АлексейЕрмолов-ы2т]

Не зря я его подозревал!

[@fmoll2509]

@@АлексейЕрмолов-ы2т таки, у нас, у русских, чуйка на гениев 😜

[@LoraFrantz]

Господи! Он ещё и такой красивый!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@nerdbot4629]

I can't not think of Silence of the Lambs every time I hear this

[@МеружанШаумян-е5к]

Глен Гульд неповторимый исполнитель Баха .

[@josephrutledge8373]

Unreal

[@GDrake24]

C'est de toute beauté !

[@LynnChang100]

I am crazy about his playing all these pieces of music.

[@brmh1667]

"Let's not waste time hearing it again...." genius comment, surely Bach laughed? I hope they have met, but fear Bach may have been re-incarnated and Glenn just missed him!

[@pierrem.martelli5173]

Could watch those fingers playing all day long…

[@sean8470]

folks relax about the vevo; who gives a eff. We are this video available-that is what is important. The thing about gould is his playing looks so effortless and has this whole score memorized reminds us of how much this man has practiced this piece.

[@chrisgrose6248]

He had TOTAL RECALL as well as PERFECT PITCH.

[@blankname4716]

@@chrisgrose6248 I hope he didn't have total recall cause that would be really painful for him. Also he hits the wrong key accidentally once in a blue.

[@SteveBennett1]

actually Gould supposedly didn't "practice" all that much. But he many hours of intense study, reading the score, memorising the notes etc.

[@sean8470]

@@SteveBennett1 he practiced plenty .....the study of the score an less practice came during his later years

[@huethuyngocbao6729]

Thiên tài là bất bình thường họ mới làm nên điều phi thường . Thế giới của họ không có ai ngoài họ và chỉ có họ mới khám phá thế giới đó , còn chúng ta là người bình thường chỉ có mỗi việc thưởng thức và công nhận họ mà không có một ý kiến nào bởi vì quá tuyệt vời .

[@fmoll2509]

Совершенно верно.

[@michaelbilin1453]

My appetite grows with every note for brain!

[@dulceparra8014]

Maravilloso!