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Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Variations - The Complete 1981 Studio Sessions

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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.

The 216-page book additionally features extensive documentation about the recording process including facsimiles of archival documents, a complete transcript of all studio conversations, as well as illuminating articles about the recording process – including the recollections of Richard Einhorn, one of the producers who worked with Gould on the recording.


Gould was famously dismissive of the earlier recording of Bach’s variations that had made his name, adopting a notably slower and more expansive approach the second time around. As Einhorn writes in his article: “Glenn’s thinking about the Goldbergs had evolved considerably since his original recording in 1955. As I understand it, he developed a way to interconnect the variations through an elaborate proportional tempo plan – the upcoming variation’s tempo would be some ratio of the previous variation. This would enable Gould to have a wide variety of musically related tempi for the set.”


Working in April and May 1981 and frequently recording late into the night, Gould and the CBS Masterworks studio team, headed by producer Sam Carter, were joined by the French filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon, who was making a documentary series about Gould; Monsaingeon can also be heard in the recordings. 
These sessions were also the last ever to take place at Columbia’s legendary 30th Street Studio in New York, the place where so many famed recordings were made by the likes of Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra and Leonard Bernstein.


Fascinating for any fans of this unique artist, this set documents and preserves a landmark recording, serves as a source for further research and offers captivating insights into the working methods of one of the greatest musical personalities of the 20th century. 

Tracklisting

Disc 1

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria Take 1
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "A great take"
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 1 Take 1
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Slightly too fast"
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 1 Take 2
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I like to do one more time"
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 1 Take 3
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I keep forgetting" - Cue - Short False Start - Long False Start
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 1 Take 4
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / ? "Now, that sounded great" - wrong feed
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 2 Take 1
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Not a bad take"
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 2 Take 2
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Damn it, there was a miss note" - Variation 2 Take 3: false start
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 2 Take 4
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "There was a wow at the beginning of the second half"
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 2 Take 5
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "The first half was not good" - Anouncement Take 6 - "Video wasn't ready" - Take 7 False Start
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 2 Take 7
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay? - That is great! - Okay!"
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 3 Take 1 - cut off
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Again, please"
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 3 Take 2 - cut off
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Don't like it"
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 3 Take 3
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I tried the fast version"
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 3 Take 4
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that?" - Preparation for next take
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 4 Take 1
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / ? "I forgot the goddam Ritard. dammit" - Discussion - Take 2, 3 and 4 all cut off
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 4 Take 5

Disc 2

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Rehearsal: Variation 11 - 2nd half - Preparation for next take - 2 false starts
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I hope you got that"
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 1 (2 attempts)
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That got it"
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 2 (3 attempts)
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I'm not sure if the tempo was quite right on that one"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 3
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Well, I got the first two"
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 1 Take 4
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That felt great"
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 2 Take 1 (2 attempts)
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We got the spot" - Rehearsal / Improvisation
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 2 Take 2
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that one"
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 2 Take 3
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, well we got..."
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 1
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "But it got the real spot"
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 2
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That, I don't know about the level"
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 3
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Alright, Glenn, we're one dB over now."
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 4 (3 attempts)
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Now, Glenn, I'm sorry, we're down a little bit again"
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 5
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I don't like the feel of the line"
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 6 (5 attempts)
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "You would like to turn on some more lights out here"
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 7 (3 attempts)
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Not very smooth. One more time"
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 11 Insert 3 Take 8 (3 attempts)

Disc 3

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Preparation for next take
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "The first half was terrific"
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Take 2 - cut off
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Once again" - Improvisation on J. S. Bach: Sarabande
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Take 3
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "The first half was no good" - Preparation for next take
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Part II Take 1
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Oh shit, it was going well"
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Part II Take 2
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "A wrong note got in there" - Preperation for next take
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Part II Insert 1 Take 1
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Once again"
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Part II Insert 1 Take 2
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I keep doing that. Damn!"
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Part II Insert 1 Take 3
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "There was a wrong note, but I think we can fix it!"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 16 Part II Insert 1 Take 4
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - That was absolutely clean" Preparation for next take
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 17 Take 1 - cut off
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Oh shit. The first half was good"
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 17 Take 2 - cut off
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Ha ha ha ha ha ha" - 2 false starts
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 17 Take 3
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that for a second? - Glorious!"
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 18 Take 1 - cut off
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Too many things" - Strike the ladder - Preparation for next take - false start
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 18 Take 2 - cut off
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Too many little things."
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 18 Take 3 - cut off
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / ? "Shit! I was doing wrong." Rehearsal /Waiting for video team
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 18 Take 4

Disc 4

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Announcement of next take
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 6 Insert 1 Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Announcement of next take
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 6 Insert 1 Take 2
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "No quite clean at the end"
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 6 Insert 1 Take 3 (3 attempts)
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That was a good one"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 6 Insert 1 Take 4 (5 attempts)
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Not in love with the way I'm doing the endings"
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 6 Insert 1 Take 5 (3 attempts)
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I think we've got a very good choice" - Problems with feed - Rehearsal
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 insert 1 Take (4 attempts)
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "It is very difficult"
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 1 Take 2 (4 attempts) - GG keeps on playing until mid of second part
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, the later trills were not good"
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 1 Take 3 (with 1 false start)
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, that one definitely got a very good opening"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 1 Take 4 (3 attempts)
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, we've got the opening for sure" - Preparation for next take
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 2 Take 1
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That was very good for us" - Notes on the tape
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 3 Take 1 (4 attempts)
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "A very interesting take" - Preparation for next take
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 4 Take 1
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How was that? - I don't know..."
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 4 Take 2
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Was that too light, also?"
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 4 Take 3
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, we've got lots of choice there" - Preparation for next take - Annoucement Insert 5 Take 1 (not played) - Improvisation
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 5 Take 2b
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "No good. Once more, please."
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 7 Insert 5 Take 3

Disc 5

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Preparation for next take
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 1 Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that one? - I think you got them both"
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 1 Take 2 (2 attempts)
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Not as good..." - Level test
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 2 Take 1
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I'm not sure that that got the right rhythm at all"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 2 Take 2 (4 attempts)
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Once again, please."
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 2 Take 3 (2 attempts)
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Once more."
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 2 Take 4
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I think we got a choice."
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 1 Take 3
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Oh, that has been so well"
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 13 Insert 1 Take 4
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That's good!"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 1 Take 1 (4 attempts)
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We got it. It was a little timid at first"
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 1 Take 2 (2 attempts)
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "It was quite good"
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 1 Take 3
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That was great! It was exactly even."
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 1 Take 4
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Aha! Got everything except the last bar."
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 2 Take 1
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Well I think it bussed a little bit at the end"
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 3 for Recording Take 1 (2 attempts)
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I think, that got... - I believe so"
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 3 for Recording Take 2
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "If we want to cut"
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 14 Insert 3 for Video Take 1 (3 attempts)

Disc 6

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Annoucement of next take
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Once again, please" - 3 false starts
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 2 - aborted
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Oh god - Take three" - 1 false start
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 3
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I want to see both one and three and let's do it again"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 4 - aborted
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Five"
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 5
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I think that's it, Bruno"
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 6
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, we've got a choice"
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 19 Take 7
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We got a choice."
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 21 Take 1
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That's the take, folks"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Take 1 (with interruption)
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Hell of a good take!"
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Take 2
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "A low note, the low G was wrong..."
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Take 3
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - Bravo!" - 2 false starts
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Take 4 - aborted
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Don't like it. One more time"
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Take 5 - aborted
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That's enough of that" - Problems with feed - 1 false start
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Insert 1 Take 1
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That got both of them" - Still problems with feed
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 22 Insert 1 Take 2
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We got it - I'm sure" - Preparation for next take - Improvisation - 2 false starts
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 23 Take 1

Disc 7

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Annoucement of next take - May 13th
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 1 Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How was that, Richard?"
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 1 Take 2
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that one? - Perfect"
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 1 Take 3
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Oh god, Bruno, I would love to do another take"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 1
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I knew I was gonna mess up this ending"
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 2 - aborted
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Sorry, it was going very well"
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 3 - aborted
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I'm getting a block about it"
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 4 - aborted
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We may have to run to some other variation..."
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 5 - aborted
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Yeah, I'm not kidding, folks"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 6 - aborted
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, we will leave this for later"
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 7
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We got most of it"
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 8 - aborted; Announcement "Nine."
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 9 - aborted
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / ? "Now I'm getting the bug in the first tape right."
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 10 - aborted; Announcement "Eleven."
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 11 - aborted
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Yes, we may have to come and look at the one that we finally got through on"
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 12 - aborted; Announcement "This is take thirteen.
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 13 - aborted
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Let's look at the one that we sort of got through" - 1 false start
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 26 Take 14 - aborted
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "We got the two places we wanted and nothing else"

Disc 8

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Announcement
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Take 1
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Thank you, Glenn. I think that this is glorious."
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert 1 Take 1
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Don't like the phrasing of it..."
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert 1 Take 2
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Another... I think that was good!"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert 2 Take 1
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I don't like the last eight bars..."
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert 2 Take 2
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Not bad. - That sounded great!" - Preparation for next take
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 1
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I never promised you it's gonna be easy."
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 2 - Glenn Gould announces "Take three"
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 3
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Take four in a moment"
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 4
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - Great"
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 5 - Annoucement "Take six"
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 6 - Annoucement "Seven"
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 7 - Annoucement "Eight"
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 8 - Annoucement "Nine"
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 9
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "It got the last section"
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 10
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Unfortunately it had some wrong notes..."
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Take 11
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "The first half of that was very good"
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 5 Take 1
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Basically we got the first eight bars and the last eight bars" - 2 false starts
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 5 Take 2
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? It's getting close."

Disc 9

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Let me just clean my glasses for a second here."
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 1 - aborted
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Glenn, I'm sorry, we heard, we had noise from outside..."
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 1 (with restart in bar 25)
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How was that? - That's very good, Glenn"
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 2 (with 2 restarts in bar 21)
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - That's lovely"
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 3 (with restart in bar 16)
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That had a beautiful opening" - 1 false start
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 4
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I cannot do it any better than that." - Preparation for next take - 1 false star
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 5
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that for a stylish Aria?" - Preparation - 2 false starts
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria 2nd Remake Take 6
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - That's very fine."
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert 1 Take 1
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How is the tempo?"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert 1 Take 2
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - That just may be the whole thing."
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Remake Take 1 (2 restarts in bar 7 and 1 restart in bar 13) - aborted
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "No, I don't like it."
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Remake Take 2
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "How about that? - That's a very beautiful take, Glenn"
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Remake Take 3 (restart in bar 16)
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "What was the timing on that one?" - Announcement Var. 20, Ins 1, Take 1 (not played)
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 20 Insert 1 Take 2 (9 attempts)
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Did they look in the right..."
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert into Insert 1 Take 2 - Take 1 (2 attempts)
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "The specific spot was fine..."
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert into Insert 1 Take 2 - Take 2
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, I'm not persuaded that the..."
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Aria da capo Insert into Insert 1 Take 2 - Take 3 (2 attempts)

Disc 10

  1. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Annoucement Variation 25, Insert 1, for bar 7-12, Take 1
  2. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 1 Take 1 (2 attempts)
  3. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Until the hiccup this was absolutely gorgeous"
  4. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 1 Take 2 (2 attempts)
  5. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I better have another feed."
  6. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 1 Take 3 (2 attempts)
  7. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Well, I think we've got it."
  8. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 2 Take 1
  9. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Again, please" - Rehearsal
  10. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 2 Take 2
  11. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Oh, sh.. Well, we got the first one."
  12. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 3 Take 1
  13. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I thought I give you one of the big climax once"
  14. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 3 Take 2 (2 attempts)
  15. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That was certainly good at the spot"
  16. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 25 Insert 3 Take 3
  17. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I think that one may turn out to be the one that saves us"
  18. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 5 Insert 1 Take 1 (3 attempts)
  19. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That got the hiccup note, too"
  20. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 5 Insert 1 Take 2 (2 attempts)
  21. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That certainly felt very close."
  22. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 5 Insert 1 Take 3 (2 attempts)
  23. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, you got one till the end"
  24. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 24 Remake Insert for 2nd half Take 1 (3 attempts)
  25. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "This piano is not made for such things"
  26. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 24 Remake Insert for 2nd half Take 2 (3 attempts)
  27. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "That had a very good beginning"
  28. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 24 Remake Insert for 2nd half Take 3 (2 attempts)
  29. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "I think that got it" - Trouble with feed
  30. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 24 Remake Insert for 2nd half Take 4 (3 attempts)
  31. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / "Okay, this one was"
  32. Glenn Gould - The Complete 1981 Goldberg Sessions / Variation 24 Remake Insert for 2nd half Take 5

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