The Goldberg variations from Glenn Gould Plays Bach

The Goldberg variations from Glenn Gould Plays Bach / a film by Bruno Monsaingeon ; a Clasart Film production for TF1 and WDR.

"Glenn Gould's first recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations in 1955 had made his name legendary. This film, shot in New York in April and May 1981, marks his life -- as if interpolated between the two peaceful Arias and the two recordings, the one opening, the other closing his care...

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Corporate Authors: Clasart Films, Société nationale télévision française 1., Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Sony Classical (Firm)
Other Authors: Monsaingeon, Bruno, Gould, Glenn, Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
German
Published: Manaus, Brazil : Sony Classical, c2000.
Subjects:
Gould, Glenn > Interviews.
Variations (Piano)
Videos > Music Library
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Summary:"Glenn Gould's first recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations in 1955 had made his name legendary. This film, shot in New York in April and May 1981, marks his life -- as if interpolated between the two peaceful Arias and the two recordings, the one opening, the other closing his career -- with a symbol of cyclic perfection."--Container.
Item Description:Special features: bonus video, selected discography, photo gallery, liner notes, biography.
NTSC format.
A Clasart Film production for TF1, Paris, and WDR, Cologne.
Sony Classical: 9-048424.
Sony Classical: 132064.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Editor, David Thompson.
Participant or Performer:Glenn Gould, piano ; Bruno Monsaingeon, interviewer.
Language:In English with French and German subtitles.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Produced at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, Apr.-May 1981.
Action Note:Record updated

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