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The Glenn Gould Complete Jacket Collection" is presented to mark the brilliant pianist's 75th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his death. It is a fascinating, limited edition: all the artist's LP recordings in the "look and feel" of the original vinyl discs on 80 CDs.

The Canadian Glenn Gould (born in Toronto 25 September 1932 - died there 4 October 1982) was without doubt one of the most important pianists of all time. Even today, the idiosyncratic interpretations and the eccentric personality of the "James Dean of the piano" exert a continuing fascination.

In good time to commemorate the artist's birth 75 years ago on 25 September and his death 25 years ago on 4 October 2007, the Sony Classical label is launching a special project in honour of the double anniversary: "The Glenn Gould Complete Jacket Collection" transfers all the artist's recordings for LP on to 78 CDs, from Glenn Gould's legendary 1955 recording of the Goldberg Variations to piano works by Richard Strauss released posthumously on 4 April 1984, and of course, not one of the brilliant artist's legendary Bach recordings is missed out.

Each of the 60 single and 9 double CDs consists of the exact recordings as first issued on vinyl and looks like a miniaturised form of the original disc: the CDs are in cardboard slipcases in the original design, and the CD itself is designed to look like a LP.

Supplemented by two bonus CDs, the limited "Glenn Gould Complete Jacket Collection" comprises 80 CDs mounted in a high-quality display case with a booklet of more than 240 pages. This booklet contains a new, detailed essay by the German Gould specialist Michael Stegemann on Glenn Gould and the LP recording era along with texts and repertoire details to all recordings in the edition, plus a listing and depiction of the records with reissue dates for repertoire that has appeared before.

The bonus CDs include the last great interview that Glenn Gould gave the American journalist Tim Page in 1981 and an essay on Johann Sebastian Bach and the fugue that Gould recorded in 1972 for a bonus LP. They also feature a number of late recordings that never appeared on vinyl: fragments of the "Italian Album" and Wagner's Siegfried Idyll in its orchestral version -- Gould's recording debut as conductor and his last recording of all, made on 8 September 1982 with members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Another rarity is Gould's own film music to George Roy Hill's Slaughterhouse Five from 1972.

Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date: September 25, 2007
Studio: SONY CLASSICS
Number Of Discs: 80
Format: Box set, Limited Edition
Average Customer Rating: based on 35 reviews
Track Listing:
1. Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
2. Piano Sonata's No.30-32
3. Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Bwv 1052
4. Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major, Op.19
5. Sonata No.3 In E Flat Major
6. Sonata No.10 In C Major, K.330
7. Fantasia And Fugue In C Major, K.394
8. Concerto No.1 In C Major For Piano & Orchestra, Op.15
9. Concerto No.5 In F Minor For Piano & Orchestra
10. Sonata For Piano, Op.1
11. Three Piano Pieces, Op.11
12. Sonata No.3 For Piano, Op.92 No.4
13. Concerto No.4 In G Major For Piano & Orchestra Op.37
14. String Quartet No.1
15. Italian Concerto In F Major & Partita No.1 & 2
16. 10 Intermezzi Op.76, 116, 117, 119
17. Concerto No.4 In G Major For Piano & Orchestra, Op.58
18. The Art Of The Fugue, Bwv 1080 Vol. I Fugues I -Ix
19. Concerto No.24 In C Minor For Piano & Orchestra K.491
20. Concerto For Piano & Orchestra, Op.42
21. Enoch Arden (Tennyson), Op.38
22. The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.1-8 Bwv 846-853
23. Partita No.3 In A Minor, Bwv 827 & No.4 In D Major, Bwv 828
24. Toccata In E Minor, Bwv 914
25. The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.9-16, Bwv 854-861
26. Two And Three Part Inventions & Sinfonias No.1-15 Bwv 772-801
27. Sonata No.5-7, Op.10/1-3
28. The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, 17-24, Bwv 846-869
29. Songs For Voice And Piano Op.1, Op.2, Op.15
30. Solo Piano Works Op.11, 19, 23, 25, Op.33a & B
31. Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major For Piano & Orchestra, Op.73 'Emperor'
32. Fantasy For Violin & Piano Op.47
33. Ode To Napoleon Bonaparte Op.41 Et Al.
34. Sonatas For Piano No.8-10, Op.13 'Pathetique', Op.14/1 & 2
35. Keyboard Concertos No.3, 5 &7, Bwv 1054, 1056 & 1058
36. Canadian Music In The Xxth Century
37. Piano Sonata No.1-5, K.279-283
38. The Well Tempered Clavier, Book Ii, No.1-8 Bwv 870-877
39. Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67 (Trans. For Piano By F. Liszt)
40. Concert Drop-Out: Glenn Gould In Conversation With John Mclure
41. Sonata No.3 In F Sharp Minor, Op.23
42. Sonata No.7 In B Flat Major, Op.83
43. Piano Sonata No.6, 7 & 9, K.284, 309, & 311
44. Keyboard Concerto No.2 & 4, Bwv 1053 & 1055
45. Piano Sonatas No.8, 14 & 23, Op.13, 27/2 & 57
46. The Well Tempered Clavier, Book Ii, No.9-16 Bwv 878-885
47. Variations For Piano, Woo.80, Op.34 & 35
48. The Well Tempered Clavier, Book Ii, No. 17-24 Bwv 886-893
49. A Consort Of Musicke Bye William Byrd & Orlando Gibbons
50. Piano Sonatas No.8, 10, 12 & 13, K. 310, K.330, K.332, K.333
51. Music From Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five
52. Piano Concertos No.3 & 5 Bwv 1054 & 1056
53. Songs For Voice And Piano, Op.3, 6, 12, 14, 48, 2 Lieder Op.Post
54. Suites For Harpsichord No.1-4, Hwv 426-429
55. Sonata In E Minor For Piano, Op.7
56. Premier Nocturne In F Major, Variations Chromatiques
57. French Suites No.1-4, Bwv 812-815
58. Piano Sonatas No.11, 15 & 16, K.331, K.533/K.494 & K.545
59. Fantasia In D Minor, K.397
60. Piano Sonata No.1-3
61. Die Meistersinger, Gotterdammerung, Siegfried-Idyll (Piano Trans. By G. Gould)
62. Piano Sonatas No.16-18, Op.31/3
63. French Suites, No.5 & 6, Bwv 816 & 817
64. Overture In The French Style, Bwv 831
65. Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba & Harpsichord No.1-3 Bwv 1027-1029
66. Bagatelles, Op.33 And Op.126
67. Piano Sonatas No.14, 17 & 18, K.457, K.570 &K. 576
68. Fantasia In C Minor, K.475
69. The Complete Sonatas For Brass And Piano
70. Sonatas For Violin And Harpsichord No.1-6 Bwv 1014-1019
71. English Suites No.1-6, Bwv 806-811
72. Sonatinas For Piano, Op.67/1-3; 'Kyllikki' 3 Lyric Pieces For Piano, Op.41
73. Das Marienleben For Soprano And Piano
74. Toccatas, Bwv 910, 912 & 913
75. Toccatas Bwv 911 & 914-916
76. Preludes, Fugues And Fughettas Bwv 895, 899, 900, 902, 924-938, 952, 953, 961
77. Piano Sonata No.1-3, Op.2/1-3 & No.15 Op.28 'Pastoral'
78. Works By Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Gould, Scriabin, Strauss & Beethoven
79. Six Late Piano Sonatas, Hob.Xvi/42, 48-52
80. Goldberg Variations
81. 4 Ballades, Op.10; 2 Rhapsodies Op.79
82. Sonatas No.12 Op.26 & No.13 Op.27/1
83. Sonata Op.5, 5 Piano Pieces, Op.3
84. Piano Quintet, Op.44 & Piano Quartet, Op.47
85. Glenn Gould Discusses His Performances Of The 'Goldberg Variations' W/ Tim Page
86. Fragments Of Bach's 'Italian Album' & Wagner 'Siegfried Idyll'
 
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5disc 41  Jan 16, 2010
Certainly a great set for the money even if one already has most of them on LPs. Hard to believe the Amazon listing for one record alone which is in this set for $320 more than the cost of the whole set!

In my set the Slaughterhouse-five disc (41) does not include the last cut, the Bach Chorale (BMV 651). Do I just have a defective disc or are they all like that?

Unfortunately Sony's website does not allow for e-mail.


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5Absolute Perfection!!  Jul 16, 2009
Absolute perfection. Every single touch is incredible!! At any price, this complete series is worth the money~!

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5A feast for the ears!  Apr 17, 2009
I bought this set about a year ago and can't stop playing it, but with 80 CDs, why would you want to? I came to Glenn Gould's music years ago, like many others, via the first version of the Goldbergs, but this magnificent collection opened my mind to his other marvelous interpretations. The Bach is there, of course, (all of it) and is undoubtedly the foundation of the recordings. But to hear Gould play Mozart, Beethoven, Hetu, Brahms, Sibelius, etc., is a tremendous musical feast. You probably won't like all of his nuances, since he considered the pianist to be co-composer (and certainly played as though that was the case). But the rest of the recordings, including his gorgeously sensitive versions of William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons, his 4 hands Wagner and a smorgasbord of other rare treats will leave the classical music fan breathless. This is a tremendous bargain that the Gould fan will treasure forever. And I'm actually beginning to like Schoenberg...

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5a bargain at any price  Apr 16, 2009
This is a treasure trove. Impeccably presented, beautifully mastered, these are some of the most important performances on disc. There are the controversial performances (Mozart sonatas, late Beethoven), the triumphs (both Goldberg's, Bach pieces too numerous to mention, Beethoven 1 with Bernstein, etc. etc.), and the unexpected--who knew Gould's Brahms would be so stunning to hear?

Others have mentioned problems with disk 37. My copy had no issues, which is good since Gould's "Erioca Variations" are worth the price of the entire set.

If you are fascinated with Gould as I am, this is what you are looking for--it's a shame it's sold out at Amazon, but there are some still available from other sellers at sometimes insanely inflated prices. But keep looking. It's worth it. If you are new to Gould and want to know what all the fuss is about, perhaps you should do some sampling of individual discs before you make a committment. He's an acquired taste, but an artist unlike any other, and if you are serious about great pianism, he's always worth examining. Even his outlandish recordings have a level of polish and artistry that outshine many of the competing versions. If you ever wondered what temperament sounds like, look no further!

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5I'M CASHING IN!!!!  Mar 23, 2009
I NEEDED A COMPLETE BACH SET AND GLENN GOULD WAS IT! I SAW THAT IT WAS BEING SOLD FOR 330.00 FROM GRANDMA FRED. I ALSO SAW THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WAS SELLING HIS FOR $2400. I NEW I HAD TO BUY NOW OR REGRET IT LATER SO, I TOOK THE LAST $330 I HAD IN MY ACCOUNT AND BOUGHT THE SET. NOW, 5 DAYS LATER, THE CHEAPEST PRICE YOU'LL FIND IS $500 AND IT'S ON SALE FOR $1200 ON AMAZON! DO I KNOW HOW TO BANK OR WHAT?! NOW, SINCE I PURCHASED IT, I CAN BURN ALL OF THE CD'S AND THEN SELL THE JACKET SET 1 YEAR FROM NOW FOR $5000. (THE PRICE ON THIS ITEM WILL INCREASE EXPONENCIALLY VERY QUICKLY! I SUGGEST YOU DISH OUT $500 AND GET IT NOW SINCE IT IS OUT OF PRODUCTION). IN 1 YEAR, THE CHEAPEST YOU'LL FIND THIS 80 CD COLLECTION WILL BE FOR NO LESS THAN $5000 AND POSSIBLY UP TO $7500 - $10,000 AND IT WILL SELL AS COLLECTORS OF GOULD WILL BUY IT WITHOUT HESITATION.

 
 
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