Bach: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 1-5 & 7 (The Glenn Gould Edition)

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), Vladimir Golschmann (Conductor), Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Glenn Gould (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Glenn Gould
• Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Golschmann
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (October 27, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000028ND
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,878 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOULD'S BACH: PERFECT, July 15, 2000

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MOVIE MAVEN (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 1-5 & 7 (The Glenn Gould Edition) (Audio CD)

My idea of how to spend a perfect rainy day indoors is to grab a few books and put lots of Bach on the CD player. The first things I'd listen to are the Concertos for Keyboard/Clavier and Strings. There is nothing quite like the intense joy and feeling of well being that these miraculous concertos produce. Glenn Gould's muscular performances could not be bettered--by anyone. I am particularly fond of the fact that he plays a modern piano rather than the harpsichord of which I feel "a little goes a long, long way."

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST Recording of Bach's concertos EVER, April 23, 2001

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Jaime Capella-fuster (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 1-5 & 7 (The Glenn Gould Edition) (Audio CD)

Gould is the best. Afer listening to many excellent recordings of the BWV 1052 concerto--including very good ones in period instruments by Pinnock & The English Concert, Koopman & the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, etc.--I have to say that this is absolutely the best recording of that concert in existence. The recording of the BWV 1055 is one of the most moving I've ever heard. Gould is absolutely amazing. His mastery over the piano is the stuff of legend, and there's something to be said about the use of the piano for interpreting these concerts. As much as I like the use of period instruments...the depth of expression you can achieve with the piano has no comparison. And in the hands of Gould, you will not be dissapointed.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pianistic Genius, July 26, 2001

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Brian H. Williams (Manteca, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 1-5 & 7 (The Glenn Gould Edition) (Audio CD)

For all of Gould's eccentricities, these are without question the finest versions of Bach's concertos one could ask for. Of course, if you are a period instrument fan, you would avoid this anyway. Authenticity not withstanding, Gould brings to these works a penetrating sense of understanding, lyricysm and startling keyboard mastery. There are many other fine versions in the catalog, such as Perahia, but if want to hear Bach done to perfection, Gould is your man.