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Bach: The Two and Three Part Inventions Glen Gould Anniversary Edition

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Track Listings

1 Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
2 Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787
3 Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773
4 Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788
5 Invention No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 776
6 Sinfonia No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 791
7 Invention No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 785
8 Sinfonia No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 800
9 Invention No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 782
10 Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797
11 Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781
12 Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796
13 Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786
14 Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801
15 Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778
16 Sinfonia No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 793
17 Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777
18 Sinfonia No. 6 in E Major, BWV 792
19 Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784
20 Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799
21 Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783
22 Sinfonia No. 12 in A Major, BWV 798
23 Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774
24 Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major, BWV 789
25 Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775
26 Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790
27 Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779
28 Sinfonia No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794
29 Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780
30 Sinfonia No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 795

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.33 inches; 3.84 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sony Classical
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2002
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 50 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sony Classical
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00006FI9S
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2014
Glen Gould, eccentric, introverted, unorthodox in every way, was one of the world's premier interpreters of Bach's keyboard works. His Goldberg Variations (both versions) are legendary in the history of recorded classical music. This album of Bach's Two and Three Part Inventions is no less remarkable, for the crystalline precision of the execution, the warmth and feeling Gould conveys, and the superb sound quality of the recording.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2007
Gould shows these tradtional pieces played by every serious piano student can be interpretted more than one way. Some that are usually played very fast, he plays slowly, and some that are usually played fast, are played really fast - as though with super human ability. He uses legato on some that often are played stacatto, and others that are usually legato are played stacatto. An old recording that is still fresh and imaginative.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013
I have been a Gould listener for many decades. The artist never disappoints. Something about Gould's interpretation of Bach is timeless and unmatched. I also have a fascination for his quirky personality, the multiple postmortem theories about his talent and alleged afflictions/peculiarities. It was said of him "That genius is a nut".
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Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014
Looked for this one for years after I lost my first (tape) copy. This is my favorite Glen Gould.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2005
One can tolerate Glen Gould's grunting and groaning throughout, as his interpretation of the Bach inventions is outstanding. However, despite Sony's reputation the recording is flawed. The first track (Invention 1 in C major) has a "tic-tic-tic" for the first few bars that is unacceptable. Amazon very kindly replaced the disc free of all charges, including freight, but the replacement had the same flaw. I noticed that the disc played OK on my computer so I tried burning a copy. Lo, it was fine on my hi-fi gear so that solved the problem. But take care; why should we have to go to the trouble to make allowances to fix a technical fault when we are paying good money for a faultless one?
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
It doesn't get any better than this!
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016
Great artist
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
I loved his playing, since he is my favorite pianist for Bach; however this CD has annoying background noise, not his humming which I am used to hearing in his other performances. What is that noise? Possibly LP was copied to CD?? That is the only reason I give one star!!!

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Gustav
5.0 out of 5 stars Simplicity and geniuses at work
Reviewed in Germany on July 17, 2015
Delightful Bach and Gould in all regards despite some small retakes which ads to the authenticity of the great Bach interpreter - will he ever be matched?
argon
5.0 out of 5 stars encore genial
Reviewed in France on June 6, 2011
pour les pianistes amateurs ou les clavecinistes en herbe et tous les musiciens la prise studio de la sinfonia H joué 7 fois... un highlight..
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月夜の案山子
5.0 out of 5 stars 静謐さと芸術の薫り高いグールドの稀代の名演!
Reviewed in Japan on November 9, 2013
LPのジャケットをCDにも用いている2007年発売のGOULD JUBILEE EDITION に属するもの。音質は大変立派なもので、クリアーで、低音、中音、高音のバランスが取れた自然な音で、中高音から低音へ音の幅が広がった感じの、弾力性のある柔らかい音である。国内盤の高機能録音など全く必要なしのハイレベルな音質。

演奏は、聴衆の為でなく、まして演奏者の為ではない。作曲家の魂の再現というのが一番近いと思う。グールドは、この練習曲を、曲の順番を変えたりして、実に静謐で芸術の薫り高い演奏である。
グールドはこの演奏で、最早バッハの魂としか語り合っていない。一音一音に魂が込められており、祈りのようでさえある。他のバッハの曲もそうだが、この曲では特にそれを感ずる。そこには、コンサートを行わなくなったことと相通ずるものがある。

グールドの演奏は、淡々と弾いているようでいて聴けば聞くほど味わい深く、自然で温かい音である。一番の美点は、どんなに美しい曲でも甘ったるくならないということである。甘ったるい演奏は聴くに堪えない。
グールドのバッハの中でも名盤中の名盤で、この静謐さと芸術の薫りに溢れた演奏が大好きである。これも、グールドの天才的な運指と繊細なタッチによる明瞭な音とリズムがあればこそであり、他のピアニストの及ばざるところである。

ちなみに、グールドのバッハはみな名演奏であるが、敢えて、私の好きなベスト4を挙げるとすれば、「パルティータ」「イギリス組曲・フランス組曲」「インベンションとシンフォニア」「平均律」である.
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ちーたむ
5.0 out of 5 stars 盤はよかったけど、Amazonさん、これは本当に新品ですか?
Reviewed in Japan on June 13, 2014
前々から欲しかった一枚で満足です。
が、新品のはずなのに、ケースには傷が・・・これは本当に新品でしょうか?まあ、あまり細かい事は気にしないし、返品も面倒なのでそのまま受け取ることにしましたが、ちょっと納得いきません。
安いからしかたがないのかなあ?
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gaiuscaesar
5.0 out of 5 stars 安いし綺麗だし最高!
Reviewed in Japan on March 10, 2014
輸入版と日本語版でこれほど値段が異なるとは!私は新品を購入したので綺麗なのは当然ですが、輸入版には新品でも破損があると思ったのですが、無くてよかったです。内容的には申し分ありません。ただ、順番がインベンション→シンフォニアの同一調で進んでいきますのでインベンションのみ、シンフォニアのみ、を順番で聴きたい人は操作がやや面倒かもしれません。
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