Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019 (Remastered) Glenn Gould & Jaime Laredo

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014
• 1I. Adagio05:51
• 2II. Allegro03:15
• 3III. Andante03:15
• 4IV. Allegro02:23
• Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015
• 5I. -03:35
• 6II. Allegro assai03:14
• 7III. Andante un poco03:25
• 8IV. Presto03:32
• Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016
• 9I. Adagio05:30
• 10II. Allegro03:08
• 11III. Adagio ma non tanto05:14
• 12IV. Allegro04:23
• Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017
• 13I. Siciliano - Largo04:28
• 14II. Allegro05:02
• 15III. Adagio03:22
• 16IV. Allegro03:21
• Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018
• 17I. Largo04:58
• 18II. Allegro03:15
• 19III. Adagio05:31
• 20IV. Vivace02:13
• Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019
• 21I. Allegro03:39
• 22II. Largo02:05
• 23III. Allegro04:01
• 24IV. Adagio04:13
• 25V. Allegro03:36
• Total Runtime01:36:29

Info for Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019 (Remastered)

Columbia originally hired the Bolivian-American violinist Jaime Laredo for this recording before asking Gould to play the piano part. The collaboration dovetailed so smoothly that Gould proposed further projects: the Grieg and Strauss sonatas and the two Busoni sonatas. Unfortunately, the recordings never materialized.

In 1956 Glenn Gould’s first Columbia Masterworks release, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, took the music world by storm and immediately established the 23-year-old Canadian pianist as one of the most brilliant, original, charismatic and provocative classical performers of his time. Sixty years later, Gould’s prolific recorded output remains a stimulating presence, thanks to Sony Classical’s newly remastered edition. The Sound of Glenn Gould presents highlights from this definitive presentation of the legendary pianist’s discography.

Glenn Gould, piano
Jaime Laredo, violin

Digitally remastered

Glenn Gould
To this day renowned Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (1932 – 1982) continues to fascinate and entice fans and artists alike. Gould was very forward thinking and embraced technology in a way that was unique among performing artists. Gould has received numerous accolades for his work including four Grammy Awards, three Juno Awards and the RIAA Lifetime Achievement Award. He is one of the best-known and celebrated classical pianists in modern history, with a style that was both deeply expressive and technically precise.

Gould influenced a new generation of performers and listeners through his illuminating interpretations of the music of a variety of composers, including, Gould’s 1956 recording of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations which was re-released last year by his longtime label, Sony Masterworks. Gould’s passion for media and communication technology began with his long association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to his numerous performances on radio, Gould broke new artistic ground with his documentaries on radio and his television essays and performances.

Gould’s untimely death on October 4, 1982, just days after his 50th birthday, was mourned by music lovers everywhere. Through his recordings and other contributions to the mass media, Glenn Gould has left a rich legacy of musical ideas and performances that find him, each year, the subject of new books, articles, plays, films and documentaries, which continue to challenge and inspire new generations.

“I believe that the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”

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