J.S Bach - Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould (Fixed Unsynced Audio)

Also added timestamps which that video lacked.

Obvs. best without skipping through and getting distracted by his hands, but…
Aria: 0:00
Var. 1. a 1 Clav.: 2:53
Var. 2. a 1 Clav.: 4:03
Var. 3. Canone all'Unisono. a 1 Clav.: 4:53
Var. 4. a 1 Clav.: 6:24
Var. 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.: 7:14
Var. 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.: 7:50
Var. 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga: 8:31
Var. 8. a 2 Clav.: 9:49
Var. 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.: 10:42
Var. 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.: 11:41
Var. 11. a 2 Clav.: 12:45
Var. 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario: 13:38
Var. 13. a 2 Clav.: 15:15
Var. 14. a 2 Clav.: 17:53
Var. 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante: 18:58
Var. 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.: 23:59
Var. 17. a 2 Clav.: 25:38
Var. 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav.: 26:32
Var. 19. a 1 Clav.: 27:36
Var. 20. a 2 Clav.: 28:39
Var. 21. Canone alla Settima: 29:29
Var. 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve: 31:43
Var. 23. a 2 Clav.: 32:46
Var. 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.: 33:45
Var. 25. a 2 Clav.: Adagio: 35:27
Var. 26. a 2 Clav.: 41:27
Var. 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.: 42:19
Var. 28. a 2 Clav.: 43:40
Var. 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.: 44:44
Var. 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet: 45:46
Aria da Capo: 47:16

[websterforrest]

The legend has it that the reportedly autistic genius Glenn Gould turned up for this planned recording session carrying his own chair, at the wrong time, and just started playing. Legend has it that the dutiful CBC sound engineers acted quickly as did their filmmaking partners, starting with the odd shot through the studio window at the beginning. The real videography, with a multi-camera setup, only gets underway about half an hour in, but what is captured from the outset is one of the greatest musical performances of all time. If a person wants to know what music can be, they should listen to these fifty minutes. He was undeniably in his own world and just played from that place. I had the great pleasure of as an acquaintance knowing a person who had performed with him. Her statement was basically that he was a very difficult child of God.

[thirdmaskstudio]

Thank you SO MUCH for no ads.
This kind of work needs to be uninterrupted listening.

[josefpuhringer]

..mein Gemüt wird mit Dankbarkeit gestärkt! Bach'sche Musik 🎶 ist immer eine große Bereicherung! Es gibt so viele schöne Momente, das es die Seele berührt!👏😘

[carmenscialla]

No words, comments, or analytical commentary needed. Simply as close to perfection as one can get. Thank you for posting.

[tomasvalega]

"For those of us who are lucky enough to see a genius playing the work of another genius, it is really something great and an unparalleled privilege. I think this recording should be considered as an Audiovisual cultural heritage of humanity by the UNESCO.

[ivatorres]

Me talking to myself:
"Don't you get tired of listening to Glenn Gould everyday?"
"No, l don't. I listen and watch him play. What still surprises me is that l can always find something new in his interpretation that l had missed before! Amazing, isn't it?

[MarkInLA]

...and he had them all memorized; all those individual lines, those thousands of single notes, not a one forgotten !! It's the highest example of genius a human can display..leave alone, unlike most other forms of 'business' where one can stop a minute, a few hours, days, before continuing work, a musician, once he has began a piece of music, other than practicing while alone, CAN NOT STOP and take a break for a while before continuing the same piece he or she began.. the amount of fortitude necessary to manage this, and perfectly, is simply mind boggling. Of course that goes for every talented musician..

[ralfnoltensmeier]

For me the most cultivated antidepressant. Listened to it more than 1000 times (since 1981). And - thank God - I am still alive :)

[emiliopieroni]

I first heard Bach's Goldberg Variations when I first met my wife at her mosaic studio in 2004. I couldn't stop listening to it. I was addicted myself to listening to the Brandenburg Concertos endlessly in the 1970s. I'm a classical guitarist and devoted a great amount of time playing transcribed Bach pieces. I now teach and write a piano sight-reading method with much appreciation to Glenn Gould and his heart-felt inspiration. Greetings to all from Adelaide, South Australia.

[richardjerrybest]

The Aria da Capo 47:15 by Gould and Bach stands as one of the crowning achievements of human perfection.

[EmilioBetech]

This miraculous recording is as timeless and unique as Michelangelo’s David, Rembrandt’s paintings, or the Psalms of David.
Pieces of art and spiritual rapture, that transcend time and space, and express humanity’s most sublime potential.
Indescribably beautiful, eternally relevant, incomparable in its sheer majesty.
Like the works of art mentioned above, Glenn Gould’s 1981 version of Bach’s masterpiece is an experience that will leave a perpetual light in your soul. Listen to this beauty… and be forever transformed!!!

[ulmus]

Der Mann macht sich keinen Kopp, sondern zieht einfach sein Ding durch. Keine Show, sondern eins sein mit der Musik, die er gerade erschafft. Die Kameraführung ist auch genial!

[ivatorres]

Sometimes l don't listen to the video for a while, for fear of taking it for granted. I aways come back to it antecipating the joy of visiting a best friend l hadn't seen for long. Only then, do l
realise how much l have missed him.
Thank you.

[georgjrgensen]

The unbelievable clarity of Mr Gould's playing is - to me - astonishing. A monument.

[MrCampbellambulus]

One of the greatest interpretations of one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created. Thank you JS Bach and Glenn Gould for bringing Heaven to Earth. It makes the most difficult days of my life more peaceful and the good days absolutely euphoric.

[ksasieta]

I remember watching the video on tv shortly after Glen Gould passed away. So happy to finally see a version with the audio in sync with the video. Thank you so much for fixing it!

[javierandrea]

I heard the Aria of this beautiful piece for the first time, played by Mrs. Ines Grandella, my Music History teacher. I was arriving late to her class. In fact she was already playing when I arrived. It was so moving. To me the beauty of this piece lies on the solemnity and calmness of itself and the memory of the superb delicacy at the interpretation by my teacher. Listening it again, transports me to that cold Monday morning at the 10th floor of the Conservatory of Music in Chile. Greetings and thank you for sharing.

[malcolmabram]

Sometimes I think individuals are born for one purpose only in their lives. Glen Gould was given to mankind to give the finest performance of the Goldberg Variations ever made. Thank God it is recorded for all to witness.

[robertcohn]

Glenn Gould's performance is an inner view to the mathematical beauty of this music. Thank you so much for making this available!

[peterfretwell]

Glen Gould was the first pianist to really nail my interest in Bach starting with his 2 and 3 part inventions. He also brought the beauty and complexity of Bach to me in a way I could appreciate and enjoy.Still my favorite unique musical genius. Thank you Glen.