Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition

Bach, Glenn Gould - Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition

Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition
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Artist: Bach, Glenn Gould
Edition: Music CD
Format: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-09-03
Music Label: Sony

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Free Music Review: Pure Gould
Hit: 4 Stars

There never was another Bach interpreter the likes of Glenn Gould. And this recording is as good an example as any of his unique style--which made him both a worshiped cult figure and an object of scorn. Objectively, his playing is highly skilled but often erratic. On this recording, more than many others, his trademark sing-along humming is plain--often off-key, sometimes inventing another fugue part.

Probably no other performer was ever as fully immersed in the music of Bach. Gould made it his lifelong passion, almost to the exclusion of other composers. The result is both exciting and exasperating. I think Gould's Bach recordings, especially this one, with all of its oddities and weaknesses, should have a place in the music library of every serious music listener, especially of those who understand and appreciate Bach.

I give this only four stars because the recording technique and re-mastering are often uneven. Recordings made at different times under differing circumstances are placed in sequence with obvious discontinuity. But those are quibbles.

This should not be the only recording one has of this music. It's faults are too many. Nevertheless, I rate it a "must have" in spite of its obvious weaknesses.
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