As part of my series Looking at the Goldbergs, I'll be posting some Goldberg Variations treasures and trivia. Here's a pretty wild mix: six different versions of Variation 5 - played by Arrau; Barenboim, Gould, Kempff, Schiff, and Tureck.
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ReplyDeleteI just finished reading Katie Hafner's book about Glenn Gould: "A Romance on Three Legs". In addition to focusing on Gould, his life, and his selection of CD 318, there is a large amount of discussion about the Goldberg Variations, his 1955 recording and the one made shortly before his death. Has anyone else read this book? Any comments or discussion