Credits:

Glenn Gould (piano)

Description:

Glenn Gould's great starting point is now available in Japan in analog form from monaural masters for the first time in 57 years. The last album released before his death, "Goldberg Variations," was also released in September 1982, about a month before Gould's death. This work frames Gould's life like a closing circle, and is indispensable in considering his unique music. When we think of Gould, we think of Goldberg, and vice versa. The first in a special series of six analog reissues of four different performances of this important work is the debut recording, made over four days in June 1955. It is the most successful classical music album of all time and an icon in recording history. It was cut at Sony Music Nogizaka Studio in Japan, based on high-resolution recordings carefully transferred from the original monaural masters, which were never released outside the gate. (C)RS