Glenn Gould discography
The following is a chronological list of the major-label studio recordings made by the Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould . In his lifetime, the vast majority of Gould's albums were published by Columbia Masterworks (later CBS Masterworks). In 1988, Sony purchased CBS Records Group, and Sony Classical Records reissued dozens of albums over at least a decade as the "Glenn Gould Edition", which included previously unreleased material. After the Glenn Gould Edition, Sony has released many other albums of the same recordings in various guises. In 2015, Sony Classical released an 81-CD remastered boxed set, The Complete Columbia Album Collection .
Some live recordings or radio broadcasts have been released by small labels or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , with very little live performance ever published by Columbia or Sony. (Gould, of course, gave up concert performance early, in 1964.)
Gould also has an extensive bibliography of television and radio performance, documentary, and music discussion.
Columbia Masterworks/CBS Masterworks: 1956–1984
This Columbia Masterworks discography is believed to be complete.
Year of Issue
Title
Recorded
Label, serial number
1956
Bach: The Goldberg Variations
June 10–16, 1955 in CBS 30th Street Studio
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5060
1956
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30–32
June 20–29, 1956 in CBS 30th Street Studio
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5130
1957
Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 & Beethoven: Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
(with Leonard Bernstein & Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
April 9–11, 1957 and April 30, 1957 in CBS 30th Street Studio
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5211 External audio You may hear Glenn Gould performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19 Here on archive.org
1957
Bach: Partitas Nos. 5 & 6; Fugues in F-sharp minor and E major
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5186
1958
Haydn: Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major; Mozart: Sonata No. 10 in C major, K.330; Fantasia and Fugue in C major, K.394
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5274
1958
Beethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C major; Bach: Concerto No. 5 in F minor
(with Vladimir Golschmann & Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5298, MS 6017
1959
Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11; Krenek: Sonata No. 3 for Piano, Op. 92, No. 4
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5336
1960
Gould: String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 1
(performed by Symphonia Quartet)
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5578, MS 6178
1960
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
(with Leonard Bernstein & Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5418, MS 6096
1960
Bach: Italian Concerto in F major & Partita Nos. 1 & 2
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5472, MS 6141
1961
Brahms: 10 Intermezzi
Intermezzo in A major, Op. 76, No. 6
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, No. 7
Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116, No. 4
Intermezzo in E-flat major, Op. 117, No. 1
Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117, No. 2
Intermezzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 117, No. 3
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118, No. 1
Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2
Intermezzo in E-flat minor, Op. 118, No. 6
Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119, No. 1
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5637, MS 6237
1961
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
(with Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic )
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5662, MS 6262
1962
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 & Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5739, MS 6339
1962
Bach: The Art of the Fugue, Volume I
(played on organ)
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5738, MS 6338
1962
Strauss: Enoch Arden (Tennyson), Op. 38
(with Claude Rains , speaker)
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5741, MS 6341
1963
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Volume I, BWV 846–853
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5739, MS 6339
1963
Bach: Partitas 3 & 4, Toccata 7
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5898, MS 6498
1964
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Volume 2, BWV 854–861
Columbia Masterworks, ML 5938, MS 6538
1964
Bach: Two and Three Part Inventions, BWV 772–801 (Inventions & Sinfonias)
March 18 & 19, 1964 in CBS 30th Street Studio
Columbia Masterworks, ML 6022, MS 6622
1965
Beethoven: Sonatas No. 5-7, Op. 10, No. 1-3
Columbia Masterworks, ML 6086, MS 6686
1965
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Volume 3, BWV 862–869
Columbia Masterworks, ML 6176, MS 6776
1966
The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. IV
2 Gesänge for baritone, Op. 1 (with Donald Gramm , bass-baritone)
Vier Lieder, Op. 2 (with Ellen Faull , soprano)
Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11 (originally released in 1959 on ML 5336)
Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, Op. 15 (with Helen Vanni, mezzo-soprano)
Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
5 Stücke for Piano, Op. 23
Suite for Piano, Op. 25
Zwei Klavierstücke, Op. 33
Columbia Masterworks, M2L 336
1966
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor"
(with Leopold Stokowski & American Symphony Orchestra )
Columbia Masterworks, ML 6288, MS 6888
1967
Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano No. 8-10, Op. 13 "Pathétique", Op. 14, No. 1 & 2
Columbia Masterworks, ML 6345, MS 6945
1967
Bach: Three Keyboard Concertos, BWV 1054, 1056 & 1058
Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D major, BWV 1054
Concerto for harpsichord and strings in F minor, BWV 1056 (originally released in 1958 on ML 5298/MS 6017)
Concerto for harpsichord and strings in G minor, BWV 1058
(with Vladimir Golschmann & Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
Columbia Masterworks, ML 6401
1967
Canadian Music in the XXth Century
CBS Masterworks, 32 11 0045/32 11 0046
1967
The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. VII
Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, Opus 45 (performed by members of the Juilliard Quartet )
Ode to Napoleon Buoanaparte, Opus 41 (with Juilliard String Quartet/John Horton, speaker)
Variations on a Recitative, Opus 40 (performed by Marilyn Mason, organ)
Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Opus 47 (with Israel Baker, violin)
Theme and Variations, Opus 43B (performed by Eugene Ormandy /Philadelphia Orchestra)
Columbia Masterworks, M2L 367
1968
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt)
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7095
1968
Bach: The Goldberg Variations
June 10–16, 1955 in CBS 30th Street Studio , rechanneled for stereo 1968
Columbia Masterworks , MS 7096
1968
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7097
1968
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Volume I, BWV 870–877
August 8, 1966; January 24, 1967; February 20, 1967 in CBS 30th Street Studio
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7099
1968
Glenn Gould: Concert Dropout – In Conversation with John McClure
The Concert Is Dead
The Only Excuse For Recording Is To Do It Differently
The Great Get-Sibelius Plot Exposed
A Live Audience Is A Great Liability
Petula Clark's Songs Are In The Post-Mendelssohn Tradition
Why I Sing Along
Electronic Music Is The Future
(John McClure , interviewer)
Columbia Masterworks, BS 15 (bonus disc released with MS 7095)
1969
Scriabin: Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 & Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7173
1969
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7274
1969
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Vol. II
Concerto for harpsichord and strings in E major, BWV 1053
Concerto for harpsichord and strings in A major, BWV 1055
(with Vladimir Golschmann & Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7294
1969
Schumann : Piano Quintet in E Flat; Piano Quartet in E Flat; The Three String Quartets
Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1 (performed by Juilliard String Quartet )
Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2 (performed by Juilliard String Quartet)
Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3 (Performed by Juilliard String Quartet)
Quintet for Piano and Strings in E♭ Major, Op. 44 (performed by Leonard Bernstein , piano/Juilliard String Quartet)
Quartet for Piano and Strings in E♭ Major, Op. 47 (with members of the Juilliard String Quartet)
Columbia Masterworks, D3S 806
1970
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Volume II, BWV 878–885
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7409
1970
Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven Sonatas Nos. 8, 14 & 23
Columbia Masterworks, MS 7413
1970
Beethoven: Variations for Piano
Columbia Masterworks, M 30080
1971
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Volume III, BWV 886–893
Columbia Masterworks, MS 30537
1971
A Consort of Musicke bye William Byrde and Orlando Gibbons
Byrd : The Firste Pavian; The Galliarde to the Firste Pavian; Pavana the Sixte Kinbrugh Goodd; The Galliarde to the Sixte Pavian; Hughe Ashtons Grownde: A Voluntarie; Sellingers Rownde
Gibbons : "Lord Of Salisbury" Pavan And Galliard; Allemande (Italian Ground); Fantasy in C major
Columbia Masterworks, M 30825
1972
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3
Columbia Masterworks, M 31073
1972
Schoenberg: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano, Vol. 1
(all tracks previously released on M2S 736, 1966)
Columbia Masterworks, M 31311
1972
Schoenberg: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano, Vol. 2
Six Songs, Op. 3
Eight Songs, Op. 6
Two Ballads, Op. 12
Two Songs, Op. 14
Three Songs, Op. 48
Two Songs, Op. posth.
(with Donald Gramm, bass-baritone; Cornelius Opthof, baritone and Helen Vanni, mezzo-soprano)
Columbia Masterworks, M 31312
1972
Music from Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
(OST Slaughterhouse-Five , all tracks previously released)
Columbia Masterworks, S 31333
1972
Händel: Suites for the Harpsichord
Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426
Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427
Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428
Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429
(performed on harpsichord)
Columbia Masterworks, M 31512
1973
Glenn Gould's First Recordings of Grieg and Bizet
Columbia Masterworks, M 32040
1973
Bach: The French Suites, Vol. 1
Columbia Masterworks, M 32347
1973
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
Columbia Masterworks, M 32348
1973
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 31 Complete
Columbia Masterworks, M 32349
1973
Glenn Gould Plays Hindemith's Piano Sonatas 1–3
CBS Masterworks, M 32350
1973
Glenn Gould Plays His Own Transcriptions of Wagner Orchestral Showpieces
1973, Eaton Auditorium , Toronto
CBS Masterworks, M 32351
1974
Bach: The French Suites, Vol. 2 & Overture in the French Style
CBS Masterworks, M 32853
1974
Bach: The Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord
Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
(with Leonard Rose , cello)
CBS Masterworks, M 32934
1975
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 33 & Op. 126
CBS Masterworks, M 33265
1975
The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5
June 23, 1974; November 9, 1974; & September 7, 1974 in Columbia 30th Street Studio , New York
Columbia Masterworks, M 33515
1976
Hindemith: The Complete Sonatas For Brass & Piano
Sonata in F for French Horn and Piano
Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Sonata in E-flat for Alto Horn and Piano
Sonata for Trombone and Piano
(with members of the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble)
CBS Masterworks, M2 33971
1976
Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord
Sonata in B minor for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1014
Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1015
Sonata in E major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1016
Sonata in C minor for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1017
Sonata in F minor for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1018
Sonata in G major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1019
(with Jaime Laredo , violin)
CBS Masterworks, M2 34226
1977
Glenn Gould Plays Sibelius
Sonatine No. 1 for Piano in E major, Op. 67
Sonatine No. 2 for Piano in E major, Op. 67
Sonatine No. 3 for Piano in B minor, Op. 67
Kyllikki, Op. 41
CBS Masterworks, M 34555
1977
Glenn Gould Plays Bach: The English Suites Complete
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811
BWV 806: March 11 & November 4, 1973
BWV 807: May 23, 1971
BWV 808: June 21 & 22, 1974
BWV 809 and BWV 810: December 14 & 15, 1974 and May 23 & 24, 1976
BWV 811: October 10 & 11, 1975 and May 23 & 24, 1976
Eaton's Auditorium
CBS Masterworks, M2 34578
1978
Hindemith: Das Marienleben for Soprano & Piano
(with Roxolana Roslak , soprano)
CBS Masterworks, M2 34597
1979
Bach: The Toccatas, Vol. 1
Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910
Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
CBS Masterworks, M 35144
1980
Bach: The Toccatas, Vol. 2
Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
Toccata in G minor, BWV 915
Toccata in G major, BWV 916
CBS Masterworks, M 35831
1980
Bach: Preludes, Fughettas & Fugues
Prelude And Fugue in A minor, BWV 895
Prelude And Fughetta in D minor, BWV 899
Prelude And Fugue in E minor, BWV 900
Preludes, BWV 902 & 902A
Fughetta in G major, BWV 902
Prelude in C major, BWV 924
Prelude in D major, BWV 925
Prelude in D minor, BWV 926
Prelude in F major, BWV 927
Prelude in F major, BWV 928
Prelude in G minor, BWV 930
Prelude in C major, BWV 933
Prelude in C minor, BWV 934
Prelude in D minor, BWV 935
Prelude in D major, BWV 936
Prelude in E major, BWV 937
Prelude in E minor, BWV 938
Fugue in C major, BWV 952
Fugue in C major, BWV 953
Fughetta in C minor, BWV 961
CBS Masterworks, M 35891
1980
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 2, Nos. 1–3, Op. 28, "Pastoral"
CBS Masterworks, M2 35911
1980
The Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Album
Scarlatti: Sonatas, L 463, 413, and 486
C.P.E. Bach: Württemberg Sonata No. 1
Gould: So You Want to Write A Fugue? (performed by Elizabeth Benson-Guy, soprano/Anita Darian, contralto/Charles Bressler, tenor/Donald Gramm, baritone/Juilliard String Quartet/Vladimir Golschmann, conductor)
Scriabin: Two Pieces, Op. 57
Strauss: Ophelia-Lieder (with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , soprano)
Beethoven/Liszt: Pastoral Symphony, First Movement
A Glenn Gould Fantasy (with Margaret Pacsu)
CBS Masterworks M2X 35914
1982
Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas
CBS Masterworks, I2M 36947
1982
Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1981 Digital Recording)
CBS Masterworks, IM 37779
1982
Glenn Gould Discusses His Performances of the "Goldberg Variations" with Tim Page
CBS Masterworks, CDN-70 (Bonus disc released with IM 37779)
1983
Brahms: Ballades, Op. 10 & Rhapsodies, Op. 79
February 8,9 & 10 1982 in RCA's Studio A in New York (Ballades)
June 30,& July 1, 1982 in RCA's Studio A in New York (Rhapsodies)
CBS Masterworks, IM 37800
1983
Beethoven: Sonatas No. 12, Op. 26 & No. 13, Op. 27, No. 1
CBS Masterworks, M 37831
1984
Richard Strauss: Sonata, Op. 5; 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 3
September 1–3, 1982 in RCA's Studio A in New York (Sonata op.5)
April 23 & 6 August 6, 1979 in Old St.Laurence Hall in Toronto (Piano Pieces 1–4); September 5, 1979 in Eaton's Auditorium in Toronto (Piano Piece 5)
CBS Masterworks, IM 38659
Sony Classical Records: 1990–
Year of Issue
Title
Recorded
Label, serial number
1990
Glenn Gould Conducts & Plays Wagner
* July 27–29 & September 8, 1982, St. Lawrence Hall , Toronto ** 1973, Eaton Auditorium , Toronto (originally released in 1973 by Columbia Masterworks, M 32351)
Sony Classical, SK 46279
1995
The Glenn Gould Edition[ 1]
1967–1972
Sony Classical, SM2K 52622
2002
A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations, 1955 & 1981 [ 2]
* 3 discs: 1955 and 1981 recordings plus 1955 outtakes and Gould's final radio interview
Sony Classical, S3K 87703
References
Descriptive catalogue of the Glenn Gould papers (2 vols.) . National Library of Canada. 1992. ISBN 0-660-57327-X .
Redelt, Jochen (2015). Glenn Gould Remastered: The Complete Columbia Album Collection . Sony Music Entertainment.
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