In 1955 Glenn Gould signed an exclusive contract with Columbia Masterworks, and remained with the label until his untimely death in 1982. The Complete Album Collection refurbishes Gould’s complete approved studio recordings - from his legendary 1955 Goldberg Variations to his last recording in 1982 - using state-of-the-art Direct Stream Digital® (DSD) mastering technology in an x81 CDs limited edition; each album presented with its original LP sleeves and labels. The deluxe box packaging includes a 416 pages book, featuring the complete original liner notes (many penned by Gould himself), a wealth of facsimile documents, rare photographs, full discographical information, and a newly commissioned introductory essay by Gould scholar and biographer Kevin Bazzana. Few pianists are so easily identifiable as Gould, whose rhythmic acuity, breathtakingly clean articulation and scintillating technical aplomb still leave a formidable individual imprint, from his brashly controversial Mozart Sonata cycle and spacious Brahms Intermezzi to his fiercely committed 20th-century music interpretations and his bracing, joyous & highly influential Bach.
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