Re: GG: Glenn Gould Edition VIII

[Henderson@msvax.mssm.edu (Scott Henderson)]

>Lori Lalonde wrote:

>I looked at the repetoire on these.  It looks like Sony has once again
>lifted the music from the videos so that they can make "first release"
>recordings.

Yes and no.  The "Art of the Fugue" and the "Chamber Music" CDs do contain
alot of material dubbed from television broadcasts.

>I truly wish Sony has found something different we don't have, but
>frankly, I don't think so.

The "From the Vault" CD is SOMETHING DIFFERENT that we don't have.  The
Bach selections on this CD are STUDIO recordings that Gould made during the
last 5 years of his life for an "Italian" Bach album (never released).  The
recording dates for these selections are found in the appendix on pages
381-383 of the Friedrich biography.  Gould mentioned his recording of the
Marcello concerto during his recorded interview with Tim Page in 1982.
Quite frankly, I have wondered why CBS/Sony never released these recordings
earlier.

When I read that these recordings were being released, I think I set a new
record for the high jump from a sitting position.  On Tuesday, Feb. 25
(release date) I'll be in the checkout line at the record store.

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