Glenn Gould discography

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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

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

Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2

(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

Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883

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

Bach: Keyboard concerto No. 5
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1

(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

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11
Krenek: Piano Sonata No. 3, 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

Piano Concerto No. 3

(with Leonard Bernstein & Columbia Symphony Orchestra)

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5418, MS 6096

1960

Bach: Italian Concerto in F major & Partita Nos. 1 & 2

Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826

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

Piano Concerto No. 4

(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

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 (with Walter Susskind & CBC Symphony Orchestra)
Schoenberg: Piano Concerto (with Robert Craft & CBC Symphony Orchestra)

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5739, MS 6339

1962

Bach: The Art of the Fugue, Volume I

The Art of Fugue, Fugues 1 – 9

(played on organ)

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5738, MS 6338

1962

Strauss: Enoch Arden (Tennyson), Op. 38

Enoch Arden

(with Claude Rains, speaker)

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5741, MS 6341

1963

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Volume I, BWV 846–853

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Preludes and Fugues 1–8

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5739, MS 6339

1963

Bach: Partitas 3 & 4, Toccata 7

Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828
Toccata No. 7 in E minor

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5898, MS 6498

1964

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Volume 2, BWV 854–861

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Preludes and Fugues 9–16

Columbia Masterworks, ML 5938, MS 6538

1964

Bach: Two and Three Part Inventions, BWV 772–801 (Inventions & Sinfonias)

Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801

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

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Preludes and Fugues 17 – 24

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"

Piano Concerto No. 5

(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

Morawetz: Fantasy in D minor
Anhalt: Fantasia
Hétu: Variations

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)

Beethoven/Liszt: Symphony No. 5

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

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Preludes and Fugues 1 – 8

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

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Preludes and Fugues 9 – 16

Columbia Masterworks, MS 7409

1970

Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven Sonatas Nos. 8, 14 & 23

Columbia Masterworks, MS 7413

1970

Beethoven: Variations for Piano

32 Variations in C minor
Six variations on a theme in F major, Op. 34
Eroica Variations

Columbia Masterworks, M 30080

1971

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Volume III, BWV 886–893

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Preludes and Fugues 17 – 24

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

2 Gesänge for baritone, Op. 1 (with Donald Gramm, bass-baritone)
Vier Lieder, Op. 2 (with Ellen Faull, soprano)
Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, Op. 15 (with Helen Vanni, mezzo-soprano)

(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

Keyboard concerto No. 5
Variations 18 & 25 from The Goldberg Variations
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D major, BWV 1054
Fantasia super: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BWV 651

(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

Grieg: Piano Sonata
Bizet: Premier Nocturne; Variations Chromatiques

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

Prelude to Act I (from Die Meistersinger)
"Dawn" and "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" (from Götterdämmerung)
Siegfried Idyll

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

Das Marienleben

(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

Piano Sonata No. 56, Hob. XVI/No. 42
Piano Sonata No. 58, Hob. XVI/No. 48
Piano Sonata No. 59, Hob. XVI/No. 49
Piano Sonata No. 60, Hob. XVI/No. 50
Piano Sonata No. 61, Hob. XVI/No. 51
Piano Sonata No. 62, Hob. XVI/No. 52

CBS Masterworks, I2M 36947

1982

Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1981 Digital Recording)

Goldberg Variations

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

Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3
Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 5

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–

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2017)

Year of Issue	Title	Recorded	Label, serial number
1990	Glenn Gould Conducts & Plays Wagner Siegfried Idyll* (original version for 13 instruments): Glenn Gould, conductor Prelude to Act I (from Die Meistersinger)** "Dawn" and "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" (from Götterdämmerung)** Siegfried Idyll**	* 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] Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (selections from Op. 19, 30, 85) Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5 Scriabin: Feuillet d'album, Preludes (selections), 2 Morceaux, Op. 57 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7	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

^ Glenn Gould, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Scriabin, Prokofiev, archived from the original on 2022-06-14, retrieved 2022-06-14
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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.

External Links

Glenn Gould discography at Discogs

v t e Glenn Gould
Albums	Discography The Goldberg Variations (1956 & 1982) The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 (1973) Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas (1982)
Other works	List of compositions New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962 (Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1) "So You Want to Write a Fugue?" (1963) Solitude Trilogy (1967–1977)
Related	Glenn Gould Foundation Glenn Gould Prize The Glenn Gould School Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) Gould Estate v Stoddart Publishing Co Ltd (1998)
Biographers & documentarians	Otto Friedrich Jonathan Cott Bruno Monsaingeon Tim Page Kevin Bazzana

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