Glenn Gould Vinyl Records

Glenn Gould remains one of the most singular interpreters in classical recording history. His two studio Goldberg Variations recordings — the 1955 debut and the 1981 final recording — bracket a career that pulled Bach into the centre of the modern piano repertoire and forced the field to take Romantic-era certainties less for granted.

The Columbia Masterworks pressings of his Bach recordings are reference-quality vinyl. Gould's distinctive piano sound — close-mic'd, dry, with his audible humming — is preserved with particular faithfulness on the original pressings.

Best Glenn Gould Albums on Vinyl

Goldberg Variations (1955)
— His debut recording at age 22. Fast, articulate, electrifying. Reshaped the modern Bach canon.

Goldberg Variations (1981)
— Recorded a year before his death. Slower, more contemplative; in its own way as definitive as the 1955 reading.

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (1962-65)
— His complete WTC remains one of the great Bach recordings.

Bach: Two- and Three-Part Inventions (1964)
— Often overlooked next to the bigger Bach works. Clear, witty, beautifully recorded.

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