{"product_id":"glenn-gould-beethoven-sonatas-30-31-32-vpc","title":"Glenn Gould — Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 30, 31 \u0026 32 [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGlenn Gould — Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 30, 31 \u0026amp; 32 [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e VPC85069\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8719039005512\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl Passion Classical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1956 (Columbia Masterworks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis Edition Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl Passion Classical LP reissue, pressed in France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Vinyl Passion Classical LP gathers Glenn Gould's early recordings of Beethoven's final three piano sonatas — \u003cstrong\u003eSonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eSonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110\u003c\/strong\u003e; and \u003cstrong\u003eSonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cut for Columbia Masterworks in 1956, these are Gould just after his epoch-making \u003cem\u003eGoldberg Variations\u003c\/em\u003e debut, turning the same clarity, contrapuntal rigour and unhurried line onto Beethoven's late style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere so many pianists treat Op. 109, 110 and 111 as a single valedictory statement — the late Beethoven \"farewell\" trilogy — Gould insists on the counterpoint. The fugal writing of Op. 110 and the boogie-woogie ghost of Op. 111's Arietta second movement are articulated with that famously dry, sectioned touch, and the result sits in its own category in the Beethoven discography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissued on Vinyl Passion Classical in 2019, pressed in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 — I. Vivace, ma non troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 — II. Prestissimo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 — III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 — I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 — II. Allegro molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 — III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 — I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 — II. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlenn Gould — Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLudwig van Beethoven — Composer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally produced by Columbia Masterworks (1956 recordings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReissue on Vinyl Passion Classical, pressed in France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Passion Classical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57800872821123,"sku":"VPC85069","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/Glenn_Gould_Beethoven_Piano_Sonatas_30_31_32_180g_Vinyl_LP.webp?v=1776445296","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/glenn-gould-beethoven-sonatas-30-31-32-vpc","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}