This transcription of Glenn Gould's 1981 landmark recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations presents in notated form crucial aspects of Gould's performance practices with regard to this piece, in particular, tempos, ornamentation, dynamics and articulations. Also included are Gould's fingerings and pedalings. The edition features a newly edited and engraved "Urtext" version of the Goldberg variations on verso pages, accompanied by Gould's realization on recto pages. Pianists and h...

• Introduction
• About GouldÂ’s Goldberg Recordings
• About the Goldberg Variations
• About This Book
• GouldÂ’s Goldberg
• GouldÂ’s Edition
• GouldÂ’s Tempos
• GouldÂ’s Dynamics and Articulations
• GouldÂ’s Ornamentation
• GouldÂ’s Pedalings and Fingerings
• GouldÂ’s Pauses and Repeats
• GouldÂ’s Piano
• GouldÂ’s Recording Practices
• Notes on the Pieces
• Critical Commentary
• The Handexemplar
• Critical Notes
• The Goldberg Variations
• Aria
• Variations 1-30
• Aria da Capo