Glenn Gould's piano solo recordings
Glenn Gould recorded several albums as a solo pianist.
Goldberg Variations
Gould recorded Bach's Goldberg Variations twice: once on his very first album that set off his career in 1956, and on another studio album quarter of a century later.
1956 recording
Beethoven recordings
Beethoven's last sonatas
| Piano Sonatas Nos. 30-32 | |
|---|---|
 The original Columbia Masterworks album cover. | |
| Studio album by Glenn Gould | |
| Released | September 1956 |
| Recorded | June 20, 1956 – June 29, 1956 |
| Genre | Classical |
| Length | 55:16 |
| Label | Columbia |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30-32, an interpretation of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas Op. 109 in E major, 110 in A-flat major and 111 in C minor, is the second album of the Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould recorded in 1956.
The recordings were made in 1956 at Columbia Records 30th Street studio in Manhattan over ten days between June 20 and June 29. Columbia Masterworks Records, the company's classical music division, released the album in September 1956. This record is now in the catalog of Sony Classical Records.
| Side A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Song Information | Length |
| 1. | "I. Vivace, ma non troppo" | Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 | 3:15 |
| 2. | "II. Prestissimo" | Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 | 2:00 |
| 3. | "III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung)" | Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 | 7:40 |
| 4. | "I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo" | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 | 6:57 |
| 5. | "II. Allegro molto" | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 | 2:07 |
| 6. | "III. ((Beginning)) Adagio, ma non troppo" | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 | 3:46 |
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Song Information | Length |
| 1. | "III. ((Conclusion)) Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo" | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 | 7:01 |
| 2. | "I - Maestoso; Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato" | Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 | 7:15 |
| 3. | "II - Arietta (Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile)" | Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 | 15:15 |