The Goldberg Variations (1983)

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The Goldberg Variations
NR 58 minMar 27th, 1983Documentary, MusicGlenn Gould Plays Bach PosterPart of Glenn Gould Plays Bach
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Prepared shot and edited over a period of five years from 1976 to 1981 the threepart series Glenn Gould Plays Bach has so far only been seen via the limited parameters of television transmission Now for the first time this testment is made available with a sound and picture reporduction faithful to our original conception This film shot in New York in April and May 1981 marks his lifeas if interpolated between the two peaceful Arias and the two recordings the one opening the other closing his careerwith a symbol of cyclic perfection
StarringGlenn Gould
DirectorBruno Monsaingeon

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Clasart Film und Fernsehproduktion

Glenn Gould Plays Bach

During the late 1970s, Glenn Gould and filmmaker and musician Bruno Monsaingeon planned an extensive series of television films on the music of Bach. Broadcast between 1979 and 1981, the three films in the series deal with important themes that speak to the essence of Bach's music. Each of these films is composed in the form of a dialogue with French filmmaker and violinist Bruno Monsangeon, with the performance of the key piece in each film as the main focus.