Complete 1981 Studio Sessions / Glenn Gould

There’s no doubt that serious musicians and recording producers will find the Complete 1981 Studio Sessions illuminating and revelatory. It’s a priceless document of an iconic pianist revisiting his signature work in his favored working environment, at the height of his powers. Forty years ago, on September 2, 1982 - the year of Michael Jackson's Thriller and Steven Spielberg's E.T. - Glenn Gould's legendary second recording of the Goldberg Variations closed a circle that his revolutionary 1956 recording of Bach's masterpiece had opened. While his first recording is the exuberant, fast-paced work of a 22-year-old pianistic prodigy, his second is the measured, richly detailed interpretation of an experienced studio artist. Just five weeks later, the Canadian pianist died unexpectedly, leaving the world a masterpiece of recording art that - awarded two GRAMMY awards - is still one of the most listened-to classical albums worldwide. In Gould's 90th anniversary year, 40 years since the sec