7

J.S. Bach: Complete Piano Works - Album I: The Goldberg Variation; The C minor Passacaglia [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Gunnar Johansen (Double Keyboard Piano)

Artist Direct

1950-1951

2-LP / TT:

Recorded at Gunnar Johansen's house, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, USA.

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J.S. Bach: Clavierübung - Vol. 7 [H-7]
J.S. Bach: Clavier-Übung [Box Set] [B-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [42:55 / 43:07]

Ralph Kirkpatrick (Harpsichord)

Haydn Society
Music & Arts 3056/62, 9035

Aug 1952

LP / TT:
4-CD / TT: 270:30

1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by R. Kirkpatrick.
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord)

Vanguard Classics / Bach Guild
Artemis 1281

Jun 1953

CD / TT: 54:19
CD: TT: 55:19

Recorded at Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by G. Leonhardt.
Review: Leonhardt’s Goldberg on Vanguard
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Gustav Leonhardt
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Artemis Music Download: ClassicsOnline

10

J.S. Bach: Complete Works for Harpsichord Vol. 7

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Isolde Ahlgrimm (Harpsichord)

Philips

Jan 1954

LP / TT:

Recorded on a 1937 Ammer harpsichord and the 1941 pedal harpsichord.
1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by I. Ahlgrimm.
Issued in 1955. Re-issued in 1976 in two boxes of 10 LPs: 6747053/4.

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Eunice Norton (Piano)

Unpublished

Mar 20, 1954

Reels / TT: 50:00

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Norton.

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Piano Concerto, BWV 1052; Partita No. 5, BWV 829

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [42:30 / 42:18]

Glenn Gould (Piano)

CBC
Urania

Jun 21, 1954

CD / TT: 42:30
CD / TT: 78:11

1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by G. Gould.
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Glenn Gould
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13

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 [K-2]
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Partita No. 5 (Gould) (1954-55)

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Glenn Gould (Piano)

Sony
World Classic
Naxos Historical 8.111247

Jun 10, 14 & 16, 1955

CD / TT: 38:40
CD / TT:
CD / TT: 51:47

Recorded at 30^th Street Studio, New York City, NY, USA.
2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by G. Gould.
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Glenn Gould
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14

Bach: Goldberg Variations [E-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)

Supraphon SUA 10192

c1955

LP / TT: 60:00

1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Z. Ruzickova.

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Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-4]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Jörg Demus (Piano)

Westminster WL-5241
Westminster XWN-18227
Westminster IWC-70057

1955 ?

LP / TT: 53:35

1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by J. Demus.

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [44:36 / 44:55]

Karl Richter (Harpsichord)

London / Telefunken

Jan 1956

CD / TT: 44:36 / 44:55

1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by K. Richter.

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J. S. Bach: Masterpieces for Solo Piano [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [44:51]

James Friskin (Piano)

The Bach Guild / Vanguard Classics
Artemis Classics 1247

Mar 28, 1956

2-CD / TT: 139:34

Recorded at Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Review: Bach Keyboard Music from James Friskin
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18

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

William Corbett-Jones (Piano)

Music Library Recordings

1956

LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-3]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Eunice Norton (Piano)

YouTube

Apr 9, 1957

Reels / TT: 49:56

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
3^rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Norton.
Listen to this recording (5 parts)

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Rosalyn Tureck II: Bach (Great Pianists of the 20^th Century) [K-5]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [93:58 / 93:45]

Rosalyn Tureck (Piano)

Philips (from HMV/Capitol)

Jun, Aug 1957

2-CD / TT: 155:45

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by R. Tureck.
Review: Young Rosalyn Tureck’s Goldberg Variations
Review: Tureck vs harpsichord in the Goldbergs
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Rosalyn Tureck
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21

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

André Tchaikowsky (Piano)

RCA Unreleased

Dec 13, 17 & 23, 1957

Unreleased recording.
1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Tchaikowsky.
Source: André Tchiakowsky Website

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Millicent Silver (Harpsichord)

Classics Club / Saga
Baroque Music Club / Past Classics

1957 or earlier

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Millicent Silver recorded the Goldberg Variations during the 1950's in her own studio in London. It was first issued privately, then in 1957 by Classics Club in Britain, and later by the Saga label.
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23

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Partitas Nos. 1-6 [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [44:40]

Karl Richter (Harpsichord)

Teldec

Jan 1958

2-CD / TT:

2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by K. Richter.
Review: Karl Richter Performs Bach’s Partitas & Goldbergs
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations · Italian Concerto [K-5]
The Complete 1950s Bach Recordings on Archiv [Box Set] [B-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [43:38]

Ralph Kirkpatrick (Harpsichord)

Archiv Produktion / Deutsche Grammophon

Aug 30, 1958

CD / TT: 68:37
8-CD / TT: 597:27

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by R. Kirkpatrick.
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25

Glenn Gould live in Salzburg & Moscow - Bach: Goldberg Variations · Three-Part Inventions Nos. 2-15 [K-3]
Clenn Gould in Salzburg

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [37:07]

Glenn Gould (Piano)

Sony
Price-less

Aug 25, 1959

CD / TT: 61:06
CD / TT:

Recorded live at Salzburg Festival, Mozarteum, Austria.
3^rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by G. Gould.
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Glenn Gould
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26

Grete Sultan, The Legacy, Volume 1 [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [78:03]

Grete Sultan (Piano)

Concord Concerto 42030
Labor Records 7037

1959

2-CD / TT: 137:00
2-CD / TT: 137:00

Recorded at Finch Junior College, New York, NY, USA.
Discussions: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - played by Greta Sultan
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Frank Pelleg - Vol. 1 [K-4]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 []

Frank Pelleg (Harpsichord)

Doremi DHR-7813/4

c1959

2-CD / TT:

Live Broadcast.
1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by F. Pelleg.

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J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Jeanne Chailley-Bert (Harpsichord)

Decca 173.808

Late 1950's ?

LP / TT:

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Bach: Goldberg-Variationen [K-2]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Maurice Cole (Piano)

Saga ?

Late 1950's ?

LP / TT: 55:52