Video: Glenn Gould Plays the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach

Here’s the studio video shot when Glenn Gould recorded Bach’s Goldberg Variations in 1981. The now famous recording was released on CD/MP3. We’re adding this vintage clip to our Culture Icons collection, which features great artists and thinkers captured in original video and audio.

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