Recording Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations - Track-by-Track by Producer Richard Einhorn

My Name is Richard Einhorn

Aria Take 1

"A Great Take"

The Recording is a Really Rare Treat

"That's the Take Folks"

The First Time I Heard Glenn Gould's Name

Level Test

Glenn Had This Theory he Wanted to do for the Goldberg Variations

Wrong Feed - Glenn Gould Recognises Which Take it is

Richard, We've Got a Problem

Feed with Glenn Playing Along (Remastered)

He's Going to Play Quizz Games With You

"Hell of a Good Take!"

Each Variation Was Some Proportional Tempo of the Preceding Variation

"God, that is a silly piece" (Remastered)

This is a Prime Example of Glenn Innovating in the Recording Studio

Feed with Glenn Playing Chords

We Were Still Pretty Much on the Cutting Edge of Digital Recording

Problems with Feed - Explanation

To Refine a Very Highly Developed and Nuanced Performance

"We have to get a Little Level"

Glenn Gould's Chair

Noisy Chair

The Mood in the Studio Was Intensely Focused on Music

Discussion

He Would Improvise Things That Were Often Not Recorded, But Were Amazing

Improvisation on JS Bachs Sarabande

His Uncanny Ability to Make People Around Him Feel as Intelligent as He Was

Preparation

He Could Detect Very Fine Nuances Between Takes

Rehearsal

Warming Up His Hands in the Sink

"Strike that Ladder"

The Score he Was Recording From Had Very Few Marks at All

Variation 8 Remake Insert Take 6 (7 Attempts)

"Okay, Between All These Things..."

Basically this is Glenn's Final Testament

Aria da capo_Final Edited Version