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1.0 out of 5 stars Only for the Glenn Gould Die Hards, April 30 2000

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This review is from: Jacket Collection: Gould Bach (Audio CD)

Prospective buyers beware: this set is neither"complete" nor cheap. The number of CDs included in this setand the retail price can lead some buyers to believe that this set contains a comprehensive survey of Gould's interpretations of the Bach repertoire at the mid-price range. Nothing farther from the truth. The actual premise of this set is that it offers you repreductions of the original LPs. Each disc contains no more than 40 minutes of music. While it elicits wonder to look at the miniature facsimiles of the original LP jackets (it makes you feel as if you are holding a toy LP), jacket design can't possibly be a sound consideration for buying a set that is ultimately more expensive than the discs released under the "Glenn Gould Edition" series... The "original jacket" premise is absurd in this case, what is the point of spreading the Well Tempered Clavier Book I over 3 CDs when it actually fits in two, with room to spare? ...All of this recordings can be obtained in CDs of full length at reasonable prices. Those coming new to this repertoire should stay away from this set altogether... These performances are neither "precise" nor the "best recorded" (the Goldberg Variations, for instance, is a Mono recording). Actually, the opposite is true: Gould is a characterful pianist with a unique style of performance who was also a control freak. His recordings are unlike any other piano recordings: he avoids warmth in exchange for clarity. I give this CD 1 star for the performances, which are by Glenn Gould, after all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait for Volume 2!!, Feb 24 2001

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I hope Sony is planning a 2nd volume of this series, since this one is missing Vol. 2 of the Well-Tempered Clavier, and the English and French suites, plus other assorted Gould gems. Still, what a great collection!! And since I only paid half-price for my copy (record club), I don't share the feelings of "rip-off" that some other reviewers have expressed. Some quibbles on the packaging, however: The tiny LP sleeve reproductions should have come in digibox format, rather than the cheap-looking envelopes that Sony provides. Although they are cute as can be, the LP facsimiles are almost impossible to read without bionic vision. And the accompanying booklet contains only excerpts of the original liner notes. Granted, Gould's notes were often wordy and monotonous, but that's half the fun with him anyway. Excess and oddity were his trademark writing styles. So overall, this is a wonderful, almost-perfect way to either start or complete a Gould/Bach collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Average Price...Great Recording, May 26 2004

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Some people might think this is a rip-off, but I think otherwise, I got these 12 CD'S about 6 months ago, and am still enjoying every one of them. But then again if you think about it, this really isn't a rip-off...first off you must remember that these are the original jackets, therefore you may think things in this collection are pointless, such as the Well-Tempered Clavier split onto three CD'S...but its not pointless considering the fact that this is the ORIGINAL Jacket collection. The origanal Masterworks records sold the Glenn Gould Well Tempered Clavier in THREE seperate volumes, which is why they have THREE seperate volumes of CD's in this box set. And then again im sure that if you bought all these CD's separatly they would come to about (maybe more) than 120 dollars, I havnt calculated it out, im just estimating. I would highly reccomend this collection, its well worth having if you like Glenn Gould playing Bach, which you MOST LIKELY will like. You wont ever regret buying these CD's...they are something to cherish.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Original Jacket," uh huh
This is musically excellent, of course, but I don't know about this "original jacket" thing. Read more

Published on Sep 4 2000 by MrCleft

4.0 out of 5 stars A rip-off, possibly, but a sumptuous rip-off
You'd be dead right in suspecting that this set doesn't contain the complete Bach recordings of Glenn Gould. Read more

Published on Jun 7 2000 by lexo-2