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Glenn Gould

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Special Project Marking the 90th Anniversary of Glenn Goulds Birth and the 40th Anniversary of His DeathCommemorative Release Marking the 40th Anniversary of the 1981 Recording of the *Goldberg Variations*Glenn Gould Archives SeriesTo commemorate the 90th anniversary of Glenn Goulds birth, the 40th anniversary of his passing, and the 40th anniversary of the release of his 1981 recording of the Goldberg Variations, approximately 10 hours of previously unreleased session takes are being unveiled for the first time. Listeners can trace the creative process take by take.At the time of his 1955 debut recording, analog tape recording had only been in use for a few years; tape was still expensive, and the focus was on perfecting each take (this process was previously documented in the 2017 release Glenn GouldThe Goldberg VariationsThe Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 (7CD+LP) as a stric