The Two and Three Part Inventions (Inventions & Sinfonias)

by Johann Sebastian Bach / Glenn Gould

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Glenn Gould interprets Bach's contrapuntal keyboard exercises, utilizing a Steinway piano that was mechanically altered to mimic the sharp, immediate attack of a harpsichord. His distinctive, staccato articulation heavily emphasizes the independence and clarity of each melodic line.

Genres

  • Baroque Music

Tracklist

  1. Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
  2. Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787
  3. Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773
  4. Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788
  5. Invention No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 776
  6. Sinfonia No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 791
  7. Invention No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 785
  8. Sinfonia No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 800
  9. Invention No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 782
  10. Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797
  11. Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781
  12. Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796
  13. Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786
  14. Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801
  15. Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778
  16. Sinfonia No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 793
  17. Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777
  18. Sinfonia No. 6 in E Major, BWV 792
  19. Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784
  20. Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799
  21. Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783
  22. Sinfonia No. 12 in A Major, BWV 798
  23. Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774
  24. Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major, BWV 789
  25. Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775
  26. Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790
  27. Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779
  28. Sinfonia No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794
  29. Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780
  30. Sinfonia No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 795
  31. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: I. Prélude
  32. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: II. Allemande
  33. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: III. Courante I
  34. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: IV. Courante II
  35. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: V. Double I
  36. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VI. Double II
  37. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VII. Sarabande
  38. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VIII. Bourrée I
  39. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: IX. Bourrée II
  40. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: X. Gigue