THE VIDEO SHELF · bach goldberg variations
J.S.Bach "The Goldberg Variations" [ Glenn Gould ] (1955)
Glenn Gould's 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, uploaded as a continuous performance of about 39 minutes.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as the best-known and most famous recording of the Goldberg Variations.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- BATACHAN DESU
- Topic
- bach goldberg variations
- Format
- music
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Glenn Gould's interpretation might be the most famous, and is worth a listen. [VIDEO] (1955) [LINK] (1981)
threatofrain on Hacker News · 2020-06
In The Open Goldberg VariationsNot the OP but happy to help! Since you already like Bach, start by exploring his work! Let's start with the Goldberg Variations, which are 30 variations on a theme set for the keyboard. Glenn Gould's 1955 recording is perhaps the best known recording of …
tannhauser23 on Hacker News · 2021-08
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