Through some idle web-surfing this morning I happened to find that there is a 47 minute video of Glenn Gould playing J.S. Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations on Google Video.
It turns out that the Goldberg Variations are quite an interesting piece of musical history; more information, including links to other sites and essays about Bach, and the Goldberg Variations in particular, can be found in the Goldberg Variations Wikipedia article.
I’m far from an expert on classical or baroque music (I think this piece would technically fall into the latter category, but don’t quote me on that), but I’ve been listening to it in the background all morning, and it’s definitely enjoyable. Check it out.
