The Music of Arnold Schoenberg Vol. 4: Songs and Works for Solo Piano – Glenn Gould (1966/2015) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Arnold Schoenberg – The Music of Arnold Schoenberg Vol. 4: Songs and Works for Solo Piano – Glenn Gould (1966/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:55:03 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Classical
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Volume 1 of Schoenberg’s lieder, recorded between 11 June 1964 and 18 November 1965, marked a watershed in Gould’s career. Following Howard Scott, Joseph Scianni, Paul Myers, and finally Thomas Frost, the young Andrew Kazdin now shouldered the fascinating if awesome responsibility of producing Gould’s recordings—an alliance that was to last almost fifteen years.

Glenn Gould could not have timed his professional entrance to the recording studio any better than with his première recording in 1955. Five years had passed since the lacquer disc medium had been retired and the industry had fully embraced tape recording.
The availability of digital tools for remastering and restoration has never been greater, or more refined. Yet everything starts with the original masters. Columbia Records kept very good archives of session logs, documenting which takes were recorded on which job reel, and to which musical work they belong. Gould often worked with the producer on choosing how the takes would be edited together, marking directly in the score where one take would end and the next would begin. The session reels were assembled into a “master edit reel.” If the master edit reel was mono or stereo, it would go directly to mastering, where the proper EQ (equalization) was applied for generating a “vinyl master.” If the master edit was three-track or higher, a master stereo mix would be made; this might be a generation before the vinyl master, should further vinyl EQ be necessary for LP manufacturing. Thankfully, the archives have preserved previous generations, so today we can ignore the numerous later copies and work with the original master edits.
In the remastering studio, we maintain original analogue Studer A80, A820 and A807 machines for playback of the Gould recordings. Most of these machines are modified by JRF Magnetics in order to ensure perfect reading from the playback head stack. The signal is converted to DSD via Mytek digital converters, all the while being monitored through Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus 802 series speakers (powered by Krell 600 watt amplification). This level of professional playback ensures that we hear exactly what was recorded at the studio without coloration and with greater clarity than even Glenn Gould had heard. The audio is treated in the computer using Cube-Tec restoration tools when needed, tools that allow us to remove such noises as electrical tics, pops, random studio noises, or even electrical buzzing.
Now, in 2015, we have accomplished a project that took more than three years: the analogue (and digital) remastering of Gould’s entire recorded legacy for Columbia. Remastering and restoration is not, however, a process of creating something new, but the art of bringing clarity and enhancement to the original masterpiece. Just as the restoration of the Sistine Chapel brought new life to Michelangelo’s paintings, so we’ve tried to bring new life to Glenn Gould’s recordings.

Tracklist:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1
1. I. Dank 06:01
2. II. Abschied 08:42
Vier Lieder, Op. 2
3. I. Erwartung 04:15
4. II. Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm 03:43
5. III. Erhebung 01:11
6. IV. Waldsonne 02:46
Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, Op. 15
7. I. Unterm Schutz von dichten Blättergründen 02:37
8. II. Hain in diesen Paradiesen 01:18
9. III. Als Neuling trat ich ein in dein Gehege 01:41
10. IV. Da meine Lippen reglos sind 01:28
11. V. Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade 01:12
12. VI. Jedem Werke bin ich fürder tot 00:59
13. VII. Angst und Hoffen wechselnd sich beklemmen 01:09
14. VIII. Wenn ich heut nicht deinen Leib berühre 00:57
15. IX. Streng ist uns das Glück und spröde 01:23
16. X. Das schöne Beet betracht ich mir im Harren 02:16
17. XI. Als wir hinter dem beblümten Tore 03:24
18. XII. Wenn sich bei heilger Ruh in tiefen Matten 01:59
19. XIII. Du lehnest wider eine Silberweide 01:33
20. XIV. Sprich nicht mehr von dem Laub 00:40
21. XV. Wir bevölkerten die abend-düstern Lauben 06:11
Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11
22. I. Mässig 04:11
23. II. Mässige 08:24
24. III. Bewegt 02:34
Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23
25. I. Sehr langsam 02:38
26. II. Sehr rasch 02:00
27. III. Langsam 04:28
28. IV. Schwungvoll 02:48
29. V. Walzer 02:48
Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
30. I. Leicht, zart 01:25
31. II. Langsam 01:02
32. III. Sehr langsam 00:50
33. IV. Rasch, aber leicht 00:21
34. V. Etwas rasch 00:29
35. VI. Sehr langsam 01:17
Suite für Klavier, Op. 25
36. Präludium, Rasch 00:54
37. Gavotte – Musette 04:46
38. Intermezzo 05:32
39. Menuett 03:52
40. Gigue, Rasch 02:31
Zwei Klavierstücke, Op. 33a & b
41. I. Mässig 02:43
42. II. Mässig, langsam 04:23