Glenn Gould - J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 | WTC, Book II

Glenn Gould plays; J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 | Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II 0:00 - Prelude 2:44 - Fugue Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian classical pianist. He was one of the best known and most celebrated pianists of the 20th century, and was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Gould’s playing was distinguished by a remarkable technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the contrapuntal texture of Bach’s music. Johann Sebastian Bach (March 31, 1685 – July 28 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites and Brandenburg Concertos; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor.