Title: The humming ruins it
Product review: This may very well be the best interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations ever... but it's difficult to give it a fair appraisal because of Glenn Gould's incessant humming, la-la-la'ing and attempts at singing during each piece. And it's not just an occasional extraneous soft noise in the background, either. Sometimes his voice is almost as loud as the piano. It ruins the whole effect for me. How on earth did he manage to convince a record producer to release it like this? It's horrible. Do yourself a favor - skip this version and get Wilhelm Kempff's, Simone Dinnerstein's or Murray Perahia's instead. Each of them is a great interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations... and each of them puts a bit different spin on these beautiful works of art. And if you really want to push the envelope, listen to Christiane Jaccottet's harpsichord version. But the best part is that there isn't any humming, la-la-la'ing or singing to get in the way of the music.
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