Legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould returned in 1981 from a self-imposed 16-year hiatus to perform Bach's Goldberg Variations, one of the compositions for which he is most famous. This video documents both Gould's 1955 and 1981 performances of the piece, as well as an interview with director Bruno Monsaigneon about his thoughts on the Goldberg Variations and his feelings about the progress of music-recording technology. Released just a year before his death at age 50, the program helps demonstrate why Gould is considered among the finest classical artists of his generation. ~ Sarah Block, Rovi