Mitch Friedfeld responds to me:

>>However, many folks consider Gould's 1981 Goldbergs his best.....
>
>Why not get both?  The excellent package, A State of Wonder, contains
>both the 1955 and 1981 Gould Goldbergs......

Good idea, but that isn't the conclusion.  There's also Gould's 1959
Salzburg Festival version on Sony and a 1954 version on CBC that predates
the famous 1955 release.  For a complete picture of Gould's approach to
the Goldbergs, all four are needed.  And for all I know, there might be
more versions out in the world just waiting to be plucked.  Concerning
the 1954 version, just be aware that the sound quality is not good at
all.

Don Satz
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