在最初的版本(1723)扉页上，巴赫曾有如下题记：“这是为键盘乐器的爱好者以及希望学习的人谱写的，使他们不仅能演奏优美的二声部，而且进一步也能正确而美好地处理三声部，学会优异的创意，而且能够巧妙地展开。同时，不仅要把美的乐旨分析得清楚，而且要把他们弹出来，更重要的是它的歌唱风格的弹奏和作品的高尚趣味，这本曲集对这些方面指示出清晰的方法和正确的指引。”
格伦·古尔德，加拿大钢琴演奏家， 1964年以后停止公开演奏，转向录音。自幼随母亲学琴，后入多伦多皇家音乐学院学习。十二岁毕业，成为该校历史上最年轻的毕业生。十五岁时，与多伦多交响乐团合作首次公演。1955年到美国公演，弹奏巴赫的作品《哥德堡变奏曲》，一举成名。他演奏的曲目相当广泛，但以演奏巴赫乐曲闻名于世。
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- Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BVW 776 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 791 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 785 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 800 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 782 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 10 in G Major, BVW 781 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 793 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 6 in E Major, BWV 792 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 12 in A Major, BWV 798 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major, BWV 789 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794 (Remastered)
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- Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780 (Remastered)
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- Sinfonia No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 795 (Remastered)
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