Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations sound like a different pianist — slower, wiser, more contemplative

The contrast between Gould’s 1955 and 1981 Goldberg recordings is one of classical music’s great self-reinventions. The 1981 version is slower, more contemplative, full of rubato and silence where the young Gould once raced ahead. It’s the same pianist, but a completely different person.