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Post by thepianist on Jul 26, 2010 17:37:49 GMT -5
I kinda enjoy listening to him, but I refuse to watch him. ;D Why do you love/hate Gould?
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Post by argerichfan on Jul 26, 2010 18:17:22 GMT -5
Glenn Gould... he certainly polarizes opinion whenever his name is mentioned.
I've always found his Bach very illuminating, and IMO every piano collection should contain some of Gould's Bach. For all that, I don't think Gould's Bach should be without competition in one's collection. It's a good idea to balance Gould off with a more mainstream recording, say, Richter's WTC?
I make no claims that I've heard all of Gould's non-Bach (far from it), but aside from his Beethoven-Liszt, I've never heard one that I found satisfying, let alone likable. His Beethoven and Mozart are practically unlistenable, and aside from Bach, I have no other Gould in my collection.
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Post by thepianist on Jul 27, 2010 14:36:33 GMT -5
I do believe I've heard some of his Chopin once.. Not something I wish to hear again.
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Post by damon on Jul 27, 2010 17:05:39 GMT -5
In general, I don't have any problem with his interpretative decisions but I had to take exception to a certain Mozart sonata (the one with the famous rondo) I'm not certain what he was trying to express with his tempo....contempt?
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Post by thepianist on Jul 28, 2010 20:44:02 GMT -5
I think I recall something about that...what was his tempo? I'm thinking it was sloooooow, but can't remember.
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Post by damon on Jul 28, 2010 21:52:43 GMT -5
So slow It had to be a joke of some sort.
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Post by sarah on Jul 29, 2010 12:19:27 GMT -5
In general, I don't have any problem with his interpretative decisions but I had to take exception to a certain Mozart sonata (the one with the famous rondo) I'm not certain what he was trying to express with his tempo....contempt? Think you're right about the contempt. Don't quote me on this - I learned it second-hand - but I heard a while back that the reason Gould recorded the Mozart sonatas was to display how awfully despicable they were. Gould loved Haydn and despised Mozart. To me, Gould's distaste for Mozart greatly shows in his lackluster playing of those masterworks; however, his supposed love for Haydn certainly didn't shine through in the Haydn sonata recordings either. I don't care for either set.
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Post by argerichfan on Jul 29, 2010 12:48:20 GMT -5
Don't quote me on this - I learned it second-hand - but I heard a while back that the reason Gould recorded the Mozart sonatas was to display how awfully despicable they were. I read that too, so I think you are correct. Gould also recorded the Appassionata with little more reason than to demonstrate what a rotten piece he thought it was. Just proves my point once again that outside of Bach, there's little reason to take Gould seriously. His eccentricities are mostly past bearing if not downright exasperating. (IMO of course.)
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Post by thepianist on Jul 29, 2010 16:01:37 GMT -5
So slow It had to be a joke of some sort. Ah, yes. That's it. I agree with argerichfan above; Bach is Gould's territory. Outside that, it isn't worth the time and effort. ;D
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Post by argerichfan on Jul 29, 2010 16:41:00 GMT -5
Ah, yes. That's it. I agree with argerichfan above; Bach is Gould's territory. Outside that, it isn't worth the time and effort. ;D I think this would have been a more appropriate smiley: or
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Post by thepianist on Jul 31, 2010 10:31:22 GMT -5
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Post by air on Jul 31, 2010 17:59:23 GMT -5
Anyone a fan of Gould's Hindemith, Schoenberg, Webern, etc.? Or early stuff like William Byrd or Orlando Gibbons?
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