It’s interesting hearing Ashkenazy tell about this experience. One pianist to another. Gould went on to say the piano he encountered in Moscow was the most beautiful he had ever encountered. So I love to think of that when I listen to these incredible Moscow recordings. 🖤🎹
Because it's German music and mostly because it was considered boring and rightly so because most pianists play it so boringly with too much pedal and make almost everything legato (i.e. Angela Hewitt, A. Schiff). However Glenn Gould changed the game and made listening to Bach a more fun and entertaining experience. It's a shame that many professors from prestigious conservatories still to this day don't allow their students to play Bach like GG. I remember being forced to play Bach with all this legato and pedal and I always hated it. Like why are we playing Baroque music like its music from the romantic period. I always wanted to play it more like GG, but it was frowned upon. But to be fair, they didn't teach you that sort of GG's technique of playing Bach, bc they never really knew how.
I'm a huge fan of Gould. I couldn't listen to anyone else play Bach and Beethoven. But I recently 'discovered' Maria Yudina and it's clear to me that Glenn heard her recordings of Bach and that it had a big impact on him. He tended to not acknowledge influences so it's interesting to trace these. @@nathanaelfra
@@Anna-xh2mo Oh wow that's awesome. Same! I'm listening to her now. I never heard of her. She sounds great. I noticed she is playing in the detached style with her own spin to it. GG night have listened to her recordings (no one knows) but after listening to a few variations from Goldberg, I would confidently say that her playing did not have a huge impact. I would say it had next to zero. Just listen to variation 5 of Goldberg Variations from Her and then from GG. They are wildly different. They're are many difference between them that I can name, if you are interested. The only similarity is the detached playing which GG already learn from his teacher Guerrero when he was a small lad.
I'm glad you're listening to Yudina . Glenn must have been impressed and influenced by her 'reading' of Bach . They share a same reading, it's the mental understanding of a piece. Not quiet for the Goldberg, you're right. But listen to her play the concerto in D minor and to her marvelous interpretation of this fugue : Прелюдии и фуги в стиле Баха, S. 462: No. 1 ля минор (20.10.1954) @@nathanaelfra
De TODO AMÉN , de lo que pudiera decirse, de todas las formas de describir, a este gran músico, es breve fué ÚNICO como hombre, persona y como músico , algo más? Muy seguro en TODO lo dicho , que el grande Dios de CIELO y Tierra tenga su ALMA para siempre AMÉN VALE
I teared up just watching this. I still remember the day he died because I always assumed that I would meet him one day and hear him play live. Still to this day when I listen to the sarabandes of the english suites I feel like he is talking to me. I miss him so much, he has meant so much to me in my life. They sent his Bach into space and I feel the aliens will come and ask 'where is this man?'
I never thought the 2nd recording was more eccentric. I love the 2nd recording more even though all of my friends are 1st recording lovers. I find the 2nd more exact and more thought out and of course the sound is much better.
He says he knew had to leave. Well, the next day he was in a coma. So, if I were him, I’d regret not having stayed. Especially since he called after him. Is that poor man in his right mind?
I remember feeling shocked and sad that I would not have the chance to go back to see him now, just to say Thank You. He changed my attitude towards my self. Something I truly regretted not having gone to see him anytime from 1964 to his death, and will regret for the rest of my life.
Thank you for this heart felt video. It's been almost 40 years since his passing. These RUclips videos have kept his performances alive and going for which I am very grateful. I do remember the day he passed it seemed so unbelievable a great genius like Glenn Gould gone forever like the passing of Beethoven or Mozart, what, I asked myself, is the world going to do without him?
That's exactly how I felt when Vladimir Horowitz passed away- "how is the world going to go on without him?" I wasn't old enough to remember Gould's death, though.
Los excentricos son geniales !!! Y si tenía frío? Y si tenía reumatismo o artritis en sus maravillosas manos? Y si su genial cerebro tenía dolor ? Porque lo critican? Respetalo mujer!!!!!
Tragic end to the relatively long relationship between Glenn and Mrs Foss. Her son - then a child- seems to remember something of the consuming intensity of the relationship.
@@lolsup9817 Chopin and Liszt are of "our time"?🙄. You also seem to be confusing COMPOSERS for PERFORMERS. Rachmaninoff might have become famous for his extraordinary pianistic abilities, but he was a composer at heart. The performances were a means of providing for his family, which consequently left him less time for composing.
Diese Stadt möchte ich besuchen Ich werde über Wien sprechen. Österreich Hauptstadt und größte Stadt. Ich habe in Wien gewählt becouse Ich möchte Ludwig Van Beethoven's Hause besuchen. Auch in den Theatern zu sehen und Opern besuchen. Und in Wien ist das Interesse an klassischer Musik sehr groß. Die Stadt ist auch ein wichtiges Zentrum für Kultur und Wissenschaft. Ich muss auch essen Frankfurter und Wiener Schnitzel, das ist in Österreich sehr beliebt.
R.I.P to the great pianist.
Глен верил, что жизнь после смерти не прекращается… интересно, где он сейчас? Я так его люблю ❤❤❤
We never say good bye, Glenn! ❤
It’s interesting hearing Ashkenazy tell about this experience. One pianist to another. Gould went on to say the piano he encountered in Moscow was the most beautiful he had ever encountered. So I love to think of that when I listen to these incredible Moscow recordings. 🖤🎹
I don't know why they say Bach wasn't played much in the Soviet Union. What about Maria Yudina?!
Because it's German music and mostly because it was considered boring and rightly so because most pianists play it so boringly with too much pedal and make almost everything legato (i.e. Angela Hewitt, A. Schiff). However Glenn Gould changed the game and made listening to Bach a more fun and entertaining experience. It's a shame that many professors from prestigious conservatories still to this day don't allow their students to play Bach like GG. I remember being forced to play Bach with all this legato and pedal and I always hated it. Like why are we playing Baroque music like its music from the romantic period. I always wanted to play it more like GG, but it was frowned upon. But to be fair, they didn't teach you that sort of GG's technique of playing Bach, bc they never really knew how.
I'm a huge fan of Gould. I couldn't listen to anyone else play Bach and Beethoven. But I recently 'discovered' Maria Yudina and it's clear to me that Glenn heard her recordings of Bach and that it had a big impact on him. He tended to not acknowledge influences so it's interesting to trace these. @@nathanaelfra
@@Anna-xh2mo Oh wow that's awesome. Same! I'm listening to her now. I never heard of her. She sounds great. I noticed she is playing in the detached style with her own spin to it. GG night have listened to her recordings (no one knows) but after listening to a few variations from Goldberg, I would confidently say that her playing did not have a huge impact. I would say it had next to zero. Just listen to variation 5 of Goldberg Variations from Her and then from GG. They are wildly different. They're are many difference between them that I can name, if you are interested. The only similarity is the detached playing which GG already learn from his teacher Guerrero when he was a small lad.
I'm glad you're listening to Yudina . Glenn must have been impressed and influenced by her 'reading' of Bach . They share a same reading, it's the mental understanding of a piece. Not quiet for the Goldberg, you're right. But listen to her play the concerto in D minor and to her marvelous interpretation of this fugue : Прелюдии и фуги в стиле Баха, S. 462: No. 1 ля минор (20.10.1954) @@nathanaelfra
by the way, 'influenced by' doesn't mean 'copy' of course, but 'in the spirit of' and in the same spirit @@nathanaelfra
😞
Life in 88 Keys - Gould.
De TODO AMÉN , de lo que pudiera decirse, de todas las formas de describir, a este gran músico, es breve fué ÚNICO como hombre, persona y como músico , algo más? Muy seguro en TODO lo dicho , que el grande Dios de CIELO y Tierra tenga su ALMA para siempre AMÉN VALE
In the video, the clip is Contrapunctus 4 from Art of the Fugue...and I absolutely adore Gould's version!!!!!
Pressured to practice & go on tour 400 days a year im surprised he lived to see 50
Interiorizing the music of Bach creates an inner psychological oasis.
@:58 The look
I teared up just watching this. I still remember the day he died because I always assumed that I would meet him one day and hear him play live. Still to this day when I listen to the sarabandes of the english suites I feel like he is talking to me. I miss him so much, he has meant so much to me in my life. They sent his Bach into space and I feel the aliens will come and ask 'where is this man?'
I was born in 2002 and I feel the same. Glenn’s artistry is timeless.
I never thought the 2nd recording was more eccentric. I love the 2nd recording more even though all of my friends are 1st recording lovers. I find the 2nd more exact and more thought out and of course the sound is much better.
I love that b minor french overture, so glad to see him play a little of it.
grazie
Thank you Lord for that beautiful gift that was Glenn.
Maybe he was an alien.
See "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" by Francois Girard.
A lot of times I watch this video when I feel weak. It comforts me.
Who are these gentle people?
Thanks so much for this video. Glen Gould left us a wonderful legacy and his Bach performances will never be surpassed.
I sympathize with the lady. Glenn was a difficult Guy.
He says he knew had to leave. Well, the next day he was in a coma. So, if I were him, I’d regret not having stayed. Especially since he called after him. Is that poor man in his right mind?
Sundy, Mundy… Adorable.
And no video recording of whole concert ?
I love you, Glenn. I love you.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😫😫😫
He left us too soon….
I remember feeling shocked and sad that I would not have the chance to go back to see him now, just to say Thank You. He changed my attitude towards my self. Something I truly regretted not having gone to see him anytime from 1964 to his death, and will regret for the rest of my life.
Thank you for this heart felt video. It's been almost 40 years since his passing. These RUclips videos have kept his performances alive and going for which I am very grateful. I do remember the day he passed it seemed so unbelievable a great genius like Glenn Gould gone forever like the passing of Beethoven or Mozart, what, I asked myself, is the world going to do without him?
We aren't without him though.
That's exactly how I felt when Vladimir Horowitz passed away- "how is the world going to go on without him?" I wasn't old enough to remember Gould's death, though.
Sad moment...
The King, indeed.
Los excentricos son geniales !!! Y si tenía frío? Y si tenía reumatismo o artritis en sus maravillosas manos? Y si su genial cerebro tenía dolor ? Porque lo critican? Respetalo mujer!!!!!
ruclips.net/video/GHNTsHxm75M/видео.html
Tragic end to the relatively long relationship between Glenn and Mrs Foss. Her son - then a child- seems to remember something of the consuming intensity of the relationship.
Спасибо большое! С любовью из России!!
I'm sure his soul now belongs to the music of the spheres.in pure harmony
Genius!!! Special musician. Love this man!!!
R.I.P such a beautiful pianist, truly one of the greatest of our time. A Canadian treasure
One of??
The Canadian treasure 😭
@@rravvia sorry, I’m not gonna say he’s better than Chopin, Liszt, Chopin or Rachmaninov that would be silly
@@lolsup9817 Chopin and Liszt are of "our time"?🙄. You also seem to be confusing COMPOSERS for PERFORMERS. Rachmaninoff might have become famous for his extraordinary pianistic abilities, but he was a composer at heart. The performances were a means of providing for his family, which consequently left him less time for composing.
glenn was my inspiration, i looked up to him, i loved him.
Glenn is my inspiration forever and ever 🔥.
He missed a note in the end hahah .. regardless .. he was perfrction
because he was done with that take
Haha. He did it on purpose.
They had precisely planned that down to the note.
Concert level music students who heard Gould that night said they thought Gould was an alien from Mars, his playing was so perfect.
He probably is lol
"So we thought, well we never quite heard Bach how it should be played."
Says fucking ASKENAZY
Great documentary
Mesmerizing is the only word suited for that French overture.
Thai Nguyen
bach's keyboard concerto in f minor 2nd movement
Ante B.K. this
my parents bought me your first Goldberg Variiations in 1955 and I bought your second 1n 1980 (?) it is hard to believe you have been gone so long RIP
Diese Stadt möchte ich besuchen Ich werde über Wien sprechen. Österreich Hauptstadt und größte Stadt. Ich habe in Wien gewählt becouse Ich möchte Ludwig Van Beethoven's Hause besuchen. Auch in den Theatern zu sehen und Opern besuchen. Und in Wien ist das Interesse an klassischer Musik sehr groß. Die Stadt ist auch ein wichtiges Zentrum für Kultur und Wissenschaft. Ich muss auch essen Frankfurter und Wiener Schnitzel, das ist in Österreich sehr beliebt.
Embarassingly bad. Have you no shame?
where is this clip from?