Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor (BWV 1052)
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This clip is absolutely sensational: as education, composition and in performance.
Glenn Gould was 28 years old here.
For the impatient, Gould's performance begins at 5:08, but I strongly encourage you to watch Leonard Bernstein's fascinating introduction.
This film originally aired in 1960 on CBS Television as part of its "Ford Presents" series.
The entire film in high quality (of which this clip is a small part) was painstakingly hunted down by RUclipsr erp65 and his friends. It can be found here, and I urge you, I really DO urge you, to see it in its entirety:
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This film has to be promulgated far and wide. This was erp65's entire intention here, and we owe him and his friends enormous thanks.
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Piano: Glenn Gould
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This is so incredible. The conductor talks music, explains, plays the piano, discusses Hamlet, all for 4 mins straight and with an entire orchestra behind him. Then he proves once and for all a conductor's vital role in leading an orchestra. And then they begin...
I have never seen that before, but was truly pleased with it.
And they make history!
Bad ass indeed.
In leading a culture indeed.
Wonderfull
And this is what commercial Television was like in 1960. Imagine them doing anything like this now
That's back when television sets were still somewhat expensive, and, arguably still the province of folks who aspired to better things, and had some idea of what "better things" were.
This is also a time when television as a public service was an idea that still had merit amongst those in power.
Would that it were!
That' s what I was seeing as a child.Never imagined the state of decay in witch we are.
Forget it. Todays young children are so stupid due to video games, Twitter, Facebook and the crap in the movies and on TV.
Children aren't stupid
Brilliant, but humble. Bernstein: "Glenn Gould must decide, and I as his accompanist...". Not his maestro or conductor, but simply his accompanist. I love that line.
Thank you Nick.
Yes genius and humble
I dont think theres an opposition between brillant and humble. Humility makes one be dedicated only to what one’s doing.
(I hope my formulation is comprhensible 😅)
I suppose that he considers both of them to be musical scholars and colleagues.
@@mikecimerian6913 Yes I think so, and I think this humility along with genius js remarkable, I acknowledge my comment was a little bit off-topic. But I wanted to write it anyway 😅
FINALLY, A cameraman that keeps the camera on his HANDS and not exclusively on his face!
Kkkkk 😂😂😂
Yes, it's fantastic to see Gould's beautiful hands at work, and his face is also compelling and indescribably transcendent. He seems beyond-human.
I simply cannot get enough of this great genius.
@@phoebelinden9602 His fingers have an intimate relationship with every key as he treats each as a separate instrument!
Those decisions are made by a director, not a cameraman !
@@kezothehappylurker787 Gould has such a unique posture his action to keys is so low, rather than falling on them from height, he seems to ‘pull’ at them, and to each note an distinct and precise inflection. It’s stunning to watch.
Bach wrote his musical ideas three hundred years ago. The fact that the music is relevant and vibrant to our ears today says something significant about the mysteries of music.
Quality has no expiation date...
Except for maybe quality cheese. Do NOT eat a 300 year old piece of brie. ;o)
@@danh5150 :D
to be fair, Bach is like a 20th century composer whose soul missed the turn at Alburqerque and wound up being born 300 years too early
@@danh5150 I think one would die from the smell alone, if it has not disintegrated by now
Bach brought the music down from a heavenly zone where time does not exist
When three geniuses (Bach, Bernstein, Gould) get together we expect nothing less of perfection!!! Outstanding!!!
Solo Bach es genio, los otros pueden ser maestros , prodigios pero solo Johann Sebastian Bach es el genio, padre la música.
I don't know how anyone can listen to this and not feel they are in the presence of true greatness. In this case, quadruple greatness: Bach's music itself, Gould's playing, Bernstein's conducting, and the orchestra's performance.
I don't even know anything about music but I for sure feel overwhelmingly something positive from this scene and play
The only thing I like more than Gould is very very early Liberace.
@@Marie-zb6wi me too
Indeed Bach, Haëndel, Scarlatti, et al. were great, but we have Cardi B and Snoop Dog. There's really no comparison.
(When people wonder, "What happened to American culture?" I usually respond by saying, " What culture?"
@@excelsior999 cultural deterioration perhaps precedes intellectual deterioration..
My admiration for Bernstein knows no bounds. He was one of a kind. A performer, composer, arranger AND teacher. Usually people who are genius players don't teach well because they are too far above the pupil. But Bernstein had such a wonderful way of teaching what he knew. He taught me the number scale on one of his children's concerts and it was like a light bulb going off in my brain that totally changed my way of understanding music. I will always be grateful. I made a living in music for 50 years. Still do.
I agree - my dad's collection of vinyl boxsets has some Bernstein from "back in the day" - often (or at least once, my memory is hazy...) a side is given over to examples and explanation. The one I'm thinking about is of Beethoven symphonies where he talks the listener through the first movement of the Heroic Symphony. Simple, unprentitous, it invites the listener to a higher level of appreciation without any tone of superiority or being patronising. He did a lot of good in his lifetime, God bless him.
Hey man, could you suggest some resources for someone who wants to get their leg in the door. Thank you
Lennie was indeed a truly great master, feels like a friend at the same time.
how fortunate abd blessed you are! not only w your talent but with the most passionate and geniuses in your Life! thanks for sharing 🖤🤍🖤🤍
Beautiful comment :)
Gould's chord melody sense was immaculate. He naturally accented notes in either hand, with any finger, to highlight the overarching melodic structure. Amazing control.
I'm convinced his vocalizations were a form of counting....he's structuring his orchestration by numbers.
The other comments about Bernstein's masterful introduction and Gould's incredible interpretation aside, can we talk about the camerawork for this broadcast for a moment? It doesn't just capture the performance-the close-ups of Gould's hands, or his feet on the pedals, or his enraptured expression when playing a passage he particularly loved, or cutting over to Bernstein conducting, or a shot of the entire ensemble… it captures a sense of intimacy that almost gives the viewer a feeling of being there, experiencing the music in person. We don't see that kind of care and attention often anymore, at least in the States. Beautifully filmed!
I couldn't agree more David. Given the limited resources available for this film, the camera work is sensational.
I was about to offer the same observation. The filming, the attention to details, the captions of particulary moving expressions from Gould... It makes you think you are watching a movie, instead of a concert. So great.
Bernstein was a virtuoso keyboardist in his own right.
This who production is a work of art.
The transition when Gould first appear in camera is wonderful
I never saw a pianist like Glenn. So fragile . So unique. So humble. With his little chair . Singing feeling crying too. He will never be repeated
Humble?
@@Felipe.Taboada. crazy
You know, something is interesting about this performance. I've watched a bunch of different performances and they are all brilliant. This though, is otherworldly, almost eerie.
There are savants born every day, but this is like just a completely different category...makes me think about humanity in a general sense.
When all is said and done, the incredible love of Bach in Gould's fingers is perhaps one of the greatest love stories that this world will ever witness...
twangbarfly wonderful comment
best comment on here. im writing a book on bach and will quote this with your permission.
@@overheardtalk It's nice of you to ask permission - old-fashioned elegance, if you like.
If I hadn't sincerely felt what I said, I wouldn't have written it. I'm sure that many people feel the same way. Feel free to quote it.
If you start listening to this performance you can't stop listening until you've reached the ending. Feels like there is something spiritual about this performance that goes straight into your core.
Absolutely - whatever else Glenn Gould is, he is 100% compelling, particularly here!
It certainly hooks you in!
Yamcha the wolf totally agree. Glenn Gould is more than meets the ear
So true!
absolutely ... it's like an exciting story, with sub-plots ... you just want to know the end.
What a brilliant pianist Gould was. Outstanding!
Bernstein introduction is so articulated and educational that it is a performance in itself.
Thank you CBS for having the wisdom and foresight to save this document for eternity.
It's truly gorgeous.
Takes extreme guts, intellect, and wisdom for a conductor, especially one of stature, to know to stay in the background. Applause to Berenstein for knowing where he stands.
You don't tell Gould what to do, Gould tells you what to do. That's how he lived his life, he knew exactly what he wanted and was not going to compromise.
@@rdubb77 they actually had problems with each other on that exact matter where he apparently shamed him by saying something like "who has the lead in a concerto? the conductor or the soloist?" In front of an audience
Parsya o_o I never saw it as a public shaming. The matter of discussion was a Brahms concerto, and Bernstein, before beginning, admitted to the audience that this particular preparation was challenging for him because Gould wished to take the concerto at a variety of tempi which Bernstein strongly disagreed with. Bernstein played it off as a matter of learning a new interpretation of the concerto. Regardless, I do think this was the end of their professional career together.
Edit: forgot “together”
The sheer presence of the conductor is stunning, he is trying to negotiate with a God gifted madman and succeeds.
Sorry but the professional way to approach it is to NOT announce that you have differences. Just play it however you’ve worked it out. They were both geniuses of the highest order and I love them both, but Bernstein had the bigger ego.
What I found is the older you get, the more you miss Gould and Bernstein.
What a treasure this recording is. How tragic that it was so rudely interrupted by an advertisement. I know, let's insert a poster for coca-cola in the middle of a Monet painting.
Waah I want free art and I don't want to have to suffer any inconvenience whatsoever in receipt of that free art. I'm a massive baby complainer. Waah.
@@Kitties_are_pretty Don't cry. I never complain about massive babies.
@@Kitties_are_pretty Uranus. Excuse me, you’re an ass.
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@@THEKECHEXPERIENCE Thank you for the tip
So beautiful. I love the intro and old school pictures where they spoke to the audience like we were all inquisitive geniuses
💟 I remember
People generally had much better vocabularies and education back then. It didn't take a near genius to understand anything he said. A poor Jr. High dropout would've read Shakespeare and been as educated as a 3rd year college student today.. Only with a better lexicon.
whatever face Glenn Gould made while playing, I never think he was pretentious. He was a genuine artist.
Ahhh. I managed to claw myself out of the weird part of RUclips and back into the genius part.
Ditto
Ok. Now back to dog rescue videos.
weird and genius are one in the same... it's just a matter of perspective
It is difficult to imagine this piece played any better. It almost looks like Bach in heaven is sending a direct message to Gould that flows right out of him into the audience. A completely miraculous thing to watch.
Television used to serve higher purpose. Can you imagine something like this being broadcast in prime time today?
Wow. There's a great documentary on the life of Glenn Gould, on how he electrified classical music by refusing to follow any accepted interpretation and shattered all expectations. He was often and soundly criticized for it: it just pushed him further. This may the finest example of his genius for interpretation and creativity - it's like he and Bach are collaborating, pushing each other to greatness. Bernstein's intro, the perfect camera work catching the close-ups on his fingers when he's teasing and toying with the notes - it is all sublime. More than any other musician, Gould made classical music lovers out of those who did not love classical music. This is stunning.
This should be top comment
You said it all.
Do you remember the name of the documentary?
@@maddssmithy Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Variations
@@rdubb77 who is the classical estalbishment? Gould was the most famous painist alive in his time, his 1955 recording of the goldberg variations was hailed as genius, so how did you come to that conclusion?
At 12:03 I strated to cry. Everything in that moment is perfect. This is probably one of the most beautiful thing in the music history. God bless Bach.
Truly the greatest thing I've ever seen
Bach rising to the level of beethoven the gods of music coming down to earth to posses them in a moment
@@ahmedgilani8646 Bach is more great
I feel you.
Wow. Me too
Glen Gould was absolutely a treasure at the keyboard. I love watching and listening to him. He was divinely gifted.
One can imagine Bach hearing (watching) this and saying, "Why, that's not at all what I intended. Well done!!!"
Glenn Gould was a man too talented for this world. Watch his facial expression as he plays. He's not playing, he's expressing all his emotions, telling a story, his way, and feeling every single note uttered by the keys and the orchestra. Such brilliance and light, so much depth and passion, seems no single piece was ever adequate for his self expression. As a proud Canadian, we lost a part of our national heritage when he passed, but he left us such a gift, his legacy for all future pianists to emulate in their own way. You see, for me, a mere amateur, music, particularly, classical piano, isn't music, but is, in fact, a language, one which needs no translation, one which is heard, and spoken, differently, by each individual, depending upon their sensibilities and understanding. Music is a gift to the world, as was Mr Gould, a gift that will be enjoyed, and given, for all time, breaching all barriers.
Incredible how Canada has given the world so many great pianists, none greater than Gould and Oscar Peterson, but lest we forget Paul Bley, Louis Lortie, Angela Hewitt and so many more
Canadians everywhere can be proud that Glenn Gould’s Bach continues to travel through interstellar space on the Voyager space probes. We must be confident that one day it will be the first Earth music to be heard by an alien life form. We surely are not alone in the universe.
I have looked at this again - nearly 12 months since I last posted. What convinces me me about this is the utter brilliance of Glenn Gould and, forgive me, the utter showmanship of Bernstein who tries, but fails lamentably, to reach anywhere near the tempo of GG who owns the orchestra throughout this piece.
He had such beautiful hands.
I worked at CBS in the 70s. There was a story told about Glenn Gould told even then.
He appeared at the CBS headquarters (also home of Columbia Records) to sign his first contract.... In his typical casual dress.
And security turned him away!
Instead of going to another label, he called the President of Columbia Records from a corner phone booth. Who sent down a bunch of staff to bring him in.
Maybe he took his ugly chair in his hands when he appeared at the entrance of CBS headquarters.
@@Sportsinsane lol
@@Sportsinsane What do you mean by ugly? That chair carried a genious, and by that it is beautiful!
@@musicmaker1617 ^_^
Herrlich.
It makes me want to cry out of sheer awe at what people have been capable of and I fear we have lost much of the talent potential in the modern world of social media with plastic lives and plastic audiences of little depth. ....an amazing performance by Gould and Maestro Bernstein interpreting the Master, Bach.
Glenn Gould’s hands…OMG!
i am going to make kind of a funny assumption here,and maybe it doesn't really have any bearing on this vid but here goes..i dont think once Gould begins to play he is even remotely aware that there is anything else in the room but the piano in front of him,maybe not even aware of his own place at the piano,he seems transported,fascinating
It seems as you say, but he melts into the orchestra as if it's a living thing and he's a vital organ. I've been there and it's a feeling as fulfilling as the best sex I've ever had. Nothing vulgar intended in my comment.
The guy made love to the piano. (I could be a bit more crass). But I agree. So special to see someone 'in the moment' and doing what they do.
/fantastic video.
Alternate title: listen to (and watch) a master pianist hypnotize himself.
Awesome performance
I love how Gould is the actual conductor through his performance, and that Bernstein in his magnanimity, seems to be fine with that.
Much ado has been made of the supposed fallout between them regarding the Brahms First. Nonsense.... they disagreed on the tempo, but agreed on Bernstein's preamble. They both loved to educate and Bernstein ADORED Gould.
@@charlotterose6724 oh that Brahms execution
Bach is the supreme composer and Bernstein and Gould, the supreme interpreters.
On top of the performance itself, which others have eloquently commented on, I'd like to add appreciation for the camera work and editing - very good camera angles so you can really see the keyboard clearly, from a variety of shots of performer, keyboard, conduct, feet etc. and Gould's face. Sheer quality at every level.
Agreed. Made by people who were trying to give the TV audience the best possible experience of the performance. Many commenters have said that this would not appear on TV today, because audiences don't want this stuff. Maybe, but the main reason it wouldn't appear today is because such programmes are now made by TV careerists - the cameraman figures he gets no recognition for a steady shot of both hands, so he zooms up the conductors nostril or pans the stucco ceiling - the director doesn't know or care whether Gould is a genius, he does know that he won't get his shot at the big time unless he cuts from instrument to instrument in some noticeable way. The annual appraisal of program makers by TV bosses has much to answer for, in degrading the purpose and quality of such programmes. Reith is much despised now in the UK - but we could do with more of his culture, and a lot less of Alan Yentob (with apologies to non-Brit readers, who won't know who either of these men are).
Right on in every angle David!! :-)
Thank you for mentioning this. Agree 💯%
I'm just as impressed with the sound quality considering how relatively primitive the equipment was compared to what we have now. Apparently, good engineers can do great things with whatever they have to work with.
10:24 Each of Gould's fingers has its own genius brain. His left arm and hand start directing the right hand. Each part is super-human, and they are all together, connected, with the music pouring through them. Gould is a gift from God for poor humanity. It is all so brilliant and beyond comprehension, there is a tendency to minimize it as mechanical. But that is wrong. His playing and artistry are at the highest level of humanity. Inspiring. Nice to be sharing this with all here.
How does he do it
Judging by the comments under this audio-video there are still people who are aware of what culture is and what it takes to be a person of culture. Thank you for not letting the mass-media corrupt your minds.
There is a manic, obsessive energy in Gould's performance. This is a definitive recording. Nobody will ever surpass this.
From the Golden Age of television. Phenomenal performance from all, including the camera work.
Gould is literally tasting the notes. Toying with them, playing with them, smelling them! He is utterly living the music.
I saw a clip of this yesterday on the news and I was captivated watching Glenn Gould play. I am glad it is here. You are so right! He is just so incredible!
He's figuratively tasting the notes. He's literally playing them with his fingers
Licking the keys, sniffing them too!
But I know exactly what you are trying to say - Gould almost melds into his piano, becomes part of it. What he must feel - most off us will never appreciate.
He's playing wit his fingers, and his feet. And his shoulders, and his jaw, and his eyebrows...
@@DoctorDewgong Thanks. I'm totally bored with the profligate misuse of "literally."
interrupting this beautiful performance with an ad at the 10:00 minute mark is grotesquely rude.
ought sought
Thank you. Totally agree with you.
I’m just seeing this for the first time. My God! No words.
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
totally agree yeah
Cool is not the word to use here.
@@vima8680 why not? it's totally cool
Gould appears to be in a state of ecstasy!
Que bien se lo pasa el tío! Orgasmo espiritual...
Glenn Gould was a phenomenon. He isn't playing the music, he IS the music -- Johann Sebastian Gould. There's a part where the right hand is playing alone, and Gould is directing it with his left hand. And then at the end, his left hand slashes, Stop! He once said that his vocalizing was filling the gap between the piano and the music. You can see his face, urging the music out of the instrument: "Come on, come on!" Awesome!
i'm surprised there aren't more comments than just yours referencing his left hand conducting his right! one of my favorite parts of the video
This is how TV should be. Stop dumbing the world down!
TV was pretty dumb in 1960
This was smart medicine in 1960 on TV
Usually either the piano or the orchestra dominates and covers the other to the point of distraction. This is the most exquisitely coordinated piano concerto I've ever heard, and Gould is, like Wanda Landowski, one who draws everything possible out of Bach, the musicality, the emotion, the sublime fact that music comes from and enriches the soul of man.
ThePapasmurf1946 0
לא קיבלתי חינוך מוסיקלי. אני בכלל לא מבין גדול במוסיקה. אני לא בקי בים היצירות של בך. האזנתי לביצוע הגאוני הזה והתפעלתי. הפסנתרן, התזמורת ומנצחה נתנו ביצוע מופתי של היצירה. אני בטוח שיוהאן סבסטיאן שם למעלה מחא כפיים בהתלהבות. צר לי לציין שהיצירה עצמה איננה מן המיטב של בך. כשכותבים פיסקה מוסיקלית בת 8 משפטים שמהם 7 הראשונים זהים זה לזה ובאים זה אחר זה, ובכן... ריח של חדגוניות. בך ידע להפתיע ולגוון. האם ההפתעה כאן היא: "הביטו! גם אני יודע לשעמם!"?
It’s obvious that Glen is beyond this world’s limited dimension. When he plays, he seems to be lifted up into another dimension and he takes us to this higher level with him and Bach. That is why you cannot describe his playing and the experience, in words.
My favorite pianist of all time, hands down. I love your comment and wholeheartedly agree with you.
Starbucks....venti americano
To be fair he was on the most powerful medication 60’s psychiatrist had to offer, from painkillers to antidepressants to anxiolytics. Love his skill and interpretations but man was he flying high
It's called autism
I think that started later.
Starting 12:23, probably the best decrescendo of the history of piano performances
cannot agree more! Incredible!!!
I agree. That cellist however, does not seem impressed.
I love his unorthodox playing style, hunched over the piano with his hands almost hanging off the keyboard, sitting on a chair instead of a piano bench.
You should read about his chair
Whether you love it or not, it led to his inability to play well for more than short periods of time later in his career. He sounded fantastic in spite of his posture and not because of it.
Glenn Gould playing Bach is a revelation and although this was recorded 57 years ago it is as fresh and immediate as if was recorded today. What musicians !!
Elsa Barnard one day i wish to own a steinway. No fancy cars for me.
That's what a "classic" is...it never grows old! And it NEVER dies!
) really that is right but not enough warm as I like
Elsa Barnard Brovo !
Model B, baby Steinway. $81,000.00
I didn't appreciate Bach's music enough until I started hearing Glenn Gould playing it. For me, Gould brought Bach's music to life and gave it soul.
It already had soul and heart, Glenn just made it more recognizable for you
@@PhotonAvogadro So true
It’s captivating from the first note to the last. The guy is possessed. It’s mechanical but not mechanical, intellectual but so emotional, raw and refined altogether, all at the right places. They can’t teach you how to play like this. Totally unique. Exceptional rendition. Stark beauty.
BACH was truly the G.O.A.T. Bach, Bernstein and Gould will never happen again in history!
I am stunned that television at one time actually treated the viewer as being intelligent, and managed to educate as well as entertain.
This is why I love RUclips
yes, I would have never otherwise been exposed to such.
You said it Steve! I feel like a MULTI MILLIONAIRE with youtube!! ☺😊🎼🎹🎶🎵
Yes sir
Simply put. Yet an extraordinary exponentially display of musical genius. Ty you so much for sharing!!
For every beautiful work of art like this, there are probably ten thousand "how to put on makeup" videos.
Stephen Ritson but get them comment appearing sign?
glenn appears to have the piano wired directly into his brain. hes feeling and hearing every note in realtime. hes a virtual machine its fascinating to watch. hes a very rare talent.
He is mesmerizing to watch. His delivery of the classics has the power of raw blues music. I can feel his passion through the music.
So true. I feel honoured to have known a woman, a pianist, artist, friend and ex neighbour, who had known Glenn Gould in her youth and has/d love letters he wrote to her after a holiday in Canada. I have two her abstract paintings she gave to me as a gift and it's a wonderful link back to Glenn himself and this performance!
He is the best ever pianist
I highly recommend the film, 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould. Shows and teaches so much about this genius.
This seems to have been one take. An incredible man.
I thought so too but there seems to be a weird cut before the recapitulations at 13:19
This is one of my favorite videos of all time
The transcendental state in which Gould performed is legendary... he became music itself. Beautiful to watch.
When it cut to his foot on the pedal I just lost it.
Me too!! His pedaling was just so precise, like he was micro pedaling or something, just using the smallest bit of pedal not full, it’s so awesome!!
Absolutely unbelievable. Glenn Gould was a savant. His musicianship was literally from another planet. Thanks so much for uploading this video.
12:25 Absolutely stunning unbelievable decrescendo . Amazing!
damn
Yes, indeed I never heard this. Daring.
absolutely incredible...the amount of inherit skill and dexterity you need to accomplish playing like that is something mystical
The movie Maestro was dull, Hollywood excess. Thankyou for posting this real life Bernstein. Its is like starlight on freshly fallen snow. Bach Bernstein Gould, like the critical mass of musical genius.
The Steinway piano Gould plays in the early 60's was also a favorite of Bill Evans. Most likely this is the piano. It was known for its amazing regulation so that pianist's touch was that more expressive. Both Gould and Evans listened to each other throughout their careers.
I love them both!! 😊☺🎼🎹🎶🎵
Two of the absolute best.
I feel they are kind of similar
I used to work at Bob Weirs venue and Jeff Chmenti inherited pigpens B3, which I moved in and out of the venue at least a dozen times.
the two guys..
This is an absolutely mesmerizing and captivating performance by Glenn Gould, by Leonard Bernstein, and by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Like Bach himself, they also have passed on; their inimitable renditions, however, have fortunately been assiduously recorded and preserved, and they are now part of our cultural heritage. Thanks to RUclips, and enthusiasts like AntPDC and erp65, musical treasures like this great keyboard concerto, can now be enjoyed by millions of listeners in their own homes. Leonard Bernstein was a very influential musician (composer, conductor, pianist) with an unusually extensive cultural frame of reference. In his televised lectures, he drew on this knowledge not only of music with its many subcategories, but of history, linguistics, world literature, etc., which made his lectures thrilling, unique, and memorable. The combination Bernstein, Gould plus composer X, always makes for an exciting performance! Many thanks to all!
To be a Gould requires not only for one to be a genius but to spent tens of thousands of hours daily playing the piano and ENJOYING every minute of it. The man does not exude a rigid precision of playing that is tainted with the pains of forcibly playing in order to improve. He exudes pure joy and ectacy with every note he delivers. Too much of today is filled with players with no soul or expression or forced expression because its "perfomance". Gould did not simply feel the music... He was the music.
Gould is like some poor displaced angel who somehow landed here on the wrong planet. Maybe he just feels too deeply for a normal human nervous system. He gave his gifts so freely. So missed...gone way too soon.
Heartbreaking indeed Steven. I like your metaphor, and I do believe his neurons were firing on such a cosmic scale he eventually succumbed.
Steven Hancoff yes, his way with the keyboard is an alien's way. There is nothing like it. Gould is that great pianist who was never seduced by "piano playing".
Steven Hancoff
The Chair was his spaceship. I'm convinced of it.
This is really wonderful gem! Youthful looking Glenn Gould and charismatic Bernstein! Glenn Gould will be missed forever. His playing, interpretation is so distinctive with others especially in terms of Bach
soo yun kim b
1. Magnifient class of Bernstein about what interpretation is.
2. Supreme Gould (as always) with Bach.
3. Best camera shots of a piano performance ever.
4. Best RUclips video I've watched (TV broadcast!!!).
5. Last not least: This last Bach reincarnation in Gould has put it difficult to God to launch future reincarnations.
Nothing is difficult to God ☀️
I thinks that may be the greatest performance I’ve ever seen in my life.
Watch Gould play Beethoven's Emperor Concerto #5 on youtube. The performance will blow your mind.
I loved Bernstein's set-up. It really makes you appreciate the challenge and Gould's quite wonderful interpretation.
Nobody will EVER surpass these performances. Gould is the ultimate interpreter of Bach. And Bach is the ultimate, supreme composer. These recordings may be old, but they will last forever.
Couldn’t agree more!
Andras Schiff?
@@yashbspianoandcompositions1042 Schiff is nothing compared to Gould
@@Billy-dj8zw Richter?
@@yashbspianoandcompositions1042 No, RIchter does not stand a chance
What the hell? Ads in the middle of a moving performance?! Rude and jarring stab in the back. Magnificent passionate pianist with excellent interpretation. Such beautiful hands. Flowing like a stream over smooth pebbles, creating whirlpools ands eddies.
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what an absolutely mesmerising piece of film.
Who could not be carried away listening to Glenn Gould playing anything by Bach? It's readily apparent Gould, himself, was carried away by the beauty of it all whenever he played. One gets the rare and delightful feeling obtained when a master craftsman like Gould plays a composition written by a genius like Bach. The world misses them both.
Золотое время, когда люди были умными, слушали и понимали Музыку. Бернстайн и Гульд великолепны! 😍 Благодарю за возможность насладиться этим шедевром. До слез.
5:09 is where it starts.
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This one can be watched over and over..
It amazes me that tv-shows of this quality ever was made.
Exactly, Ive watched this performance around 100 times. I believe someday I will get to 1000 times.
Im 72
This was the best time in history to be alive. I treasure every day 🖖
This was aired on TV, for everyone to see and hear, oh Lord from this to the Kardashians how far we have fallen 🤦. But fret not dear viewers, we have this and many others on RUclips. Don’t be afraid or self conscious to have this on while your kids are at home, on the contrary play it, often from childhood, something is bound to stick.
My kids are so used to hearing Sinatra, Dean and Cole that I’ve happily found them humming or singing their songs throughout the years.
Bach is indeed so very hard to play. If I could have played it like that, I would have loved the music of Bach. It seemed always so dry, hard to study and rather dull, but listening to that it is wonderful. What a performance.
Not too mention Gould's unique master technique that is enabled him to bring out a totally unique perspective on bach.
I am a medium pianist and I enjoy studying and playing Bach,
Three geniuses, Bernstein, Bach and Gould.
It is very hard to add to the wonderful comments made about this video. One thing I could say is that when I am lost in my despair and disgust over humanity then I see something like this I am amazed at the wondrousness of certain humans and of the mystery of it all. So it is back and forth.
at 12:24 its like Bernstein witnessed perfection , he kept his hand on the page and froze for a moment , Gould was entering another realm , for that moment he was the manifestation of what he was playing..
To witness that first hand....
God Bach is hard to perform. Every note is so essential to the melody and stands out so naked and vulnerably.
Gould is a powerful meditator to be able to grant every note such absolute adoring care.
Magically beautiful and emotional interpretation. People sometimes joke that Bach was such a genius that he must have been from another galaxy. You can probably say the same for Glenn Gould.
Glenn played for himself not just the audiences which makes his performances and Bach's interpretations unique. Belongs with the greatest.
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So, your only input to his comment is "i"?
Gould and Dinu Leppetti were Bach masters.
There are times when GG loses me exactly because he plays for himself. But not here. Maybe it's the discipline of playing with the orchestra that makes this performance so special.
Yeah it's works well because Bach like Gould composed for his own pleasure (expressed to God from his perspective). His music weren't so appreciated in his time as that baroque style was considered old fashioned.
glenn and leonard. I hope that audience appreciated what they were getting
Can you imagine!
Sadly, they do not remain on earth.
The masses have no clue.
Old songs on piano
Good Plano old songs
Gould reminds me of a snake charmer, coaxing and mesmerising the notes from the piano.
It is a privilege to be able to watch this. The sad realisation, though, is that too few would have the capacity to concentrate, appreciate or even understand what is happening here.
At 65 years of age, I fear mankind has already peaked and we are on the downward slope with reality TV, rap music and all manner of unutterable celebrity garbage.
This video is a jewel.
The powers that be, the globalists, activly promote the degeneracy and the destruction of western civilization. They are the enemy!
If it’s any consolation, I’m a quarter of your age, and though I do enjoy rap, and other genres, I’m still here appreciating entrancing performances like this. The art of creation, and brilliance in doing so (whether it be music, film, visual art, etc) is something that won’t ever be lost so long as young people continue to find appreciation for it and keep it in circulation. Will brilliant art fall out of the mainstream? Likely so. But it won’t ever truly disappear.
Rap music slaps and so does this.
His hands are just perfection
This is quite possibly the most elegant, beautiful, enigmatic portrayal of the magic of music’s hidden mathematics and soul-wrenching BAM that I think I’ve ever heard. Leonard Bernstein and Glenn Goold... wow
Why nobody is doing this anymore? These deep commentaries on classical music, this lively but great rhetorical skills?
Contemporary TV producers have much to learn, this is a masterpiece.
i can't believe what i just witnessed. that was the most heart-throbbing, melancholic, powerful, sad.... i'm at loss for words.
Like going back in time the young Glenn Gould just wonderful to watch and listen to these two greats
Gould's real talent was to use a light staccato touch when playing Bach. Almost harpsichord like. It's what allows him to clearly bring out all the contrapuntal lines.
He had the hammer lengths shortened on his piano, that is where that quasi-harpsichord sound comes from.
And he plays from the wrist, not the elbow. If you really must play Bach on the piano, no-one has done it better.
And his feet hardly ever touch the pedals. It's almost all in the hands.
Hands and wrists. No arms and elbows. Just like a real harpsichordist.
Yes and a lot of this has to do with his low sitting position as well, which means he couldn't use the upper arm very much anyhow. He also personally modified his pianos to have the fastest response to articulations.
What makes him really a genius is he had a conception of what sound he wanted. It's not necessarily that this staccato sound is what he conceived as the best option but one he considered a valuable addition - in contrapuntal clarity - to existing performances. He had the skill to play anyway he wanted to, and he knew how to get it.
"This film originally aired in 1960 on CBS Television as part of its "Ford Presents" series". Contemplate that for a moment 2017.
59 years. I guess they should do a 60th anniversary special.
This is, to me, the definitive performance, and in my 70+ years, I have heard countless others.