What effortless precision! He never over emotes. I get the feeling that he’s the conductor, conducting himself, who’s not even playing. But actually hearing the music itself, play itself. Just amazing. I had only listened to him play Bach.
Listen to his recording of Scriabin's 5th Sonata. Sober, without the hysteria often heard in Scriabin, clear, clean like his Bach, yet spectacular as only Gould could deliver.
. .A perfect,profund, concise and accurate analysis.Bravo Laurence Goldman! The great ultra-talented Mr. Gould and Beethoven a perfect link and bond of perfection.The two deserve each other, one,united and happy! . . "Ludwig van Beethoven IS the very apex from the Human Creation.He remains not surpassed by anyone .He stands reverentlly by meritus & absolute grace close near and imbricated with The Mind And Heart From God." ― Yan Ayrton, a classical composer in development and evolution. >>> .ARS SEMPER.VITA PLENA.― Yan Ayrton, young classical composer from the XXI century
I'm not sure what you would consider emoting, but I personally can't tell what's more expressive... the looks on his face, or his subtle humming accompaniments!
but it keped drifting more and more away from reality and more and more towards entertainment causing a very wrong change in public attitudes and reality perseption those creating both REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. but no one thinking on their own... sad.
I found his manner of speaking even more appealing than that of Leonard Bernstein - Gould was a most attractive character and yes, I have read about his life, which is at discord with my comments here; but here I am experiencing him "in person" and I am discarding a lot of what I have read about him. His brilliant musicianship takes precedence.
@@michaelwisse9284 Glenn Gould, what a Man, what a lost. I also like Leonard Bernstein, what a kind Person, Vladimir Horowitz is also very special to me in his playing and his warm smiling. And of course there are some more great Pianists and other classical musicians that I adore.
Nowadays they gotta tell a joke..act stupid and dumb it down. Everything gotta be light and comedy. Back then you could speak on a collegiate level and respected. Now if you speak like how Glenn spoke on this video, there heads explode. Libtards.
yes they came up with some of the best and must intelligent people in that generation and put them in front of the camara, but soon someone got bored and invented.... crap! and because he was the executive producer he started pruducing....crap and selling..... crap interrupted every few minutes by commertials selling..... bullshit. and thats how hollywood destroit quality entertainiment and our culture.
If you want to rediscover a piece of music that has accompanied you all of your life and that you know by heart, listen to a version by Glenn Gould. Pure gold.
@@alpinoalpini3849 Insult... Discovery... Tastes and colours my friend. Liberties taken can be a source of true enjoyment for one, and deep frustration for the other. What might be nerve wracking for me might be genuine pleasure for you. I'm not saying in any way that this version is preferable over any other, but it does open doors of perception on the work of one of my favourites. Glen just seems to sit right with me...
"Within every creative person there is an inventor, at odds with a museum curator - and most of the startling things that happen musically are the result of some momentary gain by one, at the expense of the other."
@@julianmanjarres1998 It refers to the immense weight of tradition and historical truth with which creative people are confronted in their struggle to open up new avenues in human expression, to tread into unchartered territories. Sometimes the choice is to dismantle what they know, refute it, inverse it, as happened with modernism, or hide behind irony as in postmodernism. However, originality is not creating something out of nothing. It comes through serious contact with the past, the creation of a deep empathy towards the creators who led the way, knowledge of languages that express the particular (spirit of a time) through their individual claims to the universal (a sense of the sublime, of the untold that can only be hinted on). And only then, those blessed few will find their way and have something to say.
Here are timestamps for the words from Gould, the intro, and the music: 00:00 - Words from Glenn Gould "Something Original About Beethoven" 05:24 - Intro, Alex Trebek 05:37 - I Largo - Allegro 12:41 - II Adagio (B♭ major) 21:58 - III Allegretto
A pianist completely immersed in the music. There are very few pianists, past and present, that can match his in-depth understanding of the music he played.
gould speaks about bach or beethoven as if he really knew them, he studied the soul the spirit the intention of artist, this is the meaning of being an "interpreter", from this side i consider gould a genius...
It's great to hear Glenn Gould speak. He doesn't sound at all how I imagined. Reminds me of Leonard Bernstein his video series, "The Unanswered Question". Gould was an amazingly talented musician.
Dear Karl, buy the 10 dvd set "Glenn Gould on Television: The Complete CBC Broadcasts 1954-1977" which is the source of the Beethoven you're seeing now. In point of fact Bernstein was a huge inspiration for Gould's career in television and radio broadcasting both text and music. "I, myself, have been Bernsteining in all directions" is a quote from a Gould letter (remember those?) to Bernstein. Gould was a prolific writer: to friends, to fans, for newspapers and magazines and his own album liner notes. All of this is available at your local public library... nota bene: Bezos and JSTOR don't own the world yet. Visit the online Library and Archives Canada: The Glenn Gould Archive", it's a mine of clips and info and all things GG that will interest you. Cheers.
I'm flabbergasted at Glen Gould's short dissertation on Beethoven and his art . I've allways held Mr Gould in a rareified realm of genius as an astonishingly cerebral and emotionally deep performance artist . What an intellect Gould possessed . He says in this brief four minutes everything , and even more , than I've ever thought about concerning Beethoven . Both Beethoven and Gould stand alone in a very lofty and unique strata of artists . So grateful for this treasure of a presentation . Thank you sincerely 😌
I agree with them saying Beethoven was overrated. :) His music is good and some of it is great but it doesn't make his the best musician. Bach and then Mozart were way better at dissonance and chromatic writing which i feel is needed to be the best.
@@beethovenlovedmozart Music being perhaps best described as the audiological manifestation of emotion- not sure Mozart had Beethoven or Bach beat in that category. Genius? Yes. One of the best composers of all time? Yes. Excellent pianist and performer? Definitely. As artistically significant and emotionally expressive in his work as Beethoven or Bach? Not necessarily. As innovative and unique in his compositions? Not as much. Not to say Mozart didn’t compose pieces where these are both achieved, but I wouldn’t say as consistently as Bach or Beethoven- Just my 2 cents.
Personal but entirely professional as well. The man had so few doubts about his own capabilities and gifts that he was entirely comfortable giving a 'thumbs up' to Charles Schulz's "Schroeder" who played Beethoven passionately, knees up and body bent over his piano... Gould's 'throwaway lines' or 'quips' are brilliant because of his 'Rod Serling' delivery but alas they often go unappreciated precisely because of that. Gould could be fun about 'it'; serious fun, but always seriously, singularly brilliant: a true star in the firmament. A true star you can always look to in order to find your own way home when you thought you were lost afar... Gould makes the world seem a safer place for us all.
People often times mock Gould’s Beethoven, but I believe this recording is proof of how outstanding and great it is. This is by far my favorite version of the tempest.
Very impressive opening soliloquy by Mr. Gould. It is hard not to be totally amazed by the thoughtful, detailed use of these communication forms - words and music, by the man.
Beyond the absurdly brilliant playing, I love the way he becomes the mere conduit for the music, selfless, lost inside of it and yet found because of it. Inspirational.
0:50. I once came across a rare clip of Gould playing the piece "Four Minutes Twenty Seconds". Of course, he disagreed with the tempo and played his version for "Two Minutes Thirty Two Seconds."
@@josephcarlbreil5380 Well, Cage said it doesn't have to last 4 min 20s, its only the duration of the first performance. So yes, he could certainly get away with it
Amazing brain, amazing talent, amazing hands. I remember seeing him on television and hearing him on the radio, back in the '50s and '60s. Pure. And we got a treat: young Alex Trebek at about 5:30. RIP, gentlemen. Thanks for posting this! -- Old Matt
Wow, I cannot express the emotion I felt listening to this artist play! Since this was the first time I've ever seen him live (I have some of his recordings), I'm struck at how openly he shows his musicality with his gestures. I literally felt tears in my eyes from his playing. What a great soul!
Vintage Golden Age - In the English language, the word "musicality" does not exist. You have constructed your sentence badly. Please pay more attention to your grammar. Yes Gould is obviously talented but I would not go so far as to call him a 'great soul'. A little too exaggerated, I think.
@@siensiew8510 Please take a look at an Oxford dictionary and note that the word 'musicality' is indeed a noun that is defined by "musical talent or sensitivity" OR "the quality of having a pleasant sound; melodiousness." I will also let you know that I am a copy editor and have edited many articles for grammar. Thank you for not commenting about my sentence construction in the future.
Gould, here, seems to have been possessed by the structure and soul of the music. His purported histrionics was just a manifestation of his innate music making. I heard voices which I've never noticed in other great recordings. A true intellectual and a consummate musician!
Possessed is a good word (9:30). In one documentary, there is a charming clip from one of his friends, who describes how Gould would have him over, than "go into a trance" while he played piano. When he would (finally) tell Gould he must be going, "Glenn would say 'No, no, you can't go yet' and then go right back into his trance."
@@charlotterose6724Thanks for sharing that anecdote. Though his public works alone are an adequate testament to his genius, these stories just bolster the legend. His transcendent intellect was so arcane, it is always enlightening to listen to this thinker flit effortlessly with supreme eloquence from supposedly-squandered genius of late Mozart to his visionary ideals on the reach of media. I can imagine all those ideas germinating contemporaneously that if we turn them into a script, their impact is as profound and organic. Such a consummate artist who is more than that!
Gould is a person who is wanted to be still alive in this world. I found in this performance he played the Beethoven's sound with soundless and prolonged music in the air.
Time and again. Every single time. It is a never-ending mystery. That "Constant state of Wonder" Gould once described as his goal --- Every time I hear him play something I haven't heard before, I'm befuddled. It's like I never heard this Sonata. Needless to say - played it. But I did play it and practiced it over a year (long time ago when 17) and heard it in dozens of renderings. And... well... I seem to havne't heard it yet as it SHOULD be, which ended today. Oh Mr. Gould, how careless were you to leave this world so early. You deprived us of so much more music.
You can see at 7:05 how the piano legs have been raised onto wooden blocks ! He's known to be very particular about the height of his chair and of the Piano . He is such a perfectionist . Very fascinating personality and an amazing pianist indeed.!
Yes, I was just noticing this. I had thought that this was a production mistake.. that the piano bench had been lost in the studio somewhere, which seems like a normal occurrence. I haven't known anyone that preferred a piano keyboard to be so high.
This is certainly one of the most amazing musical experiences I've had recently. The way this man communicates through music is... Not sure what word to use. To have heard him play live must have been unforgettable. The beauty of Beethoven's music here is elevated through the character of Gould's interpretation of it.
Heart wrenching lovely! Such a loss for him to die so young and at the height of his powers. Anyone else notice that the man introducing him is a VERY young Alex Trebeck?
When I first heard Glenn, he changed my view on classical music because I never heard anybody hum in the background while they played. Then when I saw the way he sat at the piano and how he played, I realized he was more than a pianist, he was an Artist.
Even on cable and Netflix. 100s of channels but is there one that devotes any significant time to thoughtful presentation of the arts? I guess we might occasionally get some classical music on PBS, but that's about it.
Exercise&Relax Amazon had Mozart in the Jungle for four seasons. Dramatically spotty as it may have been, it featured music rarely, if ever, heard these days on TV. Some episodes were surprisingly good, even inspired. There was one episode with an Olivier Messiaen concert at Rikers Island that was stunningly done and quite moving. But, sadly no, there is very little serious music in the TV of today.
I believe Mozart in the Jungle recruited Gustavo Dudamel for one episode. Gustavo got "used" for many reasons by various organizations, but now he is a completely professional and serious musician who has found his place in the world of classical music.
Gould is a rare artist that has a great intellect and is a splendid pianist. He is capable to give a deep analysis and syntassis of complicated musical masterpieces written by other genius. His artistic touch is unique.
I like, agree with, that notion of the inventer/pioneer vs. the "curator." That is certainly at the core of Beethoven's power, appeal and significance, but Gould should've related this to Beethoven's largely fulfilled determination to make in his music an almost encyclopedic mirror of the human condition as inwardly experienced, with a sense of inner dialogue or dialectic (as in Hegel: an endless process of oppositions, such as curator/innovator, lover/warrior, nostalist/futurist, austere, stately classicist/dreamy passionate romanticist, tender/rough, introspective/extrovert.... all these tensions reaching toward, giving way to harmonious synthesis)... constructing in each work a genuine dramatic narrative comparable to real theater in the tradition of the Greek playwrights, tragic as well as comic. As in all the great composers, tonalities (c minor, A major etc.) corresponded to fairly specific meaning. C minor is tragic-heroic (5th symphony, final piano sonata, pathetique sonata), D major, sublime heavenly light (Ode to Joy), E-flat heroic, relative major of c-minor (emperor concerto, 3rd symphony), b minor, key of suffering, gloom and despair (episodes in D major works-- nothing written primarily in this key), B-flat the key of intellectuality, urbanity and cultural seriousness and refinement (Hammerklavier). A major is raw blinding energy and power like lightning, or maybe cocaine (never tried it, but how I imagine it)... 7th symphony (chopin's military polonaise). Nobody except Bach activated these ideas through their musical "objective correlatives" with such deliberate, self-conscious breadth and depth. I think it was the struggle of Beethovens life to try to say absolutely everything through music, as if the achievement of this task would be an ultimate personal redemption, fulfillment of his calling in the world. His op. 28, the "pastoral" piano sonata, is ostensibly in D major (as noted above, the key of sublime, blissful heavenly light), but paradoxically, is one of the very darkest in mood of all Beethoven works. Wy is this? Doesn't it contradict my theory? No. Beethoven's genius in this work is to make a "D Major sonata" primarily a traversal of all the keys (especially g major, key of genial pleasantness, nature-lite, and b minor, the key of death and gloom, d minor, the key of ambiguously dark high spirituality, with hints of menace, death and judgment, yet religious solemnity) related to D major. The D major key in this sonata always lurks in the background as unrealized hope, invoked sheerly by allusive reference by D major's related keys, which offer by these allusions a merely implicit promise: b minor for example, establishing a mood of death and despair, implies possible redemption by conversion to D Major. Meanwhile throughout the sonata, glimpses of actual D major like rays of sunlight piercing clouds. It is only in the final movement where the promised redemption of pure D major asserts itself in triumphant splendor, which only makes sense after the tour of anguish and struggle (d minor, g major, b minor etc) preceding it. All of Beethoven has this same arc: struggle and anguish leading to ultimate redemption, but only after a process working through all these other stages. (5th sympony, 9th symphony, dark, gloomy minor keys journeying toward jubilant, triumphant redemption in a major key, are similarly perfect examples of the Beethoven dramatic narrative working this way. But op. 28 is mayb the purest expression of the "Beethoven formula" because the scheme is made virtually explicit.)
"Gould should have..." I think that Gould used his time brilliantly, even allowing for the fact that he spoke for five minutes rather than his allotted four. Also, what Gould said reflected what he was about to play.
You make some good observations, but I am not entirely convinced. Statistically, Beethoven 's works are distributed a bit more evenly among various keys than Mozart's and Haydn's, but not vastly so. Bach's distribution was even broader, and that of Brahms (who came later) was broader still. Beethoven showed a distinct preference for E-flat major, and its relative minor, C, was his favourite minor key. C was also Beethoven's second-favourite major key, and D and G major were his next favourites. His key choices greatly resemble Mozart's, just slightly more evenly distributed. Beethoven's major works do tend to use a range of keys in a dramatic arc, which became typical of romanticism (in no small part as a result of Beethoven's influence). Unfortunately, the characteristics of particular keys are generally imperceptible nowadays, except in performances using historical temperaments (which can be very interesting).
@@JohnSmith-oe5kxThanks for your thoughtful reply, John, and complimentary parts. Sorry I don’t have time right now for more detail, but first, acknowledging you certainly know a much broader range of wield than I do, I’ll draw your attention to the use of b-minor and D-major in the slow movement of the hsmmerklavier, and the D major “chorale” (which sounds a close to a prayer of thanksgiving as anything you can imagine, and when I think about it, I’m kind of willing to bet that’s just what it is, in the context!) interlude in the middle of the Hammerklavier fugue (can use of D major in that context possibly be accidental- I think not; for that matter, preceded as it is by the explosive cadence on A major- it’s like a “Big Bang” exploding away a former order to make way for a new one). But I think these things apply in Bach as well; every pair in WTC shows the emotional/idea character of the piece matches the tonality as I outline in my original comment. But as two very good examples, the b-minor --D major relationship in WTC I final fugue, and the resplendent D major harmonies in the final Goldberg Variation (before return of the aria). You’ll notice I consider G major a very mundane (in good and not so good senses; it is so assertively secular and “apparently” non-spiritual as to imply non-spirituality, verging on aggressive materialism: but it is “redeemed” by its connection to D-major, the tonality of pure spiritual light and love, as I say about Beethoven’s D major, above); the fact that the triumphant, peak moment of Goldberg Variations is that moment in the final variation, D Major, confirms (at least to me) that Bach was thinking in precisely these terms. He could have written the Variations in D major, but wanted an emphatically secular work on an emphatically secular sound; but it is D MAJOR lurking behind the scenes, making its limited, concentrated appearances (of course, being the cadence destination of the first half of the aria and every variation), as a kind of “spiritual authorization” of the worldly g major (D acting as its dominant in this authorizing function). To me it is Bach gratefully affirming the mundane-secular world as something to be enjoyed and appreciated, but as deriving its ultimate value and meaning from its connection to the higher spiritual principles, ideals, light and love conveyed through D major. Thus I believe these tonal meanings/significances go back to the Baroque era, at least. (B-minor Mass also bears much of this out, but actually I think all of Bach’s works do- I hear it in the Partitas (keyboard, d-minor violin partita; just listen to piano versions for how Brahms and others play on this)...
Just imagine if Gould and Beethoven himself could have met and argued their respective musical philosophies. What an intellectual cage-match that would've been!
I dont know the guy personally but if you look closely he is actually reading all of what he is saying from a paper placed next to the camera that's recording him. Not saying hes a fraud or something, its a tv routine.
4:41 so true. what a great speaker.....doing this wo notes or teleprompter....impressive!! You can tell he was a deep thinker about music and perhaps countless other subjects.
Semplicemente fantastico! È tutt’uno musica corpo anima e spirito! Una gestualità che ti prende tutto! Dirige se stesso e si interpreta interpretando Beethoven identificandosi con Lui! Lo vedi lo ascolti e lo senti! Una meraviglia
Not a coincidence why Glenn Gould was chosen from director Lars von Trier at his last movie “The House That Jack Built” as one of the greatest among others...same with other personalities in different areas ♥️🎶
This guy was a genius, in speech , in composition and on the piano. His entire presentation was that of an impeccable master; his musicality always that of a perfectionist. Thank you, Glenn, for your contribution to music.
We need Evegeny Kissin to record the Beethoven Sonatas I listened to him live at the Bridgwater Hall in Manchester back in 1998 and it was spell binding particularly the last movement
I thought that Gould was overrated, just because of all the praise he is given. I thought this until I heard him playing. I was really, really, reeeeally wrong.
I don't know why but the first time I saw Glenn Gould, I was indeed thinking of Richard Feynman. Maybe it is because of their behavior/presence in public
Гениальный музыкант, дирижёр, актёр, лектор в одном флаконе! Настоящее счастье смотреть и слушать это удивительное представление в исполнении Глена Гульда! Надеюсь, что слушатели, заворожённые волшебной игрой мастера, просто забывают ставить лайки, иначе почему их так мало? 😼
I like the part where he's conducting himself with one hand. He was a much smoother and composed speaker than I'd expected. He may have had cue cards but it was clear he'd taken a lot of care with his speech. And he didn't dumb it down in the name of accessibility. He flattered our intelligence and it was so much more riveting to attend to because of it. Thanks, Glenn.
@@wehaveasituation Me too. Though, he probably memorized it all to the word and movement. It doesn't mean these aren't his words, he was just a perfectionist.
Yeah, I don't think he had cue cards. It was definitely pre-written, but, as demonstrated over and over with his playing, Gould had an amazingly extensive memory. Savant-level, I'd say. So yes, I think he could easily memorize all that.
Incredible. The guy was from another world. I used to live a few houses from where he grew up in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. In the Beaches area. on Southwood Ave (Main St/Kingston Rd). What a talent. Forget about this Drake clown. “You used to call me on the cell phone”? Are u kidding me? This is the guy I’m proud to say came from Canada. The guy simply had no equal. He played the piano like he built it himself.
This music is what will survive forever into human history, I like Rock and Metal and even some Hip Hop and yeah some of the best of it might still be around in the distant future but this is what will 100% still be relevant. Amazing
Keep in mind, the classical music we still listen to is "the best" from that time period. Just like now, back then there was an incredible amount of it that's lost to today because it wasn't good enough to bother remembering.
What an intro! Very rich, informatic and professionally presented . Being old (comparatively) doesn't necessarily means outdated, it could simply means that originally thoughtful figures could come along in a decade span-time. Thanks Glenn 🌹
There are many "good", some "better", while "best" is subjective. To me there are no best. But there are a handful of wirld's landmark performances - those that are the maximum ever accomplished and documented, that each next best performance to be compared to. Even if not intentionally. For this sonata this is the undoubted landmark performance. Everything that can possibly be said or wished for - Gould owns it here. What he did here is not play "La Tempesta" - it's literally bring to life "La Tempesta". And that's a different level of musicienship and artistry. One that doesn't exist any more.
Actual timeline:
5:38 I Largo Allegro
12:40 II Adagio
21:57 III Allegretto
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The speech is pretty cool tho
What effortless precision! He never over emotes. I get the feeling that he’s the conductor, conducting himself, who’s not even playing. But actually hearing the music itself, play itself. Just amazing. I had only listened to him play Bach.
Listen to his recording of Scriabin's 5th Sonata. Sober, without the hysteria often heard in Scriabin, clear, clean like his Bach, yet spectacular as only Gould could deliver.
. .A perfect,profund, concise and accurate analysis.Bravo Laurence Goldman!
The great ultra-talented Mr. Gould and Beethoven a perfect link and bond of perfection.The two deserve each other, one,united and happy!
. . "Ludwig van Beethoven IS the very apex from the Human Creation.He remains not surpassed by anyone .He stands reverentlly by meritus & absolute grace close near and imbricated with The Mind And Heart From God." ― Yan Ayrton, a classical composer in development and evolution.
>>> .ARS SEMPER.VITA PLENA.― Yan Ayrton, young classical composer from the XXI century
I'm not sure what you would consider emoting, but I personally can't tell what's more expressive... the looks on his face, or his subtle humming accompaniments!
Thanks a lot! Have the same feeling of conducting the mighty power of the brilliant orchestra!❤❤❤❤❤
'Reality TV' was sooo much better in the 1960s.
Amen!
Back then, reality TV was actually real.
but it keped drifting more and more away from reality and more and more towards entertainment causing a very wrong change in public attitudes and reality perseption those creating both REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.
but no one thinking on their own...
sad.
@@OldDogNewTricksJoey Ouf, this is spot on.
So was reality
Mr. Gould spoke with as much originality as he played.
Tremendous. The world misses such genius like never before.
I found his manner of speaking even more appealing than that of Leonard Bernstein - Gould was a most attractive character and yes, I have read about his life, which is at discord with my comments here; but here I am experiencing him
"in person" and I am discarding a lot of what I have read about him. His brilliant musicianship takes precedence.
Still we have his recordings and the memories that will never die and also those who will follow in his footsteps
@@michaelwisse9284
Glenn Gould, what a Man, what a lost. I also like Leonard Bernstein, what a kind Person, Vladimir Horowitz is also very special to me in his playing and his warm smiling. And of course there are some more great Pianists and other classical musicians that I adore.
y r Canadians sooo proud of gLeNn GoULd
Nowadays they gotta tell a joke..act stupid and dumb it down. Everything gotta be light and comedy. Back then you could speak on a collegiate level and respected. Now if you speak like how Glenn spoke on this video, there heads explode. Libtards.
When TV was worth watching.
H.S. Darke ever heard of breaking bad?
or mad men
yes they came up with some of the best and must intelligent people in that generation and put them in front of the camara, but soon someone got bored and invented.... crap! and because he was the executive producer he started pruducing....crap and selling..... crap interrupted every few minutes by commertials selling..... bullshit.
and thats how hollywood destroit quality entertainiment and our culture.
H.S. Darke
He just insisted on different values
merimies you have 0 taste in anything if you think that. you have no business being here on this high class video
If you want to rediscover a piece of music that has accompanied you all of your life and that you know by heart, listen to a version by Glenn Gould.
Pure gold.
But there is a lot of pieces which Gould has never played, which contains my favorite, too. :(
@@black-dj9mr But just imagine if he did!
@@alpinoalpini3849
Insult... Discovery... Tastes and colours my friend. Liberties taken can be a source of true enjoyment for one, and deep frustration for the other. What might be nerve wracking for me might be genuine pleasure for you. I'm not saying in any way that this version is preferable over any other, but it does open doors of perception on the work of one of my favourites. Glen just seems to sit right with me...
imagine Gould playing Like Swimming Plates from Radiohead
Pure Gould*
"Within every creative person there is an inventor, at odds with a museum curator - and most of the startling things that happen musically are the result of some momentary gain by one, at the expense of the other."
I can learn as much from one of his sentences as from too many of the books I've read...
this was the most brilliant thing i’ve ever read....it’s condensed all my thoughts about the piano in one paragraph
I don't really understand what that quote is suppose to mean
@@julianmanjarres1998 It refers to the immense weight of tradition and historical truth with which creative people are confronted in their struggle to open up new avenues in human expression, to tread into unchartered territories. Sometimes the choice is to dismantle what they know, refute it, inverse it, as happened with modernism, or hide behind irony as in postmodernism. However, originality is not creating something out of nothing. It comes through serious contact with the past, the creation of a deep empathy towards the creators who led the way, knowledge of languages that express the particular (spirit of a time) through their individual claims to the universal (a sense of the sublime, of the untold that can only be hinted on). And only then, those blessed few will find their way and have something to say.
It's an spectacular phrase
Here are timestamps for the words from Gould, the intro, and the music:
00:00 - Words from Glenn Gould "Something Original About Beethoven"
05:24 - Intro, Alex Trebek
05:37 - I Largo - Allegro
12:41 - II Adagio (B♭ major)
21:58 - III Allegretto
Thx.
I always loved his conducting with one hand. The best pianist ever to have lived.
Gee, I forgot how smart Glen Gould was; and how brilliant a pianist he was; It's been a while. Thanks for this.
He once made the Cover of Rolling Stone!
He was Aspie
A pianist completely immersed in the music. There are very few pianists, past and present, that can match his in-depth understanding of the music he played.
I think there are very many pianists, past and present, who can match his in-depth understanding of the music.
Hiromi and Keith Jarrett are two active pianists who are fully as great as Mr. Gould, albeit in different styles.
@@IgnacioClerici-mp5cy gould composed a fugue what are you talking about.
My dad was church organist and choir director. Naturally he played piano at home every day practicing for Sunday. And by far his favorite was Gould
introduced by the barely recognizable young Alex Trebek - 05:26
Yes, I caught that...I first recognized him by his voice.
thanks for pointing that out, I missed it!
Seems as if Alex has always been associated with class
@@PETERJOHN101 It's a distinct cadence, almost like he's ready to read questions on a quiz show...
pelahale really!!?? I'll have to go back and have a look. Incredibly alert observation.
gould speaks about bach or beethoven as if he really knew them, he studied the soul the spirit the intention of artist, this is the meaning of being an "interpreter", from this side i consider gould a genius...
дем кен : yes ,absolutly ,agree wt u 100%!!!!!
Bach is the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@teeple1877 agreed.
Oh, he did!
It's great to hear Glenn Gould speak. He doesn't sound at all how I imagined. Reminds me of Leonard Bernstein his video series, "The Unanswered Question". Gould was an amazingly talented musician.
excellent observation.
Dear Karl, buy the 10 dvd set "Glenn Gould on Television: The Complete CBC Broadcasts 1954-1977" which is the source of the Beethoven you're seeing now. In point of fact Bernstein was a huge inspiration for Gould's career in television and radio broadcasting both text and music. "I, myself, have been Bernsteining in all directions" is a quote from a Gould letter (remember those?) to Bernstein. Gould was a prolific writer: to friends, to fans, for newspapers and magazines and his own album liner notes. All of this is available at your local public library... nota bene: Bezos and JSTOR don't own the world yet. Visit the online Library and Archives Canada: The Glenn Gould Archive", it's a mine of clips and info and all things GG that will interest you. Cheers.
Right? I expected a weak nasally voice
He speaks like all my fellow students did when I was in journalism school.
Nicholas White why???
Gould was a great intellectual, phenomenal pianist, and just really, really good-looking :)
Really good looking! 😍
@@hernanmunozratto5899 That’s your opinion.
I'll take your word on the last part. He looks like a weird dude to me, but then again, I usually don't prefer dudes.
@@tolbydamit you should see his pictures when he was young.
omg when he was young 😍😍😍
I want to personally thank God for giving us the gift of Glenn Gould.
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Amen to that Len Palmeri
There is no gawd. But Gould could have created one - if he hadn't been so busy with much more important things...
He understands Bach more than anyone apart from God.
I've never been so impressed with a musician, a human being in my entire life. Well done sir.
This man is incredible in his eloquent speaking and playing.
no he isn't
@@jacksong2538 seems you’re outnumbered my child
@@jacksong2538what an eloquent response. Idiot
I'm flabbergasted at Glen Gould's short dissertation on Beethoven and his art . I've allways held Mr Gould in a rareified realm of genius as an astonishingly cerebral and emotionally deep performance artist . What an intellect Gould possessed . He says in this brief four minutes everything , and even more , than I've ever thought about concerning Beethoven . Both Beethoven and Gould stand alone in a very lofty and unique strata of artists . So grateful for this treasure of a presentation . Thank you sincerely 😌
I agree with them saying Beethoven was overrated. :) His music is good and some of it is great but it doesn't make his the best musician. Bach and then Mozart were way better at dissonance and chromatic writing which i feel is needed to be the best.
@@beethovenlovedmozart Bach yes, but not Mozart.
@@beethovenlovedmozart Music being perhaps best described as the audiological manifestation of emotion- not sure Mozart had Beethoven or Bach beat in that category. Genius? Yes. One of the best composers of all time? Yes. Excellent pianist and performer? Definitely.
As artistically significant and emotionally expressive in his work as Beethoven or Bach? Not necessarily. As innovative and unique in his compositions? Not as much. Not to say Mozart didn’t compose pieces where these are both achieved, but I wouldn’t say as consistently as Bach or Beethoven-
Just my 2 cents.
whatever face Glenn Gould made while playing, I never think he was pretentious. He was a genuine artist.
I agree. He was simply in a state of bliss, not a bit of self consciousness.
What an immeasurable genius...
I absolutely love Gould's playing, and as an added bonus, he could have hosted The twilight zone.
I think he lived the twilight zone.
Besides being an outstanding musician, he was also an outstanding intellectual and music critic.
He had a good sense of humor as well.
Genius. Gould lived throughly the music he performed. It’s an entirely personal experience.
Personal but entirely professional as well. The man had so few doubts about his own capabilities and gifts that he was entirely comfortable giving a 'thumbs up' to Charles Schulz's "Schroeder" who played Beethoven passionately, knees up and body bent over his piano... Gould's 'throwaway lines' or 'quips' are brilliant because of his 'Rod Serling' delivery but alas they often go unappreciated precisely because of that. Gould could be fun about 'it'; serious fun, but always seriously, singularly brilliant: a true star in the firmament. A true star you can always look to in order to find your own way home when you thought you were lost afar... Gould makes the world seem a safer place for us all.
I don't think I've ever seen or heard a pianist who cared so deeply for every individual note he ever played.
People often times mock Gould’s Beethoven, but I believe this recording is proof of how outstanding and great it is. This is by far my favorite version of the tempest.
Let them mock all they please. They who mock cannot possibly hold a candle to Gould's astonishing gift.
One too
Very impressive opening soliloquy by Mr. Gould. It is hard not to be totally amazed by the thoughtful, detailed use of these communication forms - words and music, by the man.
They say that musicians often make very good writers.
Гульд гениально слышит и понимает полифонию Баха, но Бетховен - это не его. Прямо разочарование.
Я слушаю эту музыку и одновременно наблюдаю бушующее Японское море! Бетховен, Гленн Гульд, море и я! Это просто восторг!
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Beyond the absurdly brilliant playing, I love the way he becomes the mere conduit for the music, selfless, lost inside of it and yet found because of it. Inspirational.
0:50. I once came across a rare clip of Gould playing the piece "Four Minutes Twenty Seconds". Of course, he disagreed with the tempo and played his version for "Two Minutes Thirty Two Seconds."
clever . . .
Yes, but he could get away with it.
@@josephcarlbreil5380 Well, Cage said it doesn't have to last 4 min 20s, its only the duration of the first performance. So yes, he could certainly
get away with it
HAHAHAHA
Cage was all about 4:20, waay before it became a thing. That's why he's one of the greatest.
Amazing brain, amazing talent, amazing hands. I remember seeing him on television and hearing him on the radio, back in the '50s and '60s. Pure.
And we got a treat: young Alex Trebek at about 5:30.
RIP, gentlemen.
Thanks for posting this!
-- Old Matt
Wow, I cannot express the emotion I felt listening to this artist play! Since this was the first time I've ever seen him live (I have some of his recordings), I'm struck at how openly he shows his musicality with his gestures. I literally felt tears in my eyes from his playing. What a great soul!
Later on he didnt speak in public. Only radio. Then nothing. His illness came soon
Vintage Golden Age - In the English language, the word "musicality" does not exist. You have constructed your sentence badly. Please pay more attention to your grammar. Yes Gould is obviously talented but I would not go so far as to call him a 'great soul'. A little too exaggerated, I think.
@@siensiew8510 Please take a look at an Oxford dictionary and note that the word 'musicality' is indeed a noun that is defined by "musical talent or sensitivity" OR "the quality of having a pleasant sound; melodiousness." I will also let you know that I am a copy editor and have edited many articles for grammar. Thank you for not commenting about my sentence construction in the future.
@@siensiew8510?
This is why I love RUclips, videos like this!
Gould, here, seems to have been possessed by the structure and soul of the music. His purported histrionics was just a manifestation of his innate music making. I heard voices which I've never noticed in other great recordings. A true intellectual and a consummate musician!
Possessed is a good word (9:30). In one documentary, there is a charming clip from one of his friends, who describes how Gould would have him over, than "go into a trance" while he played piano. When he would (finally) tell Gould he must be going, "Glenn would say 'No, no, you can't go yet' and then go right back into his trance."
@@charlotterose6724Thanks for sharing that anecdote. Though his public works alone are an adequate testament to his genius, these stories just bolster the legend. His transcendent intellect was so arcane, it is always enlightening to listen to this thinker flit effortlessly with supreme eloquence from supposedly-squandered genius of late Mozart to his visionary ideals on the reach of media. I can imagine all those ideas germinating contemporaneously that if we turn them into a script, their impact is as profound and organic. Such a consummate artist who is more than that!
The announcer introducing the piece was (the late great) Alex Trebek...
Gould is a person who is wanted to be still alive in this world. I found in this performance he played the Beethoven's sound with soundless and prolonged music in the air.
Time and again. Every single time. It is a never-ending mystery. That "Constant state of Wonder" Gould once described as his goal --- Every time I hear him play something I haven't heard before, I'm befuddled. It's like I never heard this Sonata. Needless to say - played it. But I did play it and practiced it over a year (long time ago when 17) and heard it in dozens of renderings. And... well... I seem to havne't heard it yet as it SHOULD be, which ended today.
Oh Mr. Gould, how careless were you to leave this world so early. You deprived us of so much more music.
Beautiful words, Motti. You captured the essence of the captivating mystery that is the music of Glenn Gould.
Motti Shneo
truth
"careless" may not be all that accurate , for he took every conceiveable precaution to protect his frail constitution
It’s 2023 and this video continues to age like a fine wine.
Fellow Canadian and long time Jeopardy show host Alex Trebek introduces Glenn Gould.
I don't know if this is the proof of the existence of God... But surely this is the proof of the verity of beauty and poetry...
You can see at 7:05 how the piano legs have been raised onto wooden blocks ! He's known to be very particular about the height of his chair and of the Piano . He is such a perfectionist . Very fascinating personality and an amazing pianist indeed.!
Yes, I was just noticing this. I had thought that this was a production mistake.. that the piano bench had been lost in the studio somewhere, which seems like a normal occurrence. I haven't known anyone that preferred a piano keyboard to be so high.
I don't think it is perfectionism to desire using only a particular type of stool in a particular height. It is more of an autistic trait.
This is certainly one of the most amazing musical experiences I've had recently. The way this man communicates through music is... Not sure what word to use. To have heard him play live must have been unforgettable. The beauty of Beethoven's music here is elevated through the character of Gould's interpretation of it.
my advice : look up Jean Dubé and listen to all of his performances . . . Hope you will enjoy
@@miekedemeester3411 Thank you, Mieke. I will!
Уникальный , неповторимый,гениальный пианист.
Le contraire du président russe
Heart wrenching lovely! Such a loss for him to die so young and at the height of his powers. Anyone else notice that the man introducing him is a VERY young Alex Trebeck?
I did
Yes!! Neat to see a glimpse of his earlier career
Gould: marvelous speaking voice .....! ❤ And so handsome... !!!!!!!
He looks a bit like Ethan Hawke
He was gorgeous when he was young, and not bad up until the end.
When I first heard Glenn, he changed my view on classical music because I never heard anybody hum in the background while they played. Then when I saw the way he sat at the piano and how he played, I realized he was more than a pianist, he was an Artist.
I love that he plays with so much passion while also being so technically great
He plays everything like he plays Bach technically incredible and he sounds completely different to anyone else then or since
True virtuosso
Almost impossible to find the two in such coexistence- love Glenn.
The best podcast I’ve ever seen
Imagine Music For A Sunday Afternoon on the TV of today. Where have we gone?
Joel Seligmann To Hell in a handbasket?
@@mickaymiller9622 ruclips.net/video/01AC4Y2E0t8/видео.html
Even on cable and Netflix. 100s of channels but is there one that devotes any significant time to thoughtful presentation of the arts? I guess we might occasionally get some classical music on PBS, but that's about it.
Exercise&Relax Amazon had Mozart in the Jungle for four seasons. Dramatically spotty as it may have been, it featured music rarely, if ever, heard these days on TV. Some episodes were surprisingly good, even inspired. There was one episode with an Olivier Messiaen concert at Rikers Island that was stunningly done and quite moving. But, sadly no, there is very little serious music in the TV of today.
I believe Mozart in the Jungle recruited Gustavo Dudamel for one episode. Gustavo got "used" for many reasons by various organizations, but now he is a completely professional and serious musician who has found his place in the world of classical music.
Beethoven is free, yet disciplined.
Genius
Gould is a rare artist that has a great intellect and is a splendid pianist. He is capable to give a deep analysis and syntassis of complicated musical masterpieces written by other genius. His artistic touch is unique.
I wish more TV was like this.
I like, agree with, that notion of the inventer/pioneer vs. the "curator." That is certainly at the core of Beethoven's power, appeal and significance, but Gould should've related this to Beethoven's largely fulfilled determination to make in his music an almost encyclopedic mirror of the human condition as inwardly experienced, with a sense of inner dialogue or dialectic (as in Hegel: an endless process of oppositions, such as curator/innovator, lover/warrior, nostalist/futurist, austere, stately classicist/dreamy passionate romanticist, tender/rough, introspective/extrovert.... all these tensions reaching toward, giving way to harmonious synthesis)... constructing in each work a genuine dramatic narrative comparable to real theater in the tradition of the Greek playwrights, tragic as well as comic. As in all the great composers, tonalities (c minor, A major etc.) corresponded to fairly specific meaning. C minor is tragic-heroic (5th symphony, final piano sonata, pathetique sonata), D major, sublime heavenly light (Ode to Joy), E-flat heroic, relative major of c-minor (emperor concerto, 3rd symphony), b minor, key of suffering, gloom and despair (episodes in D major works-- nothing written primarily in this key), B-flat the key of intellectuality, urbanity and cultural seriousness and refinement (Hammerklavier). A major is raw blinding energy and power like lightning, or maybe cocaine (never tried it, but how I imagine it)... 7th symphony (chopin's military polonaise).
Nobody except Bach activated these ideas through their musical "objective correlatives" with such deliberate, self-conscious breadth and depth. I think it was the struggle of Beethovens life to try to say absolutely everything through music, as if the achievement of this task would be an ultimate personal redemption, fulfillment of his calling in the world.
His op. 28, the "pastoral" piano sonata, is ostensibly in D major (as noted above, the key of sublime, blissful heavenly light), but paradoxically, is one of the very darkest in mood of all Beethoven works. Wy is this? Doesn't it contradict my theory? No. Beethoven's genius in this work is to make a "D Major sonata" primarily a traversal of all the keys (especially g major, key of genial pleasantness, nature-lite, and b minor, the key of death and gloom, d minor, the key of ambiguously dark high spirituality, with hints of menace, death and judgment, yet religious solemnity) related to D major.
The D major key in this sonata always lurks in the background as unrealized hope, invoked sheerly by allusive reference by D major's related keys, which offer by these allusions a merely implicit promise: b minor for example, establishing a mood of death and despair, implies possible redemption by conversion to D Major. Meanwhile throughout the sonata, glimpses of actual D major like rays of sunlight piercing clouds. It is only in the final movement where the promised redemption of pure D major asserts itself in triumphant splendor, which only makes sense after the tour of anguish and struggle (d minor, g major, b minor etc) preceding it. All of Beethoven has this same arc: struggle and anguish leading to ultimate redemption, but only after a process working through all these other stages. (5th sympony, 9th symphony, dark, gloomy minor keys journeying toward jubilant, triumphant redemption in a major key, are similarly perfect examples of the Beethoven dramatic narrative working this way. But op. 28 is mayb the purest expression of the "Beethoven formula" because the scheme is made virtually explicit.)
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"Gould should have..." I think that Gould used his time brilliantly, even allowing for the fact that he spoke for five minutes rather than his allotted four. Also, what Gould said reflected what he was about to play.
You make some good observations, but I am not entirely convinced. Statistically, Beethoven 's works are distributed a bit more evenly among various keys than Mozart's and Haydn's, but not vastly so. Bach's distribution was even broader, and that of Brahms (who came later) was broader still. Beethoven showed a distinct preference for E-flat major, and its relative minor, C, was his favourite minor key. C was also Beethoven's second-favourite major key, and D and G major were his next favourites. His key choices greatly resemble Mozart's, just slightly more evenly distributed.
Beethoven's major works do tend to use a range of keys in a dramatic arc, which became typical of romanticism (in no small part as a result of Beethoven's influence). Unfortunately, the characteristics of particular keys are generally imperceptible nowadays, except in performances using historical temperaments (which can be very interesting).
@@JohnSmith-oe5kxThanks for your thoughtful reply, John, and complimentary parts. Sorry I don’t have time right now for more detail, but first, acknowledging you certainly know a much broader range of wield than I do, I’ll draw your attention to the use of b-minor and D-major in the slow movement of the hsmmerklavier, and the D major “chorale” (which sounds a close to a prayer of thanksgiving as anything you can imagine, and when I think about it, I’m kind of willing to bet that’s just what it is, in the context!) interlude in the middle of the Hammerklavier fugue (can use of D major in that context possibly be accidental- I think not; for that matter, preceded as it is by the explosive cadence on A major- it’s like a “Big Bang” exploding away a former order to make way for a new one). But I think these things apply in Bach as well; every pair in WTC shows the emotional/idea character of the piece matches the tonality as I outline in my original comment. But as two very good examples, the b-minor --D major relationship in WTC I final fugue, and the resplendent D major harmonies in the final Goldberg Variation (before return of the aria).
You’ll notice I consider G major a very mundane (in good and not so good senses; it is so assertively secular and “apparently” non-spiritual as to imply non-spirituality, verging on aggressive materialism: but it is “redeemed” by its connection to D-major, the tonality of pure spiritual light and love, as I say about Beethoven’s D major, above); the fact that the triumphant, peak moment of Goldberg Variations is that moment in the final variation, D Major, confirms (at least to me) that Bach was thinking in precisely these terms. He could have written the Variations in D major, but wanted an emphatically secular work on an emphatically secular sound; but it is D MAJOR lurking behind the scenes, making its limited, concentrated appearances (of course, being the cadence destination of the first half of the aria and every variation), as a kind of “spiritual authorization” of the worldly g major (D acting as its dominant in this authorizing function). To me it is Bach gratefully affirming the mundane-secular world as something to be enjoyed and appreciated, but as deriving its ultimate value and meaning from its connection to the higher spiritual principles, ideals, light and love conveyed through D major. Thus I believe these tonal meanings/significances go back to the Baroque era, at least. (B-minor Mass also bears much of this out, but actually I think all of Bach’s works do- I hear it in the Partitas (keyboard, d-minor violin partita; just listen to piano versions for how Brahms and others play on this)...
This is the perfect example of playing with emotion vs just technical proficiency. Even a lonely single note can say so much.
Exacto!!
clear, light, articulate execution from a man completely immersed in the world of music he played
When I listen to Glenn Gould I imagine a word of perfectly placed hyphens and apostrophes.
Just imagine if Gould and Beethoven himself could have met and argued their respective musical philosophies. What an intellectual cage-match that would've been!
Such a wonderful man. Greatness!!
Гений
Gould wasn't only a great pianist but also a great speaker
MarkoGabrielCZ
great intellectual.
Yes indeed, he was a versatile bugger. He even makes Marcel Marceau look amateurish.
Eppie Hemsley He was much like Marceau but more so.
I think so too Marko... may he RIP !
I dont know the guy personally but if you look closely he is actually reading all of what he is saying from a paper placed next to the camera that's recording him. Not saying hes a fraud or something, its a tv routine.
I didn’t know he was so articulate, insightful, and charismatic
4:41 so true. what a great speaker.....doing this wo notes or teleprompter....impressive!! You can tell he was a deep thinker about music and perhaps countless other subjects.
It looks like he's reading from something actually
@@rkuehhas yup
Semplicemente fantastico! È tutt’uno musica corpo anima e spirito! Una gestualità che ti prende tutto! Dirige se stesso e si interpreta interpretando Beethoven identificandosi con Lui! Lo vedi lo ascolti e lo senti! Una meraviglia
Just perfection... speaking to the soul....
Not a coincidence why Glenn Gould was chosen from director Lars von Trier at his last movie “The House That Jack Built” as one of the greatest among others...same with other personalities in different areas ♥️🎶
For those who don’t understand or respect his genius and musical power; what a shame!!!!
This guy was a genius, in speech , in composition and on the piano. His entire presentation was that of an impeccable
master; his musicality always that of a perfectionist. Thank you, Glenn, for your contribution to music.
They don't come any better than this pure genius
Beethoven would be proud
What an absolute treat to hear Mr. Gould speak so fully about the music.
Nobody will ever play it better. Glen Gould was incomparable in feeling, intellect, temperament and ability.
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We need Evegeny Kissin to record the Beethoven Sonatas I listened to him live at the Bridgwater Hall in Manchester back in 1998 and it was spell binding particularly the last movement
You are right! Temperament and technic... But, listen Michael Pletnev, please! So much romantic, hidden power
My mother
She played it 20 years to study it, I remember when I was in her body
There is so much to admire in Mr. Gould, his first rate intellect as well as his superlative pianist skills. The consummate musician.
The soul of Beethoven emanates from his fingers as he glides along the keyboards,,,Beethoven would approve
In the Adagio, collaborating with Gould, the piano becomes a human voice.
I thought that Gould was overrated, just because of all the praise he is given. I thought this until I heard him playing. I was really, really, reeeeally wrong.
Welcome to the club, Eau!!
you are not the only one !@@charlotterose6724
Oh I love this - the speach and the playing. And he loves Schroeder. Does it get any better?
Thank you for uploading. Excellent and breathtaking!!
He is amazing. He died too young.
Whatever the piece, it always sounds different when Gould plays it, in a good way of course. Articulation is the hallmark of Gould.
I love Gould. He was to Beethoven what Richard Feynman was to physics.
Awesome comparison!
I don't know why but the first time I saw Glenn Gould, I was indeed thinking of Richard Feynman. Maybe it is because of their behavior/presence in public
bravo/a!!!! great thought!!!
I wouldn’t say that about him and Beethoven. but I would with Bach.
@@ChopinIsMyBestFriend Sir, to me that would be Bach and Einstein. Cheers!
What a Master. I am in awe of this interpretation. Beethovan has never moved me so much.
what a handsome man 🤐🙈
This guy really loved music. Most musicians I know just play to get girls and gain social approbation. But Glenn Gould really loved music
Гениальный музыкант, дирижёр, актёр, лектор в одном флаконе! Настоящее счастье смотреть и слушать это удивительное представление в исполнении Глена Гульда! Надеюсь, что слушатели, заворожённые волшебной игрой мастера, просто забывают ставить лайки, иначе почему их так мало? 😼
A wonderful video and performance!
Mom n I always loved Gould's Bach. We both called him "Glenny"!
Glenn referred to 4'33" as 4'20"... Hehe
Probably plays it a bit faster than other artists. LOL It's all in the interpretation.
Intentionally, I don't think he thought much of it "any bets on that"
This proves he smoked grass
I like the part where he's conducting himself with one hand. He was a much smoother and composed speaker than I'd expected. He may have had cue cards but it was clear he'd taken a lot of care with his speech. And he didn't dumb it down in the name of accessibility. He flattered our intelligence and it was so much more riveting to attend to because of it. Thanks, Glenn.
I don't think he was reading cue cards at all.
@@wehaveasituation I don't either.
@@wehaveasituation Me too. Though, he probably memorized it all to the word and movement. It doesn't mean these aren't his words, he was just a perfectionist.
God.
Yeah, I don't think he had cue cards. It was definitely pre-written, but, as demonstrated over and over with his playing, Gould had an amazingly extensive memory. Savant-level, I'd say. So yes, I think he could easily memorize all that.
Glenn Gould was the 20th Century's best pianist. He was an absolut genius. Especially, playing Bach. I will love him for ever...♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
A beautiful performance - Divinely orchestrated
Gould is a conduit for the composers soul.
Do we have any TV program like this nowadays ?
I guess people back then were more into culture than stupid laughs.
I’m speechless at the phenomenal genius of Glenn Gould.
Exceptionally Brilliant!
☆☆☆☆☆
Incredible. The guy was from another world. I used to live a few houses from where he grew up in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. In the Beaches area. on Southwood Ave (Main St/Kingston Rd). What a talent. Forget about this Drake clown. “You used to call me on the cell phone”? Are u kidding me? This is the guy I’m proud to say came from Canada. The guy simply had no equal. He played the piano like he built it himself.
This music is what will survive forever into human history, I like Rock and Metal and even some Hip Hop and yeah some of the best of it might still be around in the distant future but this is what will 100% still be relevant. Amazing
Keep in mind, the classical music we still listen to is "the best" from that time period. Just like now, back then there was an incredible amount of it that's lost to today because it wasn't good enough to bother remembering.
Comparing Gould's performance to rock, metal and hip-hop is akin to comparing the Krupp diamond to a rusted tin cap.
@@josephcarlbreil5380 oh fuck off, there are brilliant musicians playing virtually every genre possible
@@raulperez2308 Wont survive but think what u want u obviously have ur head up ur asshole.
@@williammanning7207 (Almost) everything Bach and Beethoven have written is worth listening to.
What an intro!
Very rich, informatic and professionally presented .
Being old (comparatively) doesn't necessarily means outdated, it could simply means that originally thoughtful figures could come along in a decade span-time.
Thanks Glenn 🌹
⚘Damn.., who knew ?!! The always enigmatic, multi-faceted, & truly amazing Mr.Gould..!!!.. 🥀
gracias por ofrecer esta hermosa sonata interpretada por uno de los más grandes virtuosos
What are you talking about??? Just listen.... listen and be transformed
Любимый пианист-Гленн Гульд. Спасибо.
There are many "good", some "better", while "best" is subjective. To me there are no best. But there are a handful of wirld's landmark performances - those that are the maximum ever accomplished and documented, that each next best performance to be compared to. Even if not intentionally. For this sonata this is the undoubted landmark performance. Everything that can possibly be said or wished for - Gould owns it here.
What he did here is not play "La Tempesta" - it's literally bring to life "La Tempesta". And that's a different level of musicienship and artistry. One that doesn't exist any more.