Glenn Gould (Toronto, Canada 1932-1982) was a Canadian pianist most known f… Read Full Bio ↴Glenn Gould (Toronto, Canada 1932-1982) was a Canadian pianist most known for his interpretations of baroque keyboard music, particularly the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Gould's first performance to receive widespread attention was his 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations. His speed, dexterity and tone revolutionized the understanding of this piece and it became inextricably linked with Gould for the remainder of his life. His final recording, in 1981, was also of the Goldberg Variations -- a much more studied and reflective interpretation of the work.
Gould was also known for his uncommon views regarding the value of recorded performances vs. live performances (he stopped performing live in 1964), and regarding some canonical composers (particularly Mozart, whom he referred to as a 'mediocre composer'). Later in his life Gould also became known for his work as a radio documentarian with the Canadian Broadcasting Company (a statue of Gould can be found outside the CBC headquarters in Gould's hometown of Toronto).
Gould's first performance to receive widespread attention was his 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations. His speed, dexterity and tone revolutionized the understanding of this piece and it became inextricably linked with Gould for the remainder of his life. His final recording, in 1981, was also of the Goldberg Variations -- a much more studied and reflective interpretation of the work.
Gould was also known for his uncommon views regarding the value of recorded performances vs. live performances (he stopped performing live in 1964), and regarding some canonical composers (particularly Mozart, whom he referred to as a 'mediocre composer'). Later in his life Gould also became known for his work as a radio documentarian with the Canadian Broadcasting Company (a statue of Gould can be found outside the CBC headquarters in Gould's hometown of Toronto).
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Piano Sonata Op. 1
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Piano’s Blox World
Yes, in the introduction Glenn was sitting besides a chess set
Glenn: Hey Alban!
Berg: Hey Glenn! I see you learned my Piano Sonata Op.1…..
Glenn:: I did.
Berg: Anyway..oh, chess! Wanna play?
Glenn: Sure…
Berg: If you lose you can never play my sonata again!
Glenn: sweats I like it so much though
5 seconds later
Glenn: Checkmate. Now I’m gonna play the sonata.
JWGrum
A stunning performance of a beautiful piece of piano music. It never fails to move me.
Gérard Begni
This piece is in H moll according to the rules of extended tonality as formulated by Schoenberg. In Berg's mind, it closed his years of study with Schoenberg to enter a wold of his own.
Neil Saunders
@Filimon Graziano Ha! "H" (auf Deutsch) is our B, and the German "B" is our B flat. ("BACH" comes out as B flat, A, C, B natural.)
Filimon Graziano
Can you send me some links to search and study this concept? I found out only the 12 st system so dodecaphony and ok but nothing about tonal extension (after G there Is H and then the extension goes until what letter?)
Thanks
Liam Cooper
He makes playing Second Viennese School compositions from memory look easy.
Peter Moscatelli
It's the hardest piano piece I've ever learned - but memorizing wasn't a problem, because the music is so logically constructed and so emotionally compelling that I was just dragged into the maelstrom - winding up completely involved and identifying with the composition.
On second thought, Alfred Brendel had trouble with this sonata, having to record it in numerous takes - so maybe it's not easy for everyone...
Piano’s Blox World
Exactly.
Anna Dan
Great, great music! Perfect performance! Thanks so much for sharing!
Michael Conway Baker
Extraordinary music by a 23 year old composer. I can't say I like it very much!
sam roth
One of the greatest piano composition - and the best op. 1 ever - in its greatest rendition