Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
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 No. 31 in A-Flat Major Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
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Rayton Huang
To me, Glenn Gould is one of the greatest pianists who ever lived.
Zuhair Bakdoud
@신재원
A recording company once asked Arthur Rubinstein for permission to record his playing.
At firs first, Rubinstein refused.
But then the company asked Rubinstein if he would have liked to hear a recording of Chopin’s playing.
That made him accept being recorded, and Rubinstein was recorded playing Chopin, Mendelssohn and, l think, Schubert.
Have a beautiful day, and enjoy listening to Chopin’s compositions.
(If only they had had the appropriate antibiotics against tuberculosis at Chopin’s time.)
신재원
@Zuhair Bakdoud we might've even had a recording of Chopin's playing!
Zuhair Bakdoud
Gould was superhuman.
He didn’t play the piano, his fingers played the piano.
Someone said that each finger had its own brain which sent messages to that finger, making it move.
When l watch his fingers moving over the keys, that is what I see.
Zuhair Bakdoud
@Ashley Lee what did your piano instructor say? Please, let me know. Thank you.
Zuhair Bakdoud
Gould died at age 50 - a baby…
But Chopin (who meant very little to Gould) died even younger; he was 39 years old. What a waste; just imagine what Chopin would have given humanity, had he lived into his late 70s; this thought runs in my mind over and over…
Johanna C. Tjia
The more I watch the pianists of today, the more I appreciate Glenn Gould.
Andrew Hopkins
buddy they hardly exist ... the pianists of today... the artists of today hardly exist
dionisio calcaterra
Algún día mucha gente reconocerá que Gould es uno de los mejores intérpretes que ha habido de Beethoven.
Daniel Poulin
Gould gave only two concerts in 1964, one in Chicago on March 29, the other in Los Angeles on April 10. Both recitals opened with four parts of Bach's Art of the Fugue and featured two Sonatas from 20th century composers: Krenek's Third in Chicago and Hindemith's Third in L.A. And the main work on both occasions was Beethoven's Sonata No.31. Nobody knew then that it was to be Glenn Gould's very last public performances. Another tidbit of information: Gould's recording of Beethoven's last three Sonatas was done before the coming of stereo. Gould was planning to record all 32 Sonatas and Columbia would have liked him to re-record those three Sonatas. Gould refused. He had been very annoyed at the critics who almost unanimously pounced on the subject. The New York Times was very harsh, calling "...the performances immature and inexplicable". Gould never easily admitted mistakes and he said to some of his closest friends that "...since so many critics have taken exception to my conception of late Beethoven I cannot claim that it is the most convincing recording that I have made. However, I do feel that, if only as a personal manifesto, it is the most convinced". Simply put, case closed.