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Glenn Herbert Gould (25 September 1932 – 4 October 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by remarkable technical proficiency and capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach's music.
After his adolescence, Gould rejected most of the standard Romantic piano literature including Liszt, Schumann, and Chopin. Although his recordings were dominated by Bach, Gould's repertoire was diverse, including works by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, pre-Baroque composers such as Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd, and such 20th-century composers as Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schoenberg and Richard Strauss. Gould was well known for various eccentricities, from his unorthodox musical interpretations and mannerisms at the keyboard to aspects of his lifestyle and personal behaviour. He stopped giving concerts at the age of 31 to concentrate on studio recording and other projects. Gould was the first pianist to record any of Liszt's piano transcriptions of Beethoven's symphonies (beginning with the Fifth Symphony, in 1967).
The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a work written for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. The Variations are named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer.
The tale of how the variations came to be composed comes from an early biography of Bach by Johann Nikolaus Forkel:
Forkel wrote his biography in 1802, more than 60 years after the events related, and its accuracy has been questioned. The lack of dedication on the title page also makes the tale of the commission unlikely. Goldberg's age at the time of publication (14 years) has also been cited as grounds for doubting Forkel's tale, although it must be said that he was known to be an accomplished keyboardist and sight-reader. Williams (2001) contends that the Forkel story is entirely spurious.
Arnold Schering has suggested that the aria on which the variations are based was not written by Bach. More recent scholarly literature (such as the edition by Christoph Wolff) suggests that there is no basis for such doubts.
Gould may refer to:
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B♭, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C♯. Its key signature has one flat (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is F major, and its parallel major is D major. D minor is one of the two flat-signature keys whose melodic and harmonic scale variations require the addition of a written sharp; the other is G minor.
Of Domenico Scarlatti's 555 keyboard sonatas, 151 are in minor keys, and with 32 sonatas, D minor is the most often chosen minor key. Nigel Tufnel, one of the members of the musical spoof megagroup Spinal Tap speaks of "a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why."
J. S. Bach's entire The Art of Fugue is in D minor. According to Alfred Einstein, the history of tuning has led D minor to be associated with counterpoint and chromaticism (for example, the chromatic fourth), and cites Mozart's chromatic fugue in D minor. Mozart's Requiem is also written primarily in D minor, as is the aria "Der Hölle Rache". Of the two piano concertos that Mozart wrote in a minor key, one of them is in D minor, No. 20, K. 466. Sibelius's Violin Concerto is in D minor, as is Schumann's. The tonality of D minor held special significance for Helene and Alban Berg.
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Les Variations Goldberg (1/4) par Glenn Gould, en 1981 (HQ audio - Sony Classical - Bruno Monsaingeon). The Goldberg Variations from J. S. Bach, played by Glenn Gould in 1981. Next video (Glenn Gould 2/4 Goldberg Variations) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49E1VEmOhM 1. Aria 2. Variatio 1 a 1 clav. 3. Variatio 2 a 1 clav. 4. Variatio 3 Canone all'unisono 5. Variatio 4 a 1 clav. 6. Variatio 5 a 1 ô vero 2 clav. 7. Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda 8. Variatio 7 a 1 ô vero 2 clav. al tempo di Giga 9. Variatio 8 a 2 clav. 10. Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 clav. 11. Variatio 10 Fughetta a 1 clav. 12. Variatio 11 a 2 clav. 13. Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario 14. Variatio 13 a 2 clav. 15. Variatio 14 a 2 clav. 16. Variatio 15 Canone a la Quinta in moto contrario a 1 clav., ...
Extracts from "The art of Piano" documentary show Glenn Gould playing J.S.Bach's Partita #2
.. Gould's memory capacity was legendary. Both his mental and finger memory made it possible for him to reproduce and play music literature many years after his last practice and performance of the same. A famous illustration of this statement would be an event that occurred in 1970, when the renown Italian pianist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, was unable to go through with his performance of Beethoven's Concerto No.5, Emperor, in Toronto. Gould was given a telephone call on Thursday evening. The problem was explained, and he was asked to substitute for Michelangeli the next morning, on Friday, when the Toronto Symphony and the conductor, Karel Ancerl, were scheduled to work with Michelangeli. Gould's answer was affirmative and good-spirited. In the space of the next few night hours, Gou...
The Goldberg Variations 1959 Three Part Sinfonias 1957
Glenn Gould plays extracts from Bach's Aria with 30 Variations BWV 988 also known as "The Goldberg Variations". Broadcast by CBC on 3rd June 1964. 00:00:00 - Aria 00:01:47 - Variatio 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisuono 00:02:38 - Variatio 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda 00:03:07 - Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza 00:03:52 - Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta 00:04:50 - Variatio 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta in moto contrario. Andante 00:06:45 - Varatio 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta 00:07:22 - Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima 00:08:34 - Variatio 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all’Ottava 00:09:36 - Variatio 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona 00:10:30 - Glenn Gould on the Quodlibet 00:11:08 - Variatio 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
This short documentary follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding the cab driver, bantering with sound engineers at Columbia Records, and then, alone with the piano, fastidiously recording Bach's Italian Concerto. Directed by Wolf Koenig & Roman Kroitor - 1959
Glenn Gould playing this E Major Fugue in a quite different tempo from his WTC recordings.
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto N°1 in D minor Op. 15 00:00 Maestroso 21:19 Applause 21:40 Adagio 31:11 Rondó: Allegro non Troppo With Peter Adler & Baltimore S.O. ( October 9, 1962) Richard Strauss 43:52 Burleske for piano and orchestra With Peter Adler & Baltimore S.O. ( January 3, 1962)
Performing the first movement of Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic. Gould's performance begins at 18:03. Originally aired on January 31, 1960 on CBS Television as part of its Ford Presents series, this program was entitled "The Creative Performer." The entire show is actually three performances — by Gould, the soprano Eileen Farrell (singing the "Suicidio!" aria from *La Gioconda*), & Igor Stravinsky (conducting the last three scenes of his ballet *The Firebird*) — punctuated with scintillating musicological lectures by Maestro-Professor Bernstein, who is arguably the star of the show. Though I recommend watching the program in its entirety, here's a time-stamped playlist, in case you'd like to jump to any gi...
Glenn Gould with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic [1960] Excerpt of the first movement, Allegro. Taken from "The Art of Piano" DVD.
Les Variations Goldberg (1/4) par Glenn Gould, en 1981 (HQ audio - Sony Classical - Bruno Monsaingeon). The Goldberg Variations from J. S. Bach, played by Glenn Gould in 1981. Next video (Glenn Gould 2/4 Goldberg Variations) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49E1VEmOhM 1. Aria 2. Variatio 1 a 1 clav. 3. Variatio 2 a 1 clav. 4. Variatio 3 Canone all'unisono 5. Variatio 4 a 1 clav. 6. Variatio 5 a 1 ô vero 2 clav. 7. Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda 8. Variatio 7 a 1 ô vero 2 clav. al tempo di Giga 9. Variatio 8 a 2 clav. 10. Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 clav. 11. Variatio 10 Fughetta a 1 clav. 12. Variatio 11 a 2 clav. 13. Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario 14. Variatio 13 a 2 clav. 15. Variatio 14 a 2 clav. 16. Variatio 15 Canone a la Quinta in moto contrario a 1 clav., ...
Extracts from "The art of Piano" documentary show Glenn Gould playing J.S.Bach's Partita #2
.. Gould's memory capacity was legendary. Both his mental and finger memory made it possible for him to reproduce and play music literature many years after his last practice and performance of the same. A famous illustration of this statement would be an event that occurred in 1970, when the renown Italian pianist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, was unable to go through with his performance of Beethoven's Concerto No.5, Emperor, in Toronto. Gould was given a telephone call on Thursday evening. The problem was explained, and he was asked to substitute for Michelangeli the next morning, on Friday, when the Toronto Symphony and the conductor, Karel Ancerl, were scheduled to work with Michelangeli. Gould's answer was affirmative and good-spirited. In the space of the next few night hours, Gou...
The Goldberg Variations 1959 Three Part Sinfonias 1957
Glenn Gould plays extracts from Bach's Aria with 30 Variations BWV 988 also known as "The Goldberg Variations". Broadcast by CBC on 3rd June 1964. 00:00:00 - Aria 00:01:47 - Variatio 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisuono 00:02:38 - Variatio 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda 00:03:07 - Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza 00:03:52 - Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta 00:04:50 - Variatio 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta in moto contrario. Andante 00:06:45 - Varatio 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta 00:07:22 - Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima 00:08:34 - Variatio 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all’Ottava 00:09:36 - Variatio 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona 00:10:30 - Glenn Gould on the Quodlibet 00:11:08 - Variatio 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
This short documentary follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding the cab driver, bantering with sound engineers at Columbia Records, and then, alone with the piano, fastidiously recording Bach's Italian Concerto. Directed by Wolf Koenig & Roman Kroitor - 1959
Glenn Gould playing this E Major Fugue in a quite different tempo from his WTC recordings.
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto N°1 in D minor Op. 15 00:00 Maestroso 21:19 Applause 21:40 Adagio 31:11 Rondó: Allegro non Troppo With Peter Adler & Baltimore S.O. ( October 9, 1962) Richard Strauss 43:52 Burleske for piano and orchestra With Peter Adler & Baltimore S.O. ( January 3, 1962)
Performing the first movement of Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic. Gould's performance begins at 18:03. Originally aired on January 31, 1960 on CBS Television as part of its Ford Presents series, this program was entitled "The Creative Performer." The entire show is actually three performances — by Gould, the soprano Eileen Farrell (singing the "Suicidio!" aria from *La Gioconda*), & Igor Stravinsky (conducting the last three scenes of his ballet *The Firebird*) — punctuated with scintillating musicological lectures by Maestro-Professor Bernstein, who is arguably the star of the show. Though I recommend watching the program in its entirety, here's a time-stamped playlist, in case you'd like to jump to any gi...
Glenn Gould with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic [1960] Excerpt of the first movement, Allegro. Taken from "The Art of Piano" DVD.
The Goldberg Variations 1959 Three Part Sinfonias 1957
Glenn Gould: piano-Live- Salzburg-1959
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto N°1 in D minor Op. 15 00:00 Maestroso 21:19 Applause 21:40 Adagio 31:11 Rondó: Allegro non Troppo With Peter Adler & Baltimore S.O. ( October 9, 1962) Richard Strauss 43:52 Burleske for piano and orchestra With Peter Adler & Baltimore S.O. ( January 3, 1962)
Mozart Piano Concerto n24 K491 Glenn Gould - Leonard Bernstein - NYP - Live 1959, original radio broadcast.
From Ignaz Jan Paderewski in 1936 to Claudio Arrau in 1970, The Art of Piano features some of the most fascinating material, historically and musically, from the world's film and television archives. Commentaries by Piotr Anderszewski, Daniel Barenboim, Schuyler Chapin, Sir Colin Davis, Gary Graffman, Evgeny Kissin, Zoltan Kocsis, Stephen Kovacevich, Paul Myers, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, György Sandor and Tamás Vásáry. Using footage that was painstakingly collected over a two year period, THE ART OF PIANO features rare clips of eighteen amazingly talented pianists who reached career heights at the middle of the 20th century. Featuring legends like Rachmaninoff, Hofman, Horowitz, and Glenn Gould performing live and on film, the theme of the video is tied together through interviews and comme...
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 3 C Minor Op. 37 I Allegro Con Brio (00:00) II Largo (16:21) III Rondo (Allegro) (25:46) Conductor – Herbert von Karajan Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker Piano – Glenn Gould Recording Berlin 1957 "Live"
Hello everyone! Welcome to the livestream of my first ADP recital at the Glenn Gould School. If you're unable to make it live, the stream will be recorded and put onto YouTube.
This concert was recorded and filmed live at the Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto, Canada) on December 8, 2013 «When you see the announcement that The Telnyuk Sisters are performing, you can be sure about the beautiful evening. They work in musical genre which cannot be named rock, nor is it ethno, folk or jazz; it’s a mixture of two impressive voices with a powerful energy and romance. Their new program is a musical embodiment of the poems of most well-known poets, so be prepared for an evening of philosophy, myticism and adventure all rolled into one. The paintings of young and ambitious artist from Canada Igor Polishchuk will reinforce emotional state. This evening will be unforgettable!» - What’s On Kyiv The Telnyuk Sisters: Lesya Telnyuk: vocal, key, piano Galya Telnyuk: vocal Maxym Ryma...
1) Unan (00:00 – 03:05) 2) Daou (03:05 – 09:21) 3) Tri (09:21 – 17:22) 4) Pevar (17:22 – 23:05) 5) Pemp (23:05 – 28:51) 6) C'hwec'h (28:51 – 34:42) 7) Seizh (34:42 – 43:15) 8) Eizh (43:15 – 47:44) 9) Nav (47:44 – 53:07) Didier Squiban (born 23 September 1959 in Saint-Renan (Finistère)) is a French pianist and composer. His musical work is a combination of traditional Breton music, jazz improvisation and classical romanticism and has added the piano to the repertoire of modern Breton music. He has been influenced by Duke Ellington, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Parker and Bill Evans as well as Debussy, Stravinsky, Erik Satie, Darius Milhaud, Schönberg and Glenn Gould. In 1993, he worked as the accompanying pianist for the Breton singer Yann-Fañch Kemener in the acclaimed live show Héritage des ...