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Thank you, Elizabeth - it's great to hear that you enjoy what we're bringing you. You keep listening, and we'll bring you more! If you haven't subscribed yet, please do so and tell your friends!

Thank you - these programs were a joy to produce - Cornelia and her family are very special. I hope you'll check out our great past episodes and subscribe - tell your friends, too!

Hi Eli, I'm so glad you enjoyed these conversations with Cornelia and her wonderful children. I promise there are more great episodes to come and a lot of fantastic past guests for you to discover as well. Please do subscribe and tell your friends about The Gould Standard. We want to get 1,000 subscribers by June 15 - please help us!

Oh good lord. Stop your histrionics. We’re all adults here.

Hello Neil, The subject of morals is one that stretches back through the ages, but regardless of one's views about the sanctity of marriage, I think we can all agree on the simple, factual truth that marriages go through challenges, and families sometimes break apart, whether for reasons of cooling passion, conflict or the discovery of other loves. This is the essence of the phrase, "human, all too human," and as fellow humans, I think it behooves us to show compassion and judge not lest we be judged. Depending on one's view of the importance of love in this tired, violent, hate-filled old world, one could argue that to pursue love is indeed a moral imperative, and that to deny it is the opposite of morality. Clearly Cornelia fell deeply in love with Glenn Gould, while still having deep feelings for Lukas. Do you really feel empowered and entitled to make judgments on the morality of the human heart? If so, you must be a true ethical paragon, and one upon whom the greatest respect and authority should be conferred. However, if you are "mere mortal" like the rest of us, I daresay that your capacity to pass judgment on the humanity or lack of humanity of another person comes with limited credentials.

@@BrianLevine-ku1xf - wise and respectful. Nevertheless, when Cornelia answered your question about whether her affair with Gould was hard for her and Foss with 'no, i had no idea" there seems to be something missing, yes even perhaps amoral and lacking in humanity. But they were all geniuses and we mere mortals.

@@bhastro9959 Thanks for this. I do think it's hard to know what a situation was like when we view it from such a long distance in time. At the moment when one is caught up in a tangle of powerful emotions, things can seem much different than when viewed from afar, and certainly without objectivity. That's why I try to think of these situations with compassion and understanding - I don't think analyzing people's emotions and the conduct of their relationships really gets us very far, and I really try to avoid being judgmental, since that implies a level of personal and moral superiority that I don't think any of us mere human beings possess . . .we're all of one flesh, all of one humanity. Also, it's been a long time since Cornelia went through all those emotions and experiences - her statement may mean that she just doesn't remember exactly how it was. We all tend to blot our most stressful experiences out of our memories. Anyway, thanks for your kind words, and I hope you'll keep listening, and telling your friends about TGS!!

Lukas Foss is one of the great figures in 20th century American music, and his oeuvre of compositions is formidable. His symphonies and operas should be performed far more often. It's time for a revival!!!

Lukas Foss is one of the great figures in 20th century American music, and his oeuvre of compositions is formidable. His symphonies and operas should be performed far more often. It's time for a revival!!!

Thank you for the lovely feedback, WK! I found the Foss family warm and absolutely delightful - and such a wealth of creativity, sensitivity and great stories. BTW, there is a truly beauiful book of Cornelia's paintings published by Rizzoli. I highly recommend it. She is a true and wondrous artist in her own right!

@@BrianLevine-ku1xf You did a good job bringing out their personalities and stories. I learned several things about Gould and also all of them. Thanks for the tip on the Foss book as well. BTW, I sent the Foundation a small donation yesterday; more will be coming.

@@westernkentucky5956 Dear Western Kentucky, That is extremely kind (and also generous) of you. I would be interested to learn how you became interested in Glenn Gould - please feel free to drop me a note at the Glenn Gould Foundation (GGF) information address: info@glenngould.ca. I really appreciate your donation and your kind interest!

@@BrianLevine-ku1xf Sorry for the delay in response. Thank you kindly. I certainly will drop you a line via that address. I look forward to the chat.

Thank you so much, Elizabeth. We work hard with the goal of making each episode of The Gould Standard interesting and memorable, and I'm lucky enough to work with a truly fantastic team, Michael Berec and Maurizio Ortolani. They are the best of the best! I hope you'll subscribe and keep watching! Tell your friends, too. We have FANTASTIC new episodes coming up!

Thank you - I really appreciate your kind words!

I agree - I can't wait for it to be published. Thank you for your kind words! Please tell your friends, subscribe and check out our other great episodes!

She is amazing and her paintings are truly beautiful. She should be much better-known!

Thank you so much - we're glad you enjoyed. Please tell your friends, and do subscribe . . .

Thanks so much, Marjan - it's great to recapture those heady days when Canada and the CBC were at the vanguard of "experimental" music - would that we had public institutions and an educational system that encouraged that spirit of adventure and sophistication. Maybe one day . . .

I completely agree. He is not only a supremely imaginative creator, but a large and encompassing spirit, compassionate, kind and wise.

Hi Pete - thank you for your kind, kind words. It is so generous of you, and so good to know how Neil's work and teaching has affected your life. I think we should have hundreds of thousands of subscribers, too! But you have to start from somewhere, and a good way to build our base is by word of mouth - so please subscribe, tell your friends, and check out our other episodes. I hope they will also please you - we're very lucky to have such fantastic guests!

Thanks Gerrard - I hope you'll subscribe and check out some of our other episodes . . .

Than you so much - I agree- Cornelia is a wonderful artist and person and Liza and Christopher are wonderful, creative and talented people, highly accomplished in their own right!

Thanks Luna - I hope you'll subscribe and check out all our podcasts.

I'll be buying that memoir, for sure. What a great family, a remarkable life story and a testimonial to the power of art . . .

Thank you - you are very kind. Please check out our other episodes, and consider subscribing.

Hi Valentina, Thanks for asking. To tell you the truth, there wasn't any real rationale - we liked the jaunty whimsy and humour, the slightly archaic quality - it just felt right to us. Would you have preferred something else - just curious . . .

@@BrianLevine-ku1xf Oh no, absolutely not. It's perfect. I just thought that the Good Omens fandom it would have had a pavlovian responses to the music because of the last 15 minutes of GO Season 2. It was a funny, sad, heartwracking coincidence and we loved it. Thanks once again for the interview.

Thank you for sharing this, Austin. You raise a valid and interesting point about the labelling of different kinds of music. It's an issue I struggle with myself, since so much of the "so-called" classical repertoire is rooted either in folk or sacred sources that come from times and places when there was no such thing as a "concert hall." Do Bach and Taylor Swift properly belong in the same grouping? They both work with musical pitches with words set to them. What does the audience size represent, other than a number? Without doubt, more people in this world derive gustatory pleasure from take-out burgers than Michel-starred restaurants. These are questions that are hard to formulate in a fair way, and without seeming judgmental or snarky. Look, music is supposed to be a universal language that speaks from one heart to another - so shouldn't we feel nothing but admiration for those whose words and music touch many, many hearts? So hat's off to Taylor - and for those who consider themselves pure cognoscenti of the classics, please comment, but don't be mean! ;-) BTW, Austin, thanks also for relating the story of the person who was overcome during the concert. Good to know that Vikingur would stop and show so much concern!

Thanks so much, Kim. It's always an adventure to speak with such a thoughtful, exploratory artist. I hope you'll keep watching - we have some great new episodes coming up soon! - Brian

That's so kind of you, Lala! You keep watching and we'll keep talking!!! Cheers, Brian

Hi Sky, Thank you for your kind words and astute observations. The ideal relationship between musicians and their labels should be based on mutual trust and respect - respect for the artist's unique vision and musical sympathies. Following the artist's lead results in more memorable recordings, which ultimately should be good for the labels. Vikingur is the kind of artist who proves that following your own muse pays rich musical dividends.

Hi Hazel - thank you for your kind words and support for the Gould Standard. We had a terrific time speaking with Vikingur - he is and extremely thoughtful and passionate advocate for the repertoire he performs. I agree - the Brendel impersonation was a hoot! As for more GG content, stay tuned; we have some amazing episodes coming up soon. Also, please do subscribe!

yeah, wtf Viggo

We have to go back to the original recording to see if we can get the rest of the talk digitized. Hoping we can have that for you in the coming months. Stay tuned!

@@theglenngouldfoundation Thanks. Any Video of this gathering 1999 ( talks, panel discussions ) would be interesting to fans of G.G.

@@theglenngouldfoundation Good lord, of all the panel discussions, THIS should be the one on your priority list. Not those quacks misdiagnosing Gould postmortem. Really now, you are the GG foundation. Get your ducks in a row.

Thanks Black Diamond!