Thanks Bruce. It would be nice if you could find CBC recordings of music that Gould never recorded or ever would record. I remember hearing the last five minutes of a program from the 60's or 70's of Gould talking about and playing Russian music, he even played Glinka. Regret not hearing the entire episode. If you come across..... Thanks again!
Ha! You really deliver Bruce. The program was actually a radio production, I suppose a rehash of this exact topic. Thanks for your reply, appreciate it. Keep up the great work!
Not that it's important, but according to the CD and Discogs the Columbia recording was made on June 14 & 15 1967. It's the Gibbons pieces which were recorded on 1 August,
As much as I love GG, I wish he could have elaborated a bit more on some of the things he said. As an early music plebeian, I have no idea what he means by the 'anonymity' of the pre-renaissance or the 'exploitative individuality' of the early baroque, for example. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this when trying to decipher some of his essays XD
That's the joy of GG!! That being said, there is a book, The Glenn Gould Reader, which has some essays which elucidate some of his thoughts, though perhaps not specifically these ones about Gibbons. I'm away from my library and can't check at the moment. :(
It could well be that nobody else understood what he meant either! He never once referred to the colossally variegated landscape of choral music of that period. I think, frankly, his discussion of pre-Bach music was based on familiarity with a restricted set of examples.
@@brucecross1164 I think I see what you mean with that last statement. In Gould's 1968 Mozart broadcast that you posted some time ago, he does seem to be cherry-picking examples in his case against the composer, although I have no doubt that he was entirely familiar with Mozart's piano works.
@@perspecxi6397 I think he had a theory that earlier music was more like an Orthodox icon, coming from a certain tradition, where the artist rarely even signs it, but yet has a sense of overall wonder and craftsmanship, rather than showing off the artist's individual style and expertise. Bach was a sort of throwback to the earlier tradition, and after that mostly everything became too top-40. So even his sons didn't really get their dad (they called him the Old Wig.) He explains his theories more in GG on Bach. But it is more clear of a contrast there since he is talking about Bach vs. the dead zone until Schoenberg :)
Hmm...well maybe 'anonymity' refers to the sense that composers of music in the pre-Renaissance were often unknown. No name on the manuscript. The mind set half a century or more ago of the composers of the pieces we know about was more to do with religious faith and solemn service to their community, and not what inevitably became a 'career.'..requiring self promotion necessitating the putting of one's name on one's work. I'm not as clear on what he might have meant by "
Chemins de la Musique was a actually a series of 24 films. There were four featuring Gould: The Retreat, The Alchemist, Glenn Gould 1974, and Partita No.6. These four were issued by EMI Classics on a DVD under the overall title Glenn Gould: The Alchemist. I'm not aware they can be found online, but Amazon has the DVD still available.
I love comparing his different interpretations. It's my new favorite pastime. Thank you for doing this!
I don’t care what staunch traditionalists say about him. He is confoundingly [sic] wonderful and deeply insightful.
i love how you can hear him humming quietly in the background in parts
Wow! That dec 68 pavan is insane
Glorious
I can't find all the master copies, but my Arts National collection is starting to come together.
Super! Great to hear from you!
Thanks Bruce. It would be nice if you could find CBC recordings of music that Gould never recorded or ever would record.
I remember hearing the last five minutes of a program from the 60's or 70's of Gould talking about and playing Russian music, he even played Glinka.
Regret not hearing the entire episode. If you come across.....
Thanks again!
"strange, arresting primitives like Mikael Glinka"
ua-cam.com/video/p0UfdmJuky0/v-deo.html
3:50 plays a snippet of the Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Ha! You really deliver Bruce.
The program was actually a radio production, I suppose a rehash of this exact topic.
Thanks for your reply, appreciate it. Keep up the great work!
Glinka: hey!
Not that it's important, but according to the CD and Discogs the Columbia recording was made on June 14 & 15 1967. It's the Gibbons pieces which were recorded on 1 August,
Gould alternately plays a G-sharp for the second soprano note.
As much as I love GG, I wish he could have elaborated a bit more on some of the things he said. As an early music plebeian, I have no idea what he means by the 'anonymity' of the pre-renaissance or the 'exploitative individuality' of the early baroque, for example. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this when trying to decipher some of his essays XD
That's the joy of GG!! That being said, there is a book, The Glenn Gould Reader, which has some essays which elucidate some of his thoughts, though perhaps not specifically these ones about Gibbons. I'm away from my library and can't check at the moment. :(
It could well be that nobody else understood what he meant either! He never once referred to the colossally variegated landscape of choral music of that period. I think, frankly, his discussion of pre-Bach music was based on familiarity with a restricted set of examples.
@@brucecross1164 I think I see what you mean with that last statement. In Gould's 1968 Mozart broadcast that you posted some time ago, he does seem to be cherry-picking examples in his case against the composer, although I have no doubt that he was entirely familiar with Mozart's piano works.
@@perspecxi6397 I think he had a theory that earlier music was more like an Orthodox icon, coming from a certain tradition, where the artist rarely even signs it, but yet has a sense of overall wonder and craftsmanship, rather than showing off the artist's individual style and expertise. Bach was a sort of throwback to the earlier tradition, and after that mostly everything became too top-40. So even his sons didn't really get their dad (they called him the Old Wig.) He explains his theories more in GG on Bach. But it is more clear of a contrast there since he is talking about Bach vs. the dead zone until Schoenberg :)
Hmm...well maybe 'anonymity' refers to the sense that composers of music in the pre-Renaissance were often unknown. No name on the manuscript. The mind set half a century or more ago of the composers of the pieces we know about was more to do with religious faith and solemn service to their community, and not what inevitably became a 'career.'..requiring self promotion necessitating the putting of one's name on one's work. I'm not as clear on what he might have meant by "
I know that during nights he usually plays a lot of symphonic transcription from Strauss Tone Poems and Wagner operas. No chance to get them?
here's a taste:
ua-cam.com/video/i25iDu1bWGw/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/XCxIkuGEI3s/v-deo.html
I recommend the 10 DVD set of television programmes.
the holy grail for me might be 4 last songs, for one.
Do you have Beim Schlafengehen with Lois Marshall? It came out on a SONY CD and the DVD set.
@@brucecross1164 I already own all the above mentioned videos. You're precious because your material is quite new.
@@brucecross1164 Right, that one is wonderful. Would have loved to hear his Death and Transfiguration transcription as well.
Where can I find the pdf score ?
imslp.org
@@brucecross1164 I can’t find Galliard in imslp
ks4.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/9/9a/IMSLP17608-Keyboard_Works_III.pdf
page 6
@@brucecross1164 Thank you so much 😊
or this version, with more ornaments (page 32)
ks4.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/a/af/IMSLP303933-PMLP59777-Parthenia_Score.pdf
Hi Bruce, do you know if Chemins de la Musique is available anywhere online? I would love to watch it
Chemins de la Musique was a actually a series of 24 films. There were four featuring Gould: The Retreat, The Alchemist, Glenn Gould 1974, and Partita No.6. These four were issued by EMI Classics on a DVD under the overall title Glenn Gould: The Alchemist. I'm not aware they can be found online, but Amazon has the DVD still available.
@@brucecross1164 Thank you!! And thank you for your effort to bring Glenns recorded legacy to youtube, it has truly changed my life
The 1974 recording is ridiculous.
Please elaborate.
I’ll ditto the first response to your bewilderingly vague comment.
Gould and Sokolov reign in early music. Do t bother with anyone else.