Re: Goldberg Variations

[Glenn Gould <glenngould@beethoven.com>]

Dear Anne,

While I'm inclined to agree that it happened to work out that way, Glenn
Gould's musical career and life paralleling the cyclicality of the Goldberg
Variations, it was not his final recording.

His final recording was a one in which he conducted the Siegfried idyll.
Wagner. If I'm not mistaken, Gould had been eager to conduct, but sadly he
only got that one chance to release a recording with is name under the
baton.

The Sony, Glenn Gould Edition CD what has that performance on it also
features his own transcriptions of Wagner. Gotterdammerung is quite lovely.

Cheerio,
Glenn


On 6/12/2001 8:38 AM, "Anne Smith" <smithqa@NEXICOM.NET> wrote:

> Valeria said:
>> I try to transmit You the contents of Chapter 4 (the summary ):
>
> Thank you.
>
> I have heard that the Goldberg Variations were a perfect circle in Glenn
> Gould's live.  One reason for this saying is the fact that this was his
> first and his last recording.
>
>> This piece is the"Milestone"around which he built His "thought system".
>
> I have heard this before too.
> Does anyone have any ideas about this.
>
> Anne
>