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Re: GG: influence of harpsicord
The other people on this list can tell you more, but I know
there is at least one GG harpsichord recording out there. I
think it is Handel and/or Scarlatti or some such, but I'm
not sure because I don't own it. There are also some
"harpsipiano" recordings which I don't own and an organ
recording of the Goldberg Variations which I don't own.
It's depressing to realize how many things I don't own.
Like all the stock of Microsoft.
I applaud your efforts to learn the GVs on the harpsichord.
Do you have access to a two-manual instrument? It is
interesting how much easier some of the two-manual
variations are when you play them as intended. Nothing
wrong with having the chops to play them on a single manual,
but nothing wrong with doing things the sensible way either.
Mark
P.S. Congratulations on your admission to Stanford. Say hi
to Chelsea for me.
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Subject: GG: influence of harpsicord
Author: Rohan Masilamani <romasi@leland.Stanford.EDU> at internet
Date: 8/19/97 5:06 PM
hello f-minor's,
my name is rohan masilamani, and i've been on the f-minor list for a couple
of months now. i must say that i find the conversation on this list most
exhilirating. i never realized how seemingly inexhaustible the topic of
glenn gould is. since this is my first posting to the list, i'll introduce
myself. i'm a sophomore at stanford university interested in computer
science, and i'm an avid pianist and harpsicordist. i've been a great
admirer of glenn gould's eccentric genius since my early childhood.
my question concerns the influence of the harpsicord on glenn gould's
playing. i'm currently being audacious enough to attempt to learn the
"goldberg variations" on harpsicord, hence i've been paying attention to new
details in the gould recordings. even though gould confined his bach
playing to piano, i've noticed some influences of the harpsicord in his
playing. his articulated phrasing and use of rubato are not unlike
techniques used on harpsicord. does anybody know if gould ever made any
definitive comments on this subject?
cheers,
rohan
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Rohan James Masilamani, Metaphor-At-Large
Class of 2000, Stanford University
romasi@leland.stanford.edu
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~romasi
Rohan James Masilamani, Metaphor-At-Large
Class of 2000, Stanford University
romasi@leland.stanford.edu
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~romasi