Re: BWV912 quirk

[Juozas Rimas <JuozasRimas@TAKAS.LT>]

> Given that Gould is playing it about 1/3 to 1/2 as fast as anyone else, I
> doubt that it's a cramp in his fingers.  (Although playing something far
> too slowly *is* tiring....)  There are two versions (912 and 912a), and
> both have a rest there.

I was of course joking about cramp:) By the way, I can say Gould plays certain
toccatas considerably slower than another, a no-way-eccentric pianist - T.
Nikolaeva. The d minor toccata is about 16:00 by Gould and 13:55 by Nikolaeva, e
minor respectively 8:35 and 8:21, G major ~8:51 and 8:46.

Juozas Rimas Jr
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