R: The Italian Book "Glenn Gould - l'Immaginazione al Pianoforte

[madiva <madiva@working.it>]

Dear Anne and all,
I try to transmit You the contents of Chapter 4 (the summary ):
"Gould lovesBach : The public and the critics reveals the extraordinary news
in the "Gouldian Sound"
They to decree Him  an  absolute success.
The Gould's Style, however is not "School"  for another performers because
it required an exceptional skill and a rigorous
think  about the way  of playing and about what means to play Bach in our
Century.
"The Goldberg Variation"
Glenn Gould doesn't like to record twice the pieces that to interest him in
the own wide repertory.
However there are different recording of the same piece but "not official".
The" Goldberg Variations" there are the "only official"
Kevin Bazzana cites ,with precision, the all Gould's  twice recording of
same piece (audio/video) and to separe these in two groups: 1) The
comparable 2)The different.
In the second group "The Goldberg Variations" are emblematic.
In fact Gould think  the differents strategies of  this performance but to
keep a coherent  unflinching  intellectual conception (theorized and
explained )  about the Composer.
However for the pedagogic raison Gould changes His interpretation ( so He
doesn't repeat himself).
Gould played  The Goldberg variation many time (1954 for Television - 1955
for recording - 1959 in the Radio Concert - 1961 inthe life Concert -1964 in
the Video Concert (partial performance) 1981 (in the Video recording).
Each version has different approach in accord with the place and tha
"Media".
The  Gould's plan performing of this piece is singular, complex, painfully
realized  and  to accompany the whole Gould's Life.
This piece is the"Milestone"around which he built His "thought system".
Gould loves much "The Goldberg Variations" and it represents the "Summa" of
his aesthetic thought."

I hope that it's interesting for You
Best
Valeria Massari

----- Original Message -----
From: Anne Smith <smithqa@nexicom.net>
To: madiva <madiva@working.it>; <F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: The Italian Book "Glenn Gould - l'Immaginazione al Pianoforte


> One point I found very interesting:
>
> "4 Chapter : Tell about Glenn Gould and His relationship with Bach: "The
> Goldberg Variation" are, in particular, His milestone; around this Piece
> Glenn Gould built His "System Thought"  and His aesthetics."
>
> Could you tell us more about this system?
> Anne Smith
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