Re: The thrill of Glenn Gould

[john grant <dohertygrant@sympatico.ca>]

"I suppose one reason I have been loyal to GG is the fact that his
recordings
were my first real exposure to fine music."

Me too.

John
WTC 1 part 2:
http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/190/the_welltempered_clavier_bk_1_.html
WTC 1 part 1:
http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/244/bach_welltempered_clavier_bk_1.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Wiskeychan" <ojibwa50@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:32 PM
Subject: The thrill of Glenn Gould


> Dear Lluis and other F Minors,
>
> I suppose one reason I have been loyal to GG is the fact that his
recordings
> were my first real exposure to fine music.  At the risk of being thought a
> hick by the rest of the group, I will confess that in my family Elvis
ruled.
>   We just did not listen to classical music.
>
> The poor lady who taught me to play the piano tried her best every once
and
> awhile to coax something that sounded like Bach out of the second-hand
> electric organ in our little church.  It was always breaking down and was
> most certainly not up to choking out Baroque organ music!
>
> I will admit that I did not even know GG was playing Bach until I was
told.
> At that time I was as blank as a person could be!  Now I have heard other
> great pianists play.  I would say it is Glenn's passion which attracts me.
> He loved to play the piano.
>
> I will look for Michael Scheider's book.
>
> James
>
> >From: Lluís Manent (Teleline)              <manent@TELELINE.ES>
> >Reply-To: Lluís Manent (Teleline)              <manent@TELELINE.ES>
> >To: F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU
> >Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:07:54 +0200
> >
> >Welcome to the List, James!
> >
> >Nice to read your story!
> >
> >Here an interesting question: What makes the difference between GG and
many
> >many other world famous pianist that specially in the case of GG makes
the
> >listener (me, you, etc.) deeply thrilled while listening for the first
time
> >at GG performance?
> >
> >Let's take an example: Imagine you're blank in the sense you've never
> >listened at Bach's WTC, the English Suites or the Golberg Variations.
> >Supose
> >you listen at WTC performed by Maria Joao Pires, the English Suites
> >performed by Dubravka Tomsic or the Golberg Variations performed by
Andras
> >Schiff. You will never get the impression you will get by listening at
the
> >same Work performed by GG.
> >
> >This fine but important fact makes the difference between being fan of
> >Claudio Arrau, Pollini, Brendel, Pires, Pogorelich, Argerich, etc. and
> >being
> >"fan" (what a horrible word!) of GG. In the first cases "to be a fan"  is
> >more concert and glamour-related. In the case of GG is a love story which
> >has to do more with self-introspection.
> >
> >And once again (as often commented in the list) : Michael Scheider's book
> >(Glenn Gould, piano solo) explains this fine feeling in a very accurate
> >way.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Lluís Manent
> >
>
>
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