RE: GG Two piano pieces

[Thayer A <A.Thayer@rhbnc.ac.uk>]

> In my copy (Schott) There is a preface by Carl Morey from the Institute
> for
> Canadian Music.  He says " Gould frequently neglected to cancel
> accidentals
> in a bar ............Because the application of the pitch series is so
> regular, it is possible in almost every case of uncertainty .. to
> determine
> the accurate pitch from its position in the series."
> 
> 
> Perhaps E. Naoumoff was playing from the original manuscript and not the
> published version.
> 
Yes. I assume this must be the case. Still, he obviously hadn't done his
homework properly and seeing as he is meant to be a C20 specialist it is
quite surprising that he plays Gould's mistakes. I am starting to have
doubts with these so called specialists who tend to avoid older music, as to
whether they could actually play it well. This recording shows how easy it
is to get away with dodgy playing in modern music, as few people know the
difference. If most of the notes are there it seems to be good enough for
many of them.

>  (
> >(Historically the pieces are from a time where Gould was heavily into
> >serialism and it seems almost certain that any textual inconsistencies
> with
> >the series are errors, rather than intentional expressive deviations).
> 
> Carl Morey expressed the same idea.
> 
> Well, yes, I guess I was probably doing a spot of subconscious plagiarism
> when I said this.
> 
> Anne
> P.S.  I like the 5 Short Pieces better than the 2.
> 
Have the 5 pieces been recorded at all? I'd like to get to know them
better.I have the score but I don't really know them as my sight reading is
terrible so I haven't tried to play them much.

Andrew