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One of the joys of "Once I had a farm in Africa ..." is
complete indulgence for days at a time in a specific composition, composer,
interpreter.
Hence the following: A plethora-let of
questions. Could someone with more musical knowledge than myself -
prob. most of the list membership -
- speculate on the diff between these two compositions;
and [if this is known]
- GG's attitude towards them as two discrete or rather
two distinctive works - I know he was not enamoured of them, but
- did he ever speculate on Bach's thoughts towards
them?
- Is Bach's attitude known?
- Why two excursions into a progression of tonalities? Do
they reflect a change in Bach's understanding or feelings towards tonalities
and what they reflect? If so what are these understandings?
- Were they composed at widely varying times/ states of
mind?
- Did this influence Gould's professed or rather empirically
revealed lack of enthusiasm? And
- any comments on his interpretation as opposed to that
of other pianists?
- Do Gould's interpretations differ - as a
generalisation - between the I & II? Or, if
performed/recorded more than once, between individual pieces?
- Did the dates of recording and order in which he
recorded individual pieces reflect a continuum of like or dislike?
Hope someone has the time and interest to
respond!
Cordialement
Danielle
Danielle Law-Jackson
Primary address: Omdraaisvlei
Farm
P O Box 494 Prieska 8940 No. Cape, So. Africa
Telephone
& Facsimile: +27 (0) 53 35 3333 4
E-mail: danielle@prieska.co.za
Cellular:
083 46 1326 7
Website: omdraaisvlei.com
Or:
Rhodes
University: Department of Education
P O Box 94 Grahamstown 6140
E Cape, So. Africa
E-mail: D.Law-Jackson@ru.ac.za
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