Re: GG as vocalist

["Peter Glenister" <Peter.Glenister@msvu.ca>]

On 11 Feb 97 at 20:57, Kristen Immoor wrote:


>         Off the top of my head, some memorable vocal outbursts from Gould
> occur in the Strauss sonata #5 adagio, the opening bars of the 1st mov.
> Beethoven Sonata #5 Cmin, the Gigue from Bach Partita #5, (Wow, that's a
> lot of 5's, isn't it?) Prelude #1 Bk1 WTC, and of course the 1st and 2nd
> CBS Goldbergs. My absolute favorite, for the sheer beauty of it, are the
> gorgeous "La-la" notes that Gould hits at 1'45" into the prelude from
> Bach's english suite #5  Emin.

The vocalising which struck me most - and has stayed with me from the 
time I first heard it - is with the playing of the theme in the 
opening movement of Mozart's sonata 11, K. 331. I've always found the 
sound such that it makes me feel he's there in the room with me.

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