GG: on Moog Synth.

[Mary Jo Watts <mwatts@rci.rutgers.edu>]

Paul,

I suppose The Estate might give you a break if you point out that _Glenn
Gould on the Moog_ is a *spoken-word* program about the Moog that's
composed of a short spoken intro by Gould, an interview with
then-William Carlos, Jean Le Moyne, et al.  (Drat those Canadians for
their British use of "on"!) The only musical selections are from
_Switched on Bach_, the Moog played by Carlos. It's an inspired and
intellectual program that Sony would have no interest in unless they
have plans to release the unreleased radio shows. Wouldn't THAT be an
inspired move (and worth the wait)!

Hope that helps some,
-Mary Jo 

P.S. (For Moog junkies, I recommend a new video out on VHS, _Theremin_
about that groovy electronic instrument.)


Paul Forman wrote:
> 
> Please pardon me for jumping into this string and not adding any
> value, but
> Roy's mention of Glenn Gould on the synthesizer caught my eye.
> 
> I collect Gould's recordings. I have most of his recordings on vinyl
> and
> many CDs. I have been searching for a copy of "Glenn Gould on the Moog
> Synthesizer" for years to no avail. I thought I caught a break when
> someone
> told me I could write to Gould's estate and The CBC and get permission
> to
> have it copied for me as long as I wasn't going to use it for
> commercial
> gain. I am not and I wrote. I received a reply from Gould's estate
> saying
> that although my request was reasonable, Sony Classical basically put
> a
> policy in place that there would be no copies of musical works made
> available.
> 
> My hopes were dashed once again. So, I am appealing to anyone who
> might
> have a copy of the recording and would be willing to barter for, or
> sell a
> copy.
> 
> Thank you all for indulging my long winded appeal.
> 
> Warm Regards,
> Paul
>