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Re: GG: influence of harpsicord (fwd)
Sorry -- I forgot to copy the attached to the
GG list.
RH
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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 18:46:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rob Haskins <rh@wozzeck>
To: Rohan Masilamani <romasi@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Re: GG: influence of harpsicord
I think that Gould's articulation is in many ways
totally antithetical to what a harpsichordist would
do. GOuld's characteristic non-legato is quite
uniform, whereas a good harpsichordist would vary
his/her note lengths from anywhere around 1/4
length to over-legato. It is unfortunate that
Gould's non-legato playing has encouraged some
harpsichordists to approach articulation in the
same way.
By the way, as much as I love Gould, I find his
harpsichord recordings the least satisfying
musically and technically of his legacy.
Rob Haskins
Eastman School of Music