Re: GG and recordings

[André Møllerhaug <Andre.Mollerhaug@student.uib.no>]

interesting!

when playing as gould did, u must be rather unpersonal approach. i dont
think gould ever cared about anyone or anything but music when he played.
(or rather: mixed something into his playing outside music.)

but i think it must have been extremely important for him to record. that
was his medium. its like a great artist making a statue in sand, it wont
last. it would be like einstein writing his theories on toiletpaper to be
used...

also, recording and choosing not to perform live, i think made him able to
distance himself from, less importantly, his audience, and more
importantly, his music.

andre
"never be clever for the sake of being clever"


On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Charlie Siffermann wrote:

> Dear minors?
> 
> Do you think Glenn would have made recordings if he didn't need to?  I
> realize this is a poorly phrased question, but what I am getting at is
> how much do you really think GG cared about those who listen(ed) to his
> music?
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Charlie
> 
>