Re: GG Studio recordings by heart?

[Martin Smith-ARTS <martinj.smith@bbc.co.uk>]

Sorry to suddenly de-lurk. In an interview in 1998 John Roberts pointed out
that many of the Mozart sonata recordings were sight-read from the music.
Though clearly Gould had, like many exceptionally gifted musicians, a
remarkable capactity to learn and remember music.

Happy New Year.

Martin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beadesignr@AOL.COM [SMTP:Beadesignr@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:07 AM
> To:   F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU
> Subject:      Re: GG    Studio recordings by heart?
>
> In a message dated 1/7/01 10:02:35 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> smithqa@NEXICOM.NET writes:
>
> <<
>  Glenn Gould was reported as having a photographic memory.  He could study
>  the score away from the piano and later go the piano and play the music
>  perfectly.
>  Every thing that I have read indicates that he almost always played for
>  memory.
>
>  Anne
>   >>
>
> I've read the same accounts concerning his photographic memory. He
> apparently
> never needed to have the sheet music in front of him to play.
>
> Evalynne
> http://www.beadsuncommon.com


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