Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major op.73 "Emperor" - Part 1 (OFFICIAL)

To celebrate the 200th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, Glenn Gould performed "The Bicentennial Concert“, produced by Mario Prizek and originally broadcast on 9th December, 1970.
Part 1
Allegro

[@lkrupp215]

Probably the greatest gift Canada has given to the world, Glenn Gould.

[@fightbacktohealth9625]

Justin Trudeau... No...0:)

[@fromprague6034]

And probably the greatest gift Czechoslovakia given to Canada, Karel Ančerl.

[@CD318]

For sure!

[@joaohenriques9750]

Marc-André Hamelin is Canadian too. You have produced multiple world class pianists.

[@bolero4554]

Frederick banting too. Invented insulin

[@paulb2092]

Hard to imagine an era when this could be on prime time tv.

[@kenforfia5067]

Each innovation in mass communication tech begins in glory and inevitably declines toward the bottom line

[@chrisgrose1707]

Oh but it was just like this...I remember well, crazy but true,!!! Takes me back for sure...!! Lol lol

[@chrisgrose1707]

But it WAS just like this! Lol lol

[@macharrington7733]

Yes...and we are falling further every day

[@trs4437]

Public TV, the CBC. They basically gave Gould the keys to the place.

[@lkrupp215]

Sublime doesn’t even begin to describe this performance, the soloist, or the composer.

[@jesperth.petersen8386]

Glenn Gould was out of this world and his musical memory is a legend. In 1970, when Italian pianist, Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli, was unable to carry out his scheduled performance of Beethoven’s Concerto No.5, Emperor, in Toronto, Gould was given a telephone call the night before the concert, and asked if he could come in and play it the next morning, with the Toronto Symphony and the conductor, Karel Ančerl, as a substitute for Michelangeli. Gould’s answer was positive, and he rehearsed the Concerto, which he had not played since he recorded it with Leopoldo Stokowski and American Symphony Orchestra in 1966, overnight. The concert was recorded for TV as planned, and aired on December 9, 1970, and not on September 12, 1970, as originally mentioned. As can be seen and heard here, Gould and the orchestra played Beethoven’s Concerto flawlessly.

[@beckylink]

vahagn chobanyan I agree!! It’s so nice to know more about this.

[@danieleclauzel1674]

Merci, merci pour ces explications très intéressantes.

[@ralphkramden1741]

Glenn enjoyed the challenge I'll bet.

[@waynespry415]

Bravo , bravo , bravo .

[@mdxndy]

Thanks for the info, what happened to michelangeli though?

[@JBorda]

This concert can repair any broken soul.

[@johnscoggins5696]

Arguably the best piece of piano music ever written.

[@AIainMConnachie]

Agreed

[@fazec0ld802]

It feels remarkably underrated- you don’t see people bring the Emperor up in that context for some weird reason.

[@johnscoggins5696]

@@fazec0ld802 It is very subjective to determine whether this is the "best" piece of piano music ever composed because individual preferences and tastes play a big role. The "Emperor" Concerto is a favorite piece of music for many people, including the well-known pianist Franz Liszt, and it has rightfully earned a prominent place in the piano repertoire. It is prized for its expressive strength, which was made possible by then-current technological developments in piano making.

[@salmoonp.shaukat468]

I have read several times that Glenn Gould was a genious, but now I know the reason. He is something really really extraordinary, something that connects the earth with heaven where God, Bach and Beethoven resides.

[@jm-rf7kl]

Well said.

[@irenepolesel2849]

Un grande Maravilloso!! Glend Gould mi admiración tota,l variaciones de Bach su obra que amo!!

[@jiritichy7967]

Can an average person understand this mastery? From the composer through the orchestra and the conductor to the soloist - his technique, memory and physical ability and endurance!

[@magallamadge1532]

Gosh, I wish we had presenters like this today…. Wow and Glenn Gould sooooo wonderful

[@ericday4505]

Damn flawless, I thought Gould was more of a Bach guy then Ludvig, but wow he played this most difficult piano concerto without error it seemed, wow. Glenn Gould may have been the greatest pianist who ever lived, I know this is hotly debated, but who else?

[@davidchamberlain5425]

One of the very best pianists!!!!!!!

[@ulkvom6]

He is the greatest Pianist of all time

[@lowiewietman1038]

Gould number one never surpassed.

[@charlescampisi6668]

One of the most thrilling, triumphant and majestic first movements of any piano concerto ever composed.

[@jm-rf7kl]

Gould and Beethoven and a top notch Toronto symphony in color, 1970. It doesn't get any better than this.

[@Pete82451]

Yes it does.....Brendal and the NYS.

[@lowiewietman1038]

Indeed Gould was the maestro of his century, and nobody came near of his musical expression yet and since then.

[@d.macrae461]

@@Pete82451 Respect to Brendel, but one of the finer Beethoven Fourth recordings is of Gould with Bermstein and the NYS.

[@brigittepritz7038]

Thank god for Genius people like Glen Gould! Incredible to see the softness in his piano playing!!!

[@georgefelty6357]

Glenn Gould was truly an amazing gift to the music world. He had a an expression and technique like no one else!

George Felty I cannot imagine Gould eating food like normal people. He ate only music sitting in the same cheir

[@Rosangela161]

@ 😊🌷

@@Rosangela161 Grazie.

[@DavidSmith-ki2we]

@ very interesting way to look at Mr.Gould :)

[@giuseppepiacci4255]

George Felty Glenn Gould has been the greatest pianist ever

[@billblair3941]

Marvelous performance. I love watching Glenn play in his personal short chair with his long fingers. He is a true master of the piano.

[@fmoll2509]

I'm sure Glenn Gould would be absolutely happy to use KZbin and to communicate with us here. The ideal audience, no noise 🤩. I'm absolutely happy he stopped public performing and made soooo many brilliant records, for us. Yes, I'm happy.

[@user-jm2wm4pi8u]

❤❤😊

[@francesforbes-carbines4818]

Just the best. The excellent presenter. The wonderful performance by Gould and the orchestra. Bravi tutti; RIP Glenn Gould

[@AlexSzell]

Many, many great recordings of this iconic work. Yet, I still find myself coming back to this one. Gould always tried to search for the truth in music and this comes across in this recording.

[@fmoll2509]

Лучше Гульда, Анчерла и оркестра Торонто никто не сыграл 5 концерт. Это шедевр.

[@18camilin]

Glenn Gould is one of the most virtuous pianist I´ve ever seen, and without doubts he is among the best pianists of all time.

[@user-bz6py9pn9u]

Definitely! I think it’s sad that people don’t appreciate him

[@voraciousreader3341]

He plays the intro arpeggios like no one else, imo....every note under each finger is struck so symmetrically, but the melody is never in doubt. This is why I love his Bach interpretations on piano, the cantus firmus is never in doubt, but you still hear every note! Genius!

[@angelaknebel4156]

What an opening flourish ....you can instantly tell it's Glenn playing :)

[@theMEANpipe]

i don’t hear beethoven i hear gould

[@lucschoesetters4307]

Some musicians are unsurpassed for centuries. Gould was such a unique being, a one in a kind.

[@gennarodellaquila4033]

😊😊😊

[@gennarodellaquila4033]

😊😊

[@stephanusjordaan396]

​@@gennarodellaquila403399.😅 Ķ 3:30

[@giuseppepiacci4255]

Gould is unsurpassed for eternity.

[@clavichord]

Probably the most perfect piano concerto ever written, note for note

[@phillipbrown8346]

I MUST AGREE!

[@fmoll2509]

Not probably - just absolutely perfect.

[@Erikarenephotography]

100% agreed!!

[@marksmith3947]

I love the Emperor but the 4th has a special place in my heart.

[@clavichord]

@@marksmith3947 Yes, I like the 4th too... another masterpiece

[@simonf8902]

Mr Gould plays brilliantly. His left hand hovers in time with the music. His lips move in sympathy. He listens attentively when not playing. Superb.

[@nicolahacking2623]

My late husband introduced me to this piece and we listened to it driving back from the Yorkshire coast through beautiful scenery.Ten years later I can bear to listen to it again.

[@hypotheticalpineapple]

i absolutely love his cadence on the opening runs. so specifically evokes a visual motion of regal procession that characterizes this sequence. had never heard it performed like that. a living history of the intended tribute. love gould

[@davidevans3227]

never heard an opening of this piece like it.. i wanted to say something silly like amazing, but you said it better.. thanks 🙂 ..conducting his right hand with his left?

[@clairepianist]

I thought his rendition of the opening runs was too odd, until I saw your comment. I do see the regal procession, and it makes so much more sense now.

[@RottenMemory]

His trade mark

[@777rogerf]

@@davidevans3227 The ultimate aim of performance is to bring the music alive. This is not a common result, but that phenomenon is what, it seems to me, we can see and hear unfolding in this recoding.

[@joncheskin]

I love the way this concerto begins--no orchestral introduction, the soloist just jumps in with one of the most joyful musical expressions ever written. By the time the soloist gets done with the opening cadenzas, it seems like he has already played a complete recital. And then as a bonus, a whole concerto follows.

[@gennarotessitore3603]

Ottima esecuzione

[@malcolmabram2957]

Love it. Amazing piece of music. Heard this concerto so many times, but it never gets boring and there is always something new to discover.

[@thepianocornertpc]

Actually the orchestra opens this concerto with a tutti chord on Eb, before the piano comes in. Beethoven's 4 th Concerto in G Major starts with the piano.

[@leonardohummel8658]

Glenn was truly a wonderfully neurotic, unique genius.(!) This one: played to perfection.💎💎💎

[@voraciousreader3341]

It’s been fashionable to call Gould neurotic-even autistic-for decades, but I don’t ever find his _playing_ neurotic at all, and that’s the key point. He definitely had his quirks, but to seem to extend them to his performing is, I believe, unfair. His chair allowed him to produce the glorious sound, articulation, and clarity which is so important to his sound, and his conducting came from an overflow of emotion in order to emphasize a phrase. He makes me hear the Emperor in a wholly different way, and that’s a remarkable feat considering how often it’s played.

[@sonjamuller2846]

Glenn Gould ist ein Genie! Wunderschön.

[@josephmcmanus9134]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@fmoll2509]

Субботний кофе с Гленном Гульдом и оркестром Торонто - значит, день будет прекрасным 🥰. Ничто так не заряжает меня энергией и радостью, как эта видеозапись. Всем хорошего дня!

[@user-fx5vw3fd5b]

偉大なピアニストに感謝！

[@katewild2194]

The way he just sits and watches a true genius at work.

[@fmoll2509]

Sunday morning starts with 5th concerto ☕🥰. Good day everyone!

[@RobertStAubin-es9ef]

on 24 hours request - the MAN was THE BEST

[@matthewdean9451]

The greatest of the great pianists. I also think his theatricality and eccentricity during performances added further to his appeal.

[@marijane8665]

This performance moves me to my core each time I listen/watch it. When Gould quit performing in public and chose the recording studio instead, it was a great loss to us all. Just witnessing his passion as he plays, his manual dexterity, conducting as he goes (humming along?) and this all from memory...this is genius and I wish we’d seen more of it!

[@LuluBodhi]

Actually, his quitting performing was the reason why we have so much footage and recordings of him now. If he had spent all that time running around, touring and doing concerts, that would truly be a loss for future generations.

[@windowsmizu416]

@@LuluBodhi while no one claims the touring and performance would be his only and all, instead of the in-between like it was when he was playing concerts, the studio allowed him to exert and train his creative force more greatly none the less. the writings, interviews, the refinement put into his skills in the studio as a result of his focus he put in the recording process are what have us enjoying him today. The past, today, and future would dearly miss him had he not retired the concerts

[@anonymousl5150]

@@windowsmizu416 Still he accomplished a crap ton for 50 years of age.

[@davidwray9050]

I cannot agree with you fully on Glen just recording in a studio. When in the studio recorded ,I used to enjoy his recordings, especially when you could hear him humming away to himself. I thought that showed his thought process and concentration. Made him more in our level and it seemed to bring the listener an intimacy you do not always get with a live performance.

[@strangenoise-mt2zf]

Ему постоянно делали замечания: то ни так, другое. Он всегда сидел на своем старом стуле, их это тоже не устраивало. Довели человека.

[@_KOOB_]

This is otherworldly

[@MrManumona]

just unique,as everything that the great master performed....unforgettable Gould

[@jiesteve]

when he jumped up in his chair.... wow!

[@yardrail3432]

Wow! What a glittering performance by Gould. Feel so blessed to be able hear and watch videos like these...almost like being there. Many thanks to the person who made this possible.

[@DavidSmith-ki2we]

Absolutely. I watched this for the first time few says ago and after watching it, I learned about his life. How sad that he passed at only 50 yrs old. 😢 I wasn't even born yet when he performed this but it would have been incredible to experience it in person.

[@user-sw5vp1tq4o]

14:29 아름답네요

[@brianmcdonagh8477]

Reportedly, Gould detested live audiences..and was give only 2 days notice for this performance...what brilliance!!!!

[@voraciousreader3341]

Not only that, he frequently recorded pieces he’d never played....he’d memorize the score and have the piece in his head, complete, with his interpretation completely conceptualized. Not even my other favorite pianist, especially for Beethoven’s works, could do that....of course I’m talking about Vladimir Ashkenazy!

[@marichristian1072]

I believe this was a studio performance for TV. So no audience to contend with.

[@ExAnimoPortugal]

I love how he sits and watches the orchestra, as if he was just another spectator enjoying good music.

[@francisfrancis3011]

Each note is pronounced. The tempo is dynamic. It is original, unique and highly sophisticated. No one has replaced this talent. I am sure Beethoven would have loved this interpretation.

[@luckylunaloops]

If I were Beethoven, I think I would be positively beaming!

[@elisabethschulz1503]

There is a new great talent: Severin von Eckardstein....please look for him

[@ronaldmacpherson3345]

I love the way he conducts while playing.

[@user-tf9vj9yy5g]

What a wondaful performance! Fantastic and gorgious.

[@kaishen8493]

Wow, this performance is so unique. It is the perfect combination of precision and romance. Each touch of the note is clear but you won't feel bored. You can find a fine heart but a strong and deep emotion power in his expression.

[@User_39sankyu]

I can hear Bach in this Beethoven performance. His touch is so clear and flowing smoothly.

[@casia54]

Невозможно оторваться. На одном дыхании. Гульд мой кумир.Благодана ему,что отказался от концертной деятельности и оставил нам такое богатое наследие.

[@gholmes182]

Gosh, so much talent in one room. I feel very inadequate…

[@charlotterose6724]

I derive as much pleasure from watching Ancerl conduct as listening to Gould. What an elegant man!

[@onamemmet]

I'm glad the camera lingered on him generously.

[@phillipbrown8346]

BEAUTIFUL BEYOND WORDS...

[@bluepacifica123]

One of my favorite pieces but watching Gould play it is the ultimate.

[@tatata1543]

The greatest of all concertos . Magnificent.

[@stevenqirkle]

Thanks KZbin algorithm… this is just what I needed!

[@janscott602]

It’s a joy to watch Glenn.

[@deancamf]

Gould is amazing. No sheet music. All from memory. He and Oscar Peterson are two of the greatest pianists that Canada has produced.

[@James_Bowie]

It's quite usual for a concert pianist to play a concerto from memory.

[@JanetESmith-er8sk]

@@James_Bowie Yes, but not on one days notice!

[@harrybmichell]

And Louis Lortie!

[@marco-ez6xb]

he is amazing but for very different reasons actually

[@death2pc]

I think he was the only GC pianist who had that ability......... No sheets, all from memory. Wow! Ya, he mustba been the only one, still.................

[@babysongzzz]

What a rush with all the energy from Glenn Gould, conductor and orchestra. This was a glorious time in Toronto, Canada and cbc music. I wish we have the same devotion to classical music now. Grateful for this recording and performance.

[@malcolmabram2957]

I sometimes think that the Emperor concerto I is the finest of all piano concerti. Also I think Glenn Gould is perhaps the finest of all pianists.

[@shaukatbhatti2554]

I think so.

[@mlconlanmeister]

I’ve always felt the Fourth and Fifth Concerti occupy the very heart of Western music. They are above and beyond style, era, genre, time itself.

[@crimeandpunishment1130]

I must listen to Eroica after Emperor. Both are my all time favorite Beethoven’s masterpieces

[@DieFlabbergast]

Been doing a lot of thinking, then.

[@belitkuzeyclassics6303]

They all make the world fine...

[@AngieStewart]

The execution is perfect 🥹💛

[@vernonsmart]

Gould was truly one of a kind!

[@francobonanni218]

Few in this world has the touch of this genius each note is well heard. A rare artist.

[@jeancolapierrearmande3326]

A new star has been born, who IMHO is Gould’s equal: young Russian pianist Ivan Bessonov. Please give him a try!

[@margaretfarquhar5624]

Once seen and heard and listened to Never Forgotten

[@gillespierre8724]

Un vrai bonheur de voir et d’écouter ce très brillant Glen Gould! Difficile à remplacer!

[@nai8833]

ありがとうございます。 最高です！

[@fmoll2509]

Это лучшее исполнение. Только Гленн Гульд, Карел Анчерл и симфонический оркестр Торонто. Идеальное, божественное звучание. Слава Богу, что они встретились и сыграли. Аллилуйя❤️🌹

[@jean-pierrecante7756]

Simplement fantastique! La plus belle performance d'un genie du piano. Merci Glenn de tout coeur.

[@caciliadollendorf2531]

Könnte man nicht so schöne Musik an der Front ganz laut vortragen ,vielleicht , hören die Menschen dann auf ,sich gegenseitig zu erschießen!

[@caciliadollendorf2531]

Ich muss schon wieder weinen!!!!

[@8avexp]

I'm a timpanist myself and have played this work a few times. Love the duet at the very end, piano and timpani all alone, with nobody else.

[@jesperth.petersen8386]

Thanks for pointing this out. I have listened to the Emperor Concerto for decades now, and like to hold other versions up to the two recordings we have with Glenn Gould, this one and the studio recording with the American Symphony Orchestra under the lead of Leopold Stokowski, and I have never really noticed the timpani at the very end of the 3. mvt. They are quiet subtle, and one really has to listen up, catching them over the piano. I think it’s at the same time a great recognition by Beethoven to use the timpani here, but also a bit of a disfavor to the timpani that he doesn’t allow them to be louder, like he does in the Violin Concerto 😀

[@8avexp]

@@jesperth.petersen8386 I've played the violin concerto, too. I start the entire piece by myself! Quarter note taps on the D.

[@katewild2194]

Amazing

[@karrabballah]

Glen Gould one of a kind purely Fantastic

[@user-um1ie8sb1c]

ГЛЕН СЛЫШИТ И СОЗДАЕТ МУЗЫКУ ИДЕАЛЬНО.ОН В НЕЙ ЖИВЕТ.слушаю,перестаю дышать!!!!

[@melki999]

This is so fluid, singing, organic and so fast. Glenn Gould, genius...

[@javierbiaggi3072]

Gould is gold. A jewel of mankind.

[@jserrabvc]

John serra How can his genius ever be questioned? Glen Gould; Fascinating, Mysterious, Brilliant!

[@akakalis8684]

@@javierbiaggi3072 0

[@malcolmabram2957]

If you notice, Gould was singing. It could be a problem when recording as sometimes his voice could be heard.

[@TheBuccy]

Glenn Gould, a bloody genius.

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

LITERALLY!

[@user-sr8rm6sc3m]

Ахахаха!!!!❤🎉😂 так и есть!!! Поддерживаю!!!

[@VadimChaimovich]

An absolutely unique experience, just like any of his performances... A true Master of a calibre unknown today. Bravo!

[@arghyadeepganguly3848]

Your schubert variations by czerny are amazing too

[@carljcreighton]

I love how he's conducting his right hand with his free left hand

[@davidevans3227]

yes! thankyou..

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

Glenn Gould was my favorite in respect of his interpretations of Bach's Goldberg variations. I didn't know that he was equally adept on Beethoven's music. Sadly he died early in his life.

[@voraciousreader3341]

Every concert pianist-I should say every professional classical instrumentalist-must have every major concerto memorized and learned to the point of mastery where they can polish one up and have it ready to play in a short interval.

[@JacobDTulio]

@@voraciousreader3341 I think that’s a very tall order indeed.

[@w.urlitzer1869]

no, he died at the end of his life.

[@salwamelancolic3827]

My favourite pianist

[@arnoldrouverand4038]

Unique and remarkable focus, with total control from Glenn, as always. He is a symbol of pianistic charisma. He almost shadows the director and carries the entire orchestra away....pure excellence

[@raoultak]

My God, this is a miracle. Never heard such an interesting rendition of Beethoven pc 5.

[@brianhammer5107]

then get out more - there are many much better than this

[@ttrons2]

His recording with Stokowski released in the concerto set is the most interesting ever. The last movement he turns into a grand waltz.

[@davidevans3227]

Raoul Tak.. yes! 🙂

[@alisha75020]

Yes I’ve found the record on cd in a sold shop; i can’t believe my eyes ; masterpiece

[@James_Bowie]

@@brianhammer5107 Ashkenazy on Decca for one.

[@christophercotter166]

This is the top Cat I love this guy.

[@nestoringles6679]

Amazing commitment by Glenn Gould. A profoundly sensitive and humane performance, as well as powerfully sharp.

[@user-dl1wx7tw5p]

Какой слаженный оркестр! Восхитительная музыка, мурашки по коже. Глен, Вы выше всяких похвал!

[@lespetitszoiseaux3774]

"What a well-coordinated orchestra! Delightful music, gives me goosebumps. Glen, you are beyond praise!"

[@wilfried55]

One of Beethovens masterpieces. Perfectly performed by Gould. Watch at 17.35 - unbelievable interpretation.

[@StephaneSmarties]

I could listen to this everyday - the fantastic touch of Glenn Gould.

[@LettyK]

Me too..... sends tingles through me..

[@user-rf8ln2yq1o]

גאון ! יוצר מחדש כל יצירה שהוא מנגן!

[@Ferran-Gnu-Linux]

Sublime. It was worth watching it to the end. Thank you very much.

[@Melanie-gp4mk]

What extraordinary technique and depth of feeling in his playing. It's amazing how two skilled pianists can play this piece beautifully and you will hear subtle differences in their individual style and touch. Lovely.

[@seongmin_choi1123]

Genius plays the piece of genius.

[@user-tp2tl5eg8d]

ㄹㅇ

[@oloansitanggang410]

Glen,s fingers are dancing n flowing in pianist tuts like a Atlantic waves; He is really experts n Beethoven himself had been a master in this gorgeous music.

[@dracorpgroup]

Rubinstein often said in great humility that if he were to collect all the missed or dropped notes after a concert he could compose a significant piece of music albeit somewhat short. Well, after a concert by Mr. Gould it is certain that a sweep of the stage floor would produce not one note, note even a shadow of a note. Wonderful. Mr. Beethoven would nod in quiet approval.

[@jrodriguezpiano]

15:33

[@deborahold7531]

True genius, a fabulous musician.🥰

[@peterpontius9244]

This concerto was very popular postwar in Europe and if you scanned the radiowaves at night in the 50s you could often find it playing somewhere. On a family holiday camped in the desert in Morocco we listened to it under a cloudless brilliantly starred sky.

[@peterpontius9244]

Notice the 'piano chair' seems to be in pretty good shape in its 28th year of service!

[@cadedundon8616]

Gould takes do many interpretive liberties. I appreciate the oddities that he adds within his playing.

[@marichristian1072]

It's obvious why practicing scales in every mode and key is never a waste of time. Glorious performance.

[@eilatan2540]

You're so right!

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Glenn Gould never practiced scales. Unfortunately, I don’t think it will work for me.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Do not forget the tremendous, almost out this world talent of this great pianist!

[@Spazticspaz]

@@pianosbloxworld4460 lol how do u know this?

[@ralphkramden1741]

@@Spazticspaz He is not a pianist. Rest assured.

[@joellepodwysocki9558]

.Monsieur Glenn Gould est un génie. J'aime tout ce que vous interprétez.💝💖

[@krisiejones3772]

LOVE, LOVE! Just incredible !!

[@susanw0720]

My favorite ❤❤❤

[@CHURINDOK]

If you listen to Glenn's voice closely as he plays, he's singing, 'I want to be an Air Force Ranger; I want to live a life of danger'.

[@JAMESBOND77778]

WONDERFUL!

[@daryljay7057]

Who says there's no God? A tortured man, in pain and anguished from hearing loss writes this, the most fabulous piano concerto ever! He had help, I'm sure of it!

[@lindsaycable2281]

Glenn Gould taught me how to play Bach, Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven & more,as I studied his playings @ music library,near to his apt on st.clair. I was 17,living in a room and practising 6 hrs a day @ faculty/RCM. His premonition about dying, left the world his non concertized volumes.I adore his voice,when playing Bach