Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major op.73 "Emperor" - Part 2 (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 2
00:00 Adagio un poco moto - attacca
07:35 Rondo. Allegro

[@anthonykenny1320]

Damn it I’m sitting in the supermarket car park listening to this with tears streaming down my face I can’t possibly go shopping now

[@fmoll2509]

Hi, the Gouldians! Who else listens to the 5th concerto every day?😁

[@franciscopeixoto16]

Me

[@fmoll2509]

@@franciscopeixoto16😁 ❤️‍🔥

[@anyotherbizniz]

I'm lying on my bed, recovering from chemotherapy, listening to this. I just cried the whole way through the adagio. Gould's unbelievable playing of this beautiful piece lifted me to spiritual and emotional places that left me drained. Music is truly God's gift when it can provide such profound experiences.

[@sheilaleslie1323]

I have so many hospital appointments too. When I get home I go to bed n listen to this performance. It never fails to lift me and restore me.

[@michelemelly6502]

Merci

[@heekyungkim8147]

I wish you full recovery. Get well soon.

[@michelemelly6502]

Merci 😘

[@allthumbs3792]

When I was in chemo I was consumed by worries and fears. I thought of little else. A friend/colleague insisted on visiting and brought homemade sweets and piano duets, Schubert and PDQ Bach among them. She opened up my grand piano, we sat down and sight read music, laughed, hugged and played more. I swear my healing started that day. Music is a powerful agent for the heart and mind. the best to you, keep music in your soul and you'll do fine.

[@anneedge3627]

My mother adored Glenn Gould. We had every album he ever produced and played upon. My love of Beethoven and Bach comes from listening to GG. He was brilliant.

[@yvettecollard3417]

❤❤

[@gustavogauna2816]

No hay manera de agradecer tanta belleza, bondad y sabiduría. Beethoven is my friend during all mi life. Eternamente Beethoven. Gould superlativo.

[@simonaperez1475]

Знайте же, Гленн сейчас счастливейший из всех нас! Он продолжает наслаждаться музыкой, окруженный гармонией и любовью

[@michaelschmidt8702]

Eben Beethoven und wunderbar gespielt...leider gibt es so wenige Menschen, die der klassischen Musik lauschen.

[@subhamaybhattacharya2518]

In Beethoven, Ferocity = Sublime beauty. In Gould, Sublime beauty = Meditation....

[@benf41]

Beautiful music thanks van ben fastenau Middelburg Holland en thanks

[@deborahold7531]

True Genius. Absolutely GORGEOUS. Thank you.🥰

[@margaretharypkema9290]

I wonder how mr. Gould felt after this, or any..performance. drained,exhausted, elated, grateful...?? He just becomes one with the music and seems lost to all else, bless him. 🌺

[@Anna32.]

Non avevo mai sentito parlare di Glenn Gould fino a una sera di luglio dell'anno scorso,quando per caso guardai questo video...santo cielo!,quelle note erano limpide come l' acqua di un ruscello,una delicatezza e dolcezza uniche,divina la melodia...Passai l'intera notte(e chi poteva più dormire??) ad ascoltarlo,col cuore che batteva e un nodo nello stomaco, commossa ed emozionata e come attratta da qualcosa di misterioso.Non avevo mai sentito suonare a quel modo: completamente rapita! Un colpo di fulmine. Così è nato il mio amore per Glenn Gould. Da quella notte non ho mai smesso di ascoltare la sua musica.Questa esecuzione del concerto di Beethoven è per me una delle cose più belle di questo mondo! Grazie Beethoven.Grazie Glenn❤

[@fmoll2509]

И я впервые узнала о Гленне Гульде, случайно увидев на ютубе эту запись в январе 2023 года, в день рождества. Это потрясение! Шок. Да, и любовь с первого взгляда, с первой ноты❤. С тех пор Гленн и его музыка всегда со мной, мы не расстаемся. Всегда слушала и любила классику, но музыка Гленна - это нечто особенное, уникальное, высшее. Никто, никто даже близко к нему не приблизился. Счастье слышать эту музыку. Карела Анчерла я тоже узнала и полюбила благодаря этому непревзойденному концерту - Господь сохранил его для этого шедевра. Удивительно! А многие люди живут и не знают это чудо, и не узнают, оставаясь обделенными. Мы счастливчики.

[@BS-wm8fi]

Get well my friend and others are with deep pain. Hope this music helps to ease your pain a little. God bless you.

[@yesplease6928]

Gould sembra che stia conversando con Dio... Supremo.

[@mishaco]

Beethoven & Gould staring us down from heaven listening to this!

[@retiedjobst870]

Herzzerreissend schön.

[@benf41]

Mooie muziek thanks van ben fastenau Middelburg Holland

[@mylesjordan9970]

Watching Karel Ančerl’s elegant conducting, listening to Gould’s inimitable poetry, all at the service of two of Beethoven’s greatest movements-life is worth living.

[@tbraun84]

Glenn Gould is so famous for his Bach performances. It's thrilling and wonderful to hear him perform a different style and an iconic piece as this one.

[@Highinsight7]

HOW I LOVE this man... how everyone making a comment here LOVES this artist... It's worth living a good, Godly life just to see and hear this man once again... as he GREAT J S Bach would say: To God be the GLORY!

[@Paul-nm6zw]

To me, the orchestra made with perfect harmony With piano solo parts. Very refined piano sounds beyond technical skills. Thanks For uploading this great Beethoven's work.

[@sharondollosa6360]

Amazing performance. Glenn Gould is one of the world’s greatest pianist and no. 1 for me.

[@fmoll2509]

Пианист - это слишком просто. Он мыслитель и творец.

[@sharondollosa6360]

@@fmoll2509 Sorry, could you translate your words to English?

[@fmoll2509]

@@sharondollosa6360 A pianist - that's too simple. He is а thinker and a creator🔥. (Google translator works, when you open comments under the video, not in notification. It's very useful to understand any language).

[@Per567]

R.I.P glen gould lov u from korea

[@fangxusun1723]

This is Glenn Gould, unlike anyone else. He is always special, whether or not you like it.

[@hurricane_hazel]

Amen, friend.

[@raymondhummel5211]

He was such a talented young man. When he wasn't doing concerts he lived on a beautiful lake in Canada where he had his practice piano and I would imagine lots of sheet music by his favorite composers. Of course his amazing talent took him to many parts of the world where his playing was enjoyed by all. His spirit touched all those that were able to see him perform, and it lives on through his amazing performances. Such an interesting man with a very unique life style.

[@user-jm2wm4pi8u]

😊

[@user-jm2wm4pi8u]

😊

[@user-jm2wm4pi8u]

😊

[@JoseDiaz-wl4hx]

Gorgeous, uplifting, Hallelujah...!!!

[@liamwil7392]

Puissance et grace

[@phillipcarbis1605]

I love the way he gestures to the orchestra in-between playing. He clearly obsessed about every single note he played and when he wasn't playing he can't help obsessing about theirs !

[@cheri238]

Glenn Gould was a genius. I cannot stop watching him play wherever I can find him. What an extraordinary history of his life of this man so gifted. Reverence ✨️

[@dulceparra8014]

Hermoso!

[@canalaverdade.]

Agree. Genius.

[@mpw621]

Yes, agree !

[@ericday4505]

Its funny ,I didnt even know of this fella, then I stumbled upon this, him playing this is as good as it gets.

[@marimatsumoto372]

I read somewhere that Glenn Gould was a substitute for Paolini who played a concert night before and scheduled to record Beethoven #5 the morning after. I don’t remember why but Paolini canceled the recording suddenly. Very fortunately Glenn Gould was in town (Toronto). The CBC called him in the middle of the night (I think about 3am) and asked, (begged,more like) him to do the recording. His initial answer was that he hadn’t played the concerto for many years and also he is not too fond of #5 so he will think about it and an hour later he said “okay ,I will do it” . He showed up 9am in the morning and played! Just incredible!

[@buraz1949]

Merci !! Glenn !

[@joga1943]

Überirdisch schön!! Für mich die ergreifendste Interpretation! Nicht von dieser Welt ❤

[@cranberryw5608]

This is overwhelmingly beautiful. Lively and touching. Many people have played the piece, and I do not quite know why, but I keep returning to this recording.

[@anthonykenny1320]

Those first two notes are so perfect and heart breaking Glenn Gould didn’t play the music he channeled it

[@theresecossette9687]

Très touchante interprétation ! Si grand artiste habité par la musique ,il ne fait qu'un !🎶 🎹 ❤

[@AIainMConnachie]

The beatification of music. The most beautiful ever written for piano. And Gould carefully observes the anointed muses as they dance around his head

[@Darrylizer1]

Glenn was a weirdo, a nut, an eccentric and a genius. I've heard other versions that were played very well, but Glenn doesn't play this piece, he brings it to life.

[@31Alden]

Could anything possibly be more beautiful than this?

[@philipsmith1990]

I'd offer the Goldberg Variations.

[@frankdesantis8078]

No

[@deborahlipsi730]

God has given certain humans such a gift as to give us a small taste of Heaven. What glories await us!

[@deborahlipsi730]

We had Glenn Gould for such a short time. Thank goodness, we have these precious recordings .

[@burlesummers6539]

So true!

[@trs4437]

The CBC, the Canadian public broadcaster, worked with Gould for years and much of what we can see of him is CBC produced. A gratuitous tidbit but one I marvel at is the fact that arts funding in Canada really took off in the 1950s after the recommendation of Massey Commission (1951). Some critics knocked the commission and its recommendations for cultural snobbery and focus on “high” art, which is not unfounded. BUT within a few short years we got Gould, one of the greatest pianists and most remarkable artists of the twentieth century.

[@meself349]

The psychopharmacologists ('psychiatrists') did him in, just as they have destroyed so many other creative geniuses because they did not understand those on the autistic spectrum and chose to label them "mentally ill"....instead of comprehending their amazing, almost supernatural gifts..in their utter stupidity and greed 💰💉💊. How many more will they destroy in years to come?

[@alkacil2504]

When I listen and see Gould playing this, I have tears in my eyes if I think he is no longer of this world... (Idem Michelangeli)

[@ricardopereira1795]

This is eternal. This proves the spirituality of the Human Being

[@galeritaelenora]

I have been off-the-deep end devoted to Glenn Gould for over a decade. Sometimes I think that someday this obsession will pass. Then I listen to this and I know: today is not that day.

[@charlotterose6724]

I dread the day my devotion passes. He changed my life.

[@gabrielebecker7387]

hahaha so true

[@dionisiocalcaterra92]

Ya somos dos. Use the translator.

[@jb47vintage]

Don't worry. Someday it will only be a total fixation.

[@lowiewietman1038]

Gould will he ever be surpassed? Above perfection with his magic touch, beyond emotion, the higher dimension.

[@choi1523]

베토벤의 황제 굴드 38세때 연주 영상을 보면서,예술은 길고 인생은 짧다 라는 명언이 머리를 스치고,코로나에 일상이 멈춤으로 세상은 변해가고 가을 볕이 드는 거실 창가에 앉아 아름다운 피아노연주에 만감이 교체하는군요 여러분들 모두 건강하세요 올려주신 분께 감사드립니다

[@conalextv]

I love this community we have secretly built to save the world called " Worthy Music"

[@okb0ss336]

elitist much?

[@FlockOfHawks]

It takes Genius to accomplish a mindmelt across the Centuries - here we witness one such glorious occasion : a Triangle of great men and a very fine orchestra - what an honour to share in that Joy

[@feklaexeshko4974]

Глен Гульд - моё Божество! Впервые узнала о нем от моей мамы. Ей посчастливилось услышать его в конце 50-х прошлого века, когда он приезжал единственный раз в нашу страну. Царствие ему, Небесное!

[@jaysoper3974]

today is the 250th anniversary of the most significant of births - stop wretched world & rejoice!

[@emmabovary8459]

Gould plays this adagio exquisitely. One feels that the composer, the pianist and the instrument are one.

[@davidludogoli6582]

This is I swear, I listen to and watch every day like 3 times. The piano makes me close my eyes and then I go into my own world. Very well done.

[@voularichter2448]

Meine Psyche ist bei Glenn Gould!!!!!!

[@voularichter2448]

Ich liebe dieses Piano koncert,Glenn ist einmalig.Er ist so zart und begabt!!!!

[@DABELINE]

Magnifique......

[@mpw621]

The music is within Gould, amazing !

[@skyline7820]

I listen to this most evenings, and am astounded each time...

[@stevencrabbe]

He deserves more views.

[@cesaregoga]

Glenn Gould è uno di quei pochi artisti al mondo che ami o odi. Questo è un settore che uscire dalle righe non è consigliato, ma se sei un genio come lui, è come la licenza poetica, si può tollerare.

[@a.albrekht9166]

You, you the person who listening it now - I love you, I love you very much, like one human can love another, like brother or sister, I wish you to be happy and health in this life, don't judge yourself hard :****

[@chienlingliu]

legend

[@paperlapap4404]

Sehr schöne, emotionale und beeindruckende Musik von. L. van Beethoven, wunderbar dargeboten.

[@waynesmith3767]

Nostalgic for a time when there could be someone so great filling in for someone else so great!

[@goscott444]

GOD bless Glenn in the name of Jesus!😍

[@jesperth.petersen8386]

Glenn Gould was out of this world and his musical memory was 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 September 12, 1970. As can be seen and heard here, Gould and the orchestra played Beethoven’s Concerto flawlessly.

[@Paroles_et_Musique]

Eh, this is a thing any known pianist can do. Once you played a piece 20-50 times, it remains in hands for life. You are right, his memory was exceptional, is just the example which is not on spot.

[@jesperth.petersen8386]

@@Paroles_et_Musique - bearing in mind: 1) that Gould stopped performing in public in April 1964, and thus the repeated long term playing, solidifying the memories of music pieces by playing them 25-50 times on tour 2) that his studio recording of the Emperor under Stokowski was finished in 1966 - then going back four years later to play it live like this from memory, with 24 hours notice, is still enough of a solid feat to be commended as a big thing. So we have to agree to disagree on this.

[@Paroles_et_Musique]

@@jesperth.petersen8386 Is not about disagreeing but how musicians memory works. Top pianists perform same work hundreds of times, and when you do that, it is in your head for life - what we call affect memory. Someone wakes you in the nigh, 15 years later, you can play it. Moreover, Emperor is not Rach 3 or Prokofiev 2, is something basic to memorize, with repetitive structure and technically easy.

[@jesperth.petersen8386]

@@Paroles_et_Musique I still disagree, and about top pianists remembering things forever, I will disagree on the one too - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYe9dKWVm8yKp7c - backed by this top pianist

[@brenmc5103]

The conductor is so proud of his orchestra and soloist, and rightly so!

[@moniquehauser2471]

Quel jeux de mains des notes qui s’envole avec une légèreté

[@pliniovellas3743]

Wow! Thank you, Mr. Gould, for this performance! Thank you, Beethoven, for this masterpiece!

[@Larisa-pd7sx]

И спасибо Богу и интернету, что мы можем это видеть и слышать!

[@harrycrocker4470]

How can ya not love Beethoven,and Canada's tremendous gift to the world,tks Glen Gould

[@adrianbray4025]

THE greatest few minutes of music ever written! Nothing will ever come close to this the most sublime works of art in history. How can a human create this? Never been very religious but this makes me wonder.

[@karenprior3435]

Gould was a music genius, the best a human can be, absolutely devoted. Bless him always.

[@justindawson5930]

It’s like he’s channeling the spirit of L. V. Beethoven

[@davegillett7135]

I thought that too then noticed your comment. He’s absolutely brilliant!!

[@soorimaeul]

The most pure pianist in the world

[@marcela8502]

This adagio takes me to Heaven

[@phill3066]

Two of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of all time, Glenn Gould and Karel Ancerl, with the top level Toronto Symphony Orchestra, performing one of the greatest musical scores ever written; recorded for posterity. Particularly impressive in this live performance is the lack of pretense, the elegance and natural fluidity of the music.

[@eziorasetti2823]

Concerto bellissimo

[@antoniavignera2339]

Preziosi documenti che si ascoltano molto volentieri sempre e si rimane affascinati della formidabile esecuzione Gouldoniana.Grazie.

[@janicelefrost8064]

We have people in this world very talented god bless jan

[@JaneWu8888]

This is music from Heaven, appreciate the sound with tears!!

[@ruthdenova5984]

Glenn Gould and Ludwig van Beethoven a perfect pair of masters of music.

[@JBorda]

Beethoven heals your spirit. Gould gifted master performer.

[@SpencerDavis2000]

That was beautiful

[@davidevans3227]

..how lucky are we! thankyou for sharing this.. 🙂

[@marcela8502]

The most exalting adagio! What it must have been like for Beethoven. Takes my breath away

[@user-vi5jj2pg7w]

Чародей! Хозяин беспредельного космоса!

[@eslovia]

Glenn Gould the best!

[@samirmatar8794]

This must be the music of Heaven. So it's good being there

[@SchoolofPeace]

I,m sure when we will go to sleep forever, this unbelievable melody will follow us for eternity

[@hewi1352]

Not the worst thought 🙂

[@leopom1658]

Два гения рядом! Жаль, что уже нет с нами Глена Гульда. Ушёл раньше времени!

[@georgekelly8240]

Thank goodness for u tube and Glenn gould

[@aybee63]

This is the egoless soul allowing divine universal frequencies to flow into the mind of the performer, down through the body, to the fingers which then, through an inherent interpretation, play the notes and melodies on the instrument provided.

[@conalextv]

Every note is from heaven and beethoven... And the technique is just unmatchable

[@KD-lf5vn]

I have discovered Glenn Gould through an Instagram post by the brilliant young pianist Cho Seong-Jin. Brilliant, because his playing captivates and moves me. I cannot begin to find the words that describe this time with Glenn Gould - i am transported.

[@charlotterose6724]

Welcome!

[@rinosquarzoni9438]

Gould, e stato senza dubbio uno dei più grandi pianista di tutti i tempi.

[@giacomozaccone2284]

This is one of my favourite piano concertos of Beethoven and Glenn Gould is an unforgettable interpreter

[@vanessasherlock4826]

my favourite classical piece, truly heaven on earth, having a stressful day on computer working from in lockdown, listen to this , deep breaths and carry on :)

[@laurenceselvey]

Unequalled Perfection and Beauty

[@charlottehuang1207]

Thanks

[@Deathcharge57]

Best version hands down!

[@conalextv]

This is humanity at its peak... Only if the possibility that gould is from another world doesn't exist

[@jurgennaust3220]

Ein grandioses Geschenk an die Menschen... Beethoven hat mit dieser Musik etwas einmaliges komponiert! 🎹❤

[@x32gx]

Bach reincarnation playing Beethoven. Unreal. Beautiful. Amazing. The very top of everything.

[@user-um1ie8sb1c]

Прекрасно, волшебно,изумительно!!!!!чудесные пальчики, абсолютный слух,богатые эмоции МУЗЫКАНТ, СОЗДАН БОГОМ!!!!!!!

[@user-mi7dq5gs3w]

Sometimes I don't want to listen to this piece as it feels me heartbreaking.❤

[@CinemaSatsang]

Nothing better than this!

[@grazynazamorska8767]

Pięknie. Muzycy są nawiedzenie. Pięknie. Geniusz. ❤

[@GjaP_242]

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