Glenn Gould - Beethoven: Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2

Glenn Gould Beethoven Sonata
Columbia Stereo - MS 6945
Mono -- ML 6345
Beethoven: Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2:
0:00 - Allegro
5:16 - Allegretto
13:13 - Rondo: Allegro commodo
Ludwig van Beethoven (December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the classical period to the romantic era in classical music. His career has conventionally been divided into early, middle, and late periods. The "early" period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his "middle" period showed an individual development from the "classical" styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterized as "heroic". During this time, he began to suffer increasingly from deafness. In his "late" period from 1812 to his death in 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression.
Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 - October 4, 1982) was a Canadian classical pianist. He was one of the best known and most celebrated pianists of the 20th century, and was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Gould's playing was distinguished by a remarkable technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the contrapuntal texture of Bach's music.

[@LibraryofMusic]

Glenn Gould a grandmaster of the piano. Many know him just for his Bach mastery but his interpretation of Beethove's sonatas is unique. Thank you for sharing!

[@musicofthepast8539]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed!!😄. Glenn Gould could master any piece weather it was composed by Bach, Mozart, Chopin etc. His playing was purely immortal which is what made him grandmaster of the Piano!!

[@PianoAngelicus]

Wonderful more Glenn!!! A delight to listen to. And Banquo! My boys and I want a dog. Love how Glenn’s humour jumps out in the 2nd movement and 3rd movements. 💗💗🎵🎵💗💗

[@musicofthepast8539]

Isn't it!! Gould's Beethoven Sonata are truly a delight to listen to! Perhaps it's Banquo playing as well lol 😂. I'm truly glad you enjoyed, take care my friend! Thomas 😄💗🎶🎵🎶💗😄

[@EdwardFromSpain]

Absolutamente maravilloso

[@pasqualeciaccio9353]

Grande!

[@jakobler3474]

He changed the tempo from bpm=85 to bpm=82 during the first movement (compare the beginning with the reprise) - that is strange

[@jasonhurd4379]

Grandmaster of the piano: absolutely. Profound interpreter of the great composers: not by a country mile. His eccentric and wayward approach to tempo, timbre, texture and articulation prevent his being taken seriously as an interpreter. His brittle touch and shallow tone quality render many of his renditions, but particularly his Brahms, all but unlistenable. Gould served his own ego rather than the composer.

[@TomBarrister]

It depends on how you define "interpretation." Gould often said that most of the concert repertoire was so beaten to death that it was a challenge to come up with an original interpretation. His interpretations were definitely different. Towards the end of his life, he took it to the extreme, and some of his later recordings bordered on the bizarre.

[@volkerf.sesselmann6783]

Es ist Gould... Was für eine verwegene Interpretation des 2. Satzes, wird vielen nicht behagen.