Glenn Gould interview on the Goldberg Variations 1981 part 1

[@cliffworks4321]

I can listen to Glenn speaking and playing all day long and often do. During our recent trying times here in Japan it gives me clarity and calm. He was the man!

[@iksralquyuud]

Oh, wow, I have been wanting to hear this again ever since I heard it back when it was broadcast soon after his death. THANK YOU!

[@Argentino246]

This recording (the 1981 Goldberg) was my introduction to Glenn Gould and will forever hold a special place in my heart... The "Aria" alone is worth so very much to me - magical...

[@benheideveld4617]

I’m the same…

[@dontdothngs]

i feel like it's somewhat shallow to prefer listening to players who I admire as people but I can't help it, people like Gould are so magnetic and that makes me so much more drawn to their music..

[@csqr]

Wish I had the opportunity to watch Gould perform live, my generation doesn't know what it's missing.

[@KeilGries]

@charmingemily That's not true at all. There are many pieces that do not include tempo. In fact, most all of the works done by Bach lack an explicit tempo marking, as was common in the Baroque era.

[@weikko79]

Why isn't Gould's take-off on "Bridge on the River Hudson" included?

[@sibionic]

yes I heard that - a wildly odd trait of GG (apparently) that he liked to write 'naturalised' dialogue - although he's clearly pretending the interview is spontaneous. Creepy - especially if he's writing the interviewer's compliments and quasi-acting his responses. I'm a radio producer, and it's a genuinely strange MO.

[@ainhoaaparicio3729]

The 1981 recording is better than the 1955 one, I think.

[@yoachallenge]

he would have been only 81 if he was still alive :(

[@ComeLeVent]

I'm not sure it's creepy, it's merely a desire for control over what the outside world knows about oneself and a desire to present opinions that are thought-out and definitive.

[@kinkokonko]

@CaramelMarshmallow Seems a pretty shallow response. Counterpoint is the ability to express different voices. if you express none it is nothing. What Gould did was to master absolute control in expression, matched with ideas beyond any other. Listen to Barenboim WTC, it is bloody Excellent. The counterpoint is beautiful. Listen to Gould. Some would say pure Genius ( me included ), others may say idiocy. He is Marmite

[@ComeLeVent]

The interview is scripted anyway and is exactly how gould wanted it to be.