Glenn Gould - Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major K. 333 (OFFICIAL)

[@OzanFabienGuvener]

People always say "Gould hated Mozart", but you haven't really listened to what Gould said. He really likes Mozart's early works, what bothered him afterwards was this: Mozart became an opera composer and started thinking and writing everything dramatically. He claims that operatic thinking degrades Mozart's music. I don't feel any "hate" for Mozart in this recording. Yes, there are some strange and egoistic tendencies but Gould does some things better than most modern pianists. Have you ever read Mozart's letters? Mozart describes that especially in the slow movements, the left hand gives the pulse/tempo like a conductor, while the right hand moves freely like a vocalist; Mozart wanted many of his piano students to go to the opera. It was necessary for Mozart that Gould deliver the melodies like a singer, establish a dialogue between the melodies, and separate the melodic lines from each other. Gould knows very well how to make the piano sing and imitate the accompanist in the left hand. Many pianists do not know or understand this; That's why they're missing something very important to Mozart.

[@木の葉いちよう]

いくらプロとはいえ、これだけの長さの曲を譜面見ずに弾いてるのもすごいし、他の人が演奏しているのと同じ楽器とは思えない。私もこのモーツァルトのＫ３３３好きでよく弾いてたけど、同じ曲とは思えないです。…自分ではそんなに悪くないと思っていたけど、……。高度な技術を必要としない曲のほうが、音の違いがはっきり出るということを思い知らされた感じです。この曲は、プロのレベルからしたら、練習曲の中でも割合簡単な方で、あんまり演奏会で弾いたりしない曲だと思いますが、そういう曲でも、自分でいいと思った曲は、録画の時に弾くというのも、この人らしい。確かにいい曲だと思います。 　曲が、この人の身体の中で化学変化を起こして、音楽以上のなにか別のものになってしまった感じがします…。……魂の声とか、なにかそういうものに……。魂の歓びを感じさせてくれる演奏です。……演奏中、演奏者が、この現象界から遠く離れた、全く別の、精霊とか、霊魂の世界に行ってしまっている感じがします。ピアノを弾くことを、これほど楽しんでいる人も、他にいないと思います。音がキレイとか、うまいとか下手とかいうレベルを完全に超越しています。否応なく人の意識を占領するので、これを聴きながらなにかするというわけにはいかないです。…でも、もともと音楽とはそういうものかもしれない……この演奏を聞いているとそう思えてきます。 　この人は、モーツァルトのことを、“バッド·コンポーザー"と言っていますが、この曲は、例外なのかもしれません。 　……この人の演奏を聴いていると、いつも、曲を生かすも殺すも、演奏者次第だと思えてきます。

[@jazzman123jp]

素晴らしい解説です。グーグルににノックアウトされた自分にとって、こんなに嬉しいコメントはありません。全く同感でした。

[@constipatedlecher]

For someone who claims to dislike a lot of Mozart, Gould sure looks like he's having a good time performing it!

[@Ceremolligence]

💯

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

He was bored to death. You can see the difference when he plays Bach or Beethoven.

[@adig2414]

​He didn't particularly care for about 60% of Beethoven's music. And he explicitly said he loved this sonata, along with all of early Mozart. (this sonata is actually a lot later than he thought.) ​@@RichardWagner-hi4zn

[@lovemovement8808]

he definitely was a professional

[@caseym8385]

I love how bringing out the left hand makes Mozart sound so much more contrapuntal and complex than usual performances which treat the left hand as background accompaniment. A totally fresh and convincing interpretation as always from Gould!

[@mwhite6522]

Playing Alberti basses as if they were counterpoint sounds terrible to my ears.

[@s.l5787]

@@mwhite6522 The bass is much more prominent in traditional fortepianos and clavichords (which Mozart practiced on his sonatas). Please learn some history.

[@taewank]

Maybe because Glenn thoroughly understand and enjoy the harmonic design of music from the Bach pieces. Gould also mentioned that Bach music is the highest essence of joy of being.

[@organman52]

You are joking, right? This 'interpretation' is FRESH from hell and CONVINCING of the man's total derangement. But you continue to support this creepy monster. Enjoy !

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

I just think that the left hand and right should be seamlessly blended, an approach that works with Chopin’s nocturnes as well. With Bach, I think of contrapuntal lines and try to bring them out.

[@doughartley3513]

Every note he plays is so clear it’s like you’re hearing things you have never heard before. What a gift he was to us all.

[@rosemarywild7116]

I totally agree

[@jangasper2830]

Doug Hartley...I couldn’t agree with you more! Listening to him makes my heart happy.

[@logannslm1593]

Lol it's actually because he plays it way slower than required by Mozart and also because he uses almost no pedal. :)

[@druntopronto7598]

you guys have no idea what is classical style. sure not this boring , disgusting typing.

[@nickn2794]

@@druntopronto7598 I'm not a pianist, I'm here just because I know he disliked Mozart, so I don't get how his sonatas are supposed to be played in "classical style". In your opinion, how should he play them? Can you provide me an example of "classical style" played properly please? What do you think of Bezuidenhout?

[@fmoll2509]

Моцарту посчастливилось зазвучать в исполнении Гленна Гульда. Аллелуйя! 🥰

[@marekpiotrowicz6051]

Glenn Gould was one of the greatest pianists of his generation, and certainly a leading, albeit controversial interpreter of Bach. Someone of his brilliance and fame is entitled to play this piece as he wishes and deserves an audience. One cannot pass a moral or legal judgement on his playing. I understand the objections to this performance. Looking at the score, including a facsimile of the autograph, it's evident that Gould ignores many of the composers directions, sometimes directly contradicting what is written particularly with articulation. However, it's good to listen to a performance that strongly challenges your own view of how a piece should be played.

[@renoraider9817]

Well said. I must take issue with your description of his Bach interpretations as controversial. If you have ever listened to Tureck or Landowska the similarities are pretty remarkable. And they wrote the book, IMHO, on Bach. However, Gould has been my favorite performer of Bach and many other composers for, lo, these last 60 or so years. In fact, 95% of all the piano music I used to have under my belt were from listening to Glenn recordings. Haven't practiced for 30 years or so. Recently bought an electronic Yamaha piano which I greatly enjoy with the intention of re-learning all my previous accomplishments and haven't even practiced since I bought the goddam thing.

[@rahabosornotorroella3755]

I love life like a happy baby when I listen to this

[@salmanezar7584]

Mr. Nobody troll

[@xdanielyj2557]

@@yahyasadiq2649 "than you are stupid." I don't think that someone who can't even write the correct form of *then* should be saying

[@revermightstar8004]

@@yahyasadiq2649 who cares what nobody thinks.

[@MrPianoMatt12]

@@yahyasadiq2649 rekt nice one

[@creminen]

The clarity, the articulation you can really hear every note as if he were talking to you, telling you. Look! Hear this it's so beautiful.

[@organman52]

Even though it has nothing whatsoever to do with the style of Mozart's writing. GOOD FOR YOU!

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@organman52 how do you know how Mozart played? Did you know that in Mozarts time pianofortes sounded like this and even clearerz brighter? Meaning that the the playing you would hear if you travelled back in time would be closer to this than the overly soft dainty romanticized playing of modern pianists in modern pianos? And that the left hand would have sounded clear and loud, because of the pianoforte sound? and that Mozart and other pianist of that time used little to no rubato? Now you know, your welcome.

[@organman52]

@@ignacioclerici5341 Thanks for clearing that up. I am now an avid worshiper of this deranged individual.

[@mwhite6522]

@@ignacioclerici5341 In letters to his father, Mozart wrote how his piano music should be played. It's almost the complete opposite of how Gould plays it. He said the left hand should be background and "flow like oil," and NOT be played as an equal voice to the right hand with too much separation of notes, as Gould does here. Most of Gould's Mozart is downright terrible. He's making fun of music he didn't really like, and trying to expose what he thought was weak about it (i.e. it wasn't contrapuntal music), and he felt Mozart too often resorted to cliches so he could quickly finish a piece or meet a deadline. The third movement here is so god-awful it becomes obvious Gould is trying to show everyone how weak he thinks the left hand is -- he plays it louder than the melody, and it makes the music sound stupid.

[@mwhite6522]

To my ears it sounds like he playing it this way because he doesn't really like the music and is trying to make it sound stupid.

[@randobravo4335]

Incredible ! Glenn Gould played this like nobody could 👍👏

[@druntopronto7598]

Yes, nobody could play it so badly.

[@LaifuBF1]

@@druntopronto7598 10/10 hahahahah

[@Robertbrucelockhart]

For a man who claimed to despise audiences and concertizing in general, GG sure seems to ham it up! Love him!

[@JohannaCTjia]

I have compared Gould's version to other well known pianists, but I always come back to Gould. Always..

[@JohannaCTjia]

Gould made me love pianoworks of Mozart. Such great expression and feeling

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

@@JohannaCTjia Gould didn't like Mozart

[@JohannaCTjia]

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 That didn't prefend Gould from playing Mozart fantastically. Just as Lipatti has done.

[@therensdns31415]

@Jeffrey Kaufmann I was about to say that :D I always think that his interpretations have too many traces of Bach, as if he had been trying to "correct" everything back. Nonetheless, I enjoy his interpretation because I personally prefer Baroque to classical and romantic etc periods.

[@Opoczynski]

@@therensdns31415 No one plays like Glenn Gould. You either like him or not. He is one of the great musical intellects of our time.

[@jon4233]

Something special. His fingers become magical appendages. His playing is so crisp and pretty.

[@Melchiorblade7]

This is a living and breathing Mozart. One with grand drama and human intimacy alike. Glenn Gould's version takes all the daintiness out of this and realizes the genius of Mozart spectacularly.

[@alexandervonkarnstein]

Would Mozart have seen or heard it that way ...? Although I really like your words.

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

I don’t like dainty Mozart which is why I first thought of Mozart as a bad composer til I heard Glenn

[@rmbm366]

@@pianosbloxworld4460 The funny thing is that Glenn Gould didn't like Mozart! But he plays it so beautifully...

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@pianosbloxworld4460 you judge one of the greatest composers of all time by his Piano Sonatas alone? That makes 0 sense, what about the 27 concertos, the 22 operas, the 17 masses and other sacred pieces, the great symphonies (35-41 and a few others 29, 25, 31, 34), string quartets, all kinds of chamber ensambles (piano quartets, wind quintets, violín sonatas) and concertos, cycles of songs, music for the masons, On and On, what kind of bad or overrated composer is even confident enough to do all that? I don't know ask Chopin (i love chopin by the way) Besides this sonata is a masterpiece of musical ingenuity and beauty. And not 1 of his piano snatas Is less than a great of piece of music, with some masterpieces like this, 14, 8, 18, 11, 6th 3rd mov. We're not talking about not a normal composer here, but a man who in just 30 years of work composed literally thousands of pieces, (not easy 3 notes melody loops, verse chorus verse thing, but super intricate ingenious musical structures) consistently, writing more than 100 works that are still revered as some of the highest peaks of western music and admired for their almost unparalled perfection and beauty after 240 years. A man who could do it all, compose masterpieces in all genres, symphony, concerto, sonata, sacred, opera and chamber music of any combination. In a few weeks or days, without needing to even change anything. Thats already something beyond every other composer even Bach, who had twice the time of Mozart to write his greatest pieces, and had sons and wives helping him transcribe. I'm not saying he was a better superior compose to Bach or Beethoven, i think they are all equals, but Mozart had the fastest mind a composer ever had. And one of the greatest minds ever. Not just from musicians. Those things about conposing countless masterpieces in all genres can only said for Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Handel. I can't fit in my mind the idea that some people actually think Mozart is overrated. The only reasons i can find are complete ignorance, or desperately attention seeking frustratation, or simply that some people talk about things they don't know about, based only on their minimal experience and first shallow impressions without much meaning and seriousness to their words, and probably without realizing it. Or out of some delussional stereotypes like "mY gOsH YoU kNoW LiKe: emotions didnt exist in the 18th Century and everything was done solely to please the aristocrats bla bla" It's like saying Messi is a bad dribbler and Liszt a pianist with poor technique. But no one would say that seriously. They would say it in a childish attention seeking attempt or to provoke certainly (like Gould). I'm not saying thats what you did though. I'm a Bad composer, terrible actually, for now at least lol. I'll get better. I mean like, the only person who is could really be taken seriously if he critizised Mozart is Bach, and hes dead, and never heard Mozart. I have a feeling he would have understood and felt right away how great the music is, and the man who wrote it, specially iif he could hear one masterpiece after the other after the other and so one, like we're so fortunate to do. And i don't count Beethoven because Mozart was his idol troughout his whole life and he would never say Mozart was overrated. I think theres an anecdote where someone mocked Mozart and he had a huge anger outburst, besides the fact that he quoted Mozarts melodies all over the place. Sorry for the long text. I get emotional about Mozart and company. PD: Gould was very intelligent, and dispite his exccentricities and passion for provoking, many times admitted the greatness of Mozart. And thats evidenced by the fact that he recorded dozens of piano works of Mozart, and only ever did that with Bach, Beethoven and Schoenberg.

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@rmbm366 you judge one of the greatest composers of all time by his Piano Sonatas alone? That makes 0 sense, what about the 27 concertos, the 22 operas, the 17 masses and other sacred pieces, the great symphonies (35-41 and a few others 29, 25, 31, 34), string quartets, all kinds of chamber ensambles (piano quartets, wind quintets, violín sonatas) and concertos, cycles of songs, music for the masons, On and On, what kind of bad or overrated composer is even confident enough to do all that? I don't know ask Chopin (i love chopin by the way) Besides this sonata is a masterpiece of musical ingenuity and beauty. And not 1 of his piano snatas Is less than a great of piece of music, with some masterpieces like this, 14, 8, 18, 11, 6th 3rd mov. We're not talking about a normal composer here, but a man who in just 30 years of work composed literally thousands of pieces, (not easy 3 notes melody loops, verse chorus verse thing, but super intricate ingenious musical structures) consistently, writing more than 100 works that are still revered as some of the highest peaks of western music and admired for their almost unparalled perfection and beauty after 240 years. A man who could do it all, compose masterpieces in all genres, symphony, concerto, sonata, sacred, opera and chamber music of any combination. In a few weeks or days, without needing to even change anything. Thats already something beyond every other composer even Bach, who had twice the time of Mozart to write his greatest pieces, and had sons and wives helping him transcribe. I'm not saying he was a better superior compose to Bach or Beethoven, i think they are all equals, but Mozart had the fastest mind a composer ever had. And one of the greatest minds ever. Not just from musicians. Those things about conposing countless masterpieces in all genres can only said for Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Handel. I can't fit in my mind the idea that some people actually think Mozart is overrated. The only reasons i can find are complete ignorance, or desperately attention seeking frustratation, or simply that some people talk about things they don't know about, based only on their minimal experience and first shallow impressions without much meaning and seriousness to their words, and probably without realizing it. Or out of some delussional stereotypes like "mY gOsH YoU kNoW LiKe: emotions didnt exist in the 18th Century and everything was done solely to please the aristocrats bla bla" It's like saying Messi is a bad dribbler and Liszt a pianist with poor technique. But no one would say that seriously. They would say it in a childish attention seeking attempt or to provoke certainly (like Gould). I'm not saying thats what you did though. I'm a Bad composer, terrible actually, for now at least lol. I'll get better. I mean like, the only person who is could really be taken seriously if he critizised Mozart is Bach, and hes dead, and never heard Mozart. I have a feeling he would have understood and felt right away how great the music is, and the man who wrote it, specially iif he could hear one masterpiece after the other after the other and so one, like we're so fortunate to do. And i don't count Beethoven because Mozart was his idol troughout his whole life and he would never say Mozart was overrated. I think theres an anecdote where someone mocked Mozart and he had a huge anger outburst, besides the fact that he quoted Mozarts melodies all over the place. Sorry for the long text. I get emotional about Mozart and company. PD: Gould was very intelligent, and dispite his exccentricities and passion for provoking, many times admitted the greatness of Mozart. And thats evidenced by the fact that he recorded dozens of piano works of Mozart, and only ever did that with Bach, Beethoven

[@ronl7131]

Inimitable GG, brings his ideas to many Composers’ sound worlds….opens windows for us to enjoy & experience.

[@ЛюбаВерховский]

БРАВО -- БРАВО, ГЛЕНН ГУЛЬД. 👍👍👍🌹👍👍👍

[@richardsimms251]

It is exceptional that a pianist can play that long without a score of the music in front of him ( memory ) RS. Canada

[@Lexaander90]

The first time I enjoy a Mozart sonata so much. Genius.

[@ДжангирАхундов]

Гениальное исполнение !!!

[@RO-zo8mp]

グールドは「モーツアルトは嫌いだ、長生きし過ぎた。」とクソミソに言ってたけど、その割にはソナタを全曲録音しているし、KV331は最高に美しい。この演奏を超えるピアニストが現れるとも思えない。バッハはグールドを超える演奏が可能かもしれない。だか、モーツアルトは不可能だ。

[@giordanobruno7943]

One is simply born with his genius. No other explanation 🙏.

[@davidmintzer3743]

Spot on--but genius means natural genius and the obessive genius---natural meets obsessive

[@ericastier1646]

So many people are unaware that most of his genius came from being a left handed brain. For those who don't know, it means a lot more than having a left dominant hand, your whole life experience is different. Hyper sensitivity, anti social, left hand tremendous agility and precision (connection to the brain is much closer than right hand for right hand people). Since we live in an overwhelmingly right handed society, right handed people hate when this is brought up and being left handed is still seen as an anormality in the medical field which shows the level of prejudice from the majority, a form of jealousy. And Mozart was left handed as well ! We don't know for sure if Beethoven was left handed but based on a painting where he is compositing at the piano and holding a feather in the left hand, he was.

[@ericastier1646]

@@adamstarkartist yes

[@ericastier1646]

@@adamstarkartist Could not give a testimony like i did if i wasn't. Second hand testimony cannot give an impression of the difference.

[@artysanmobile]

What an amazing mind Glenn had, with both perfect nuance and unique vision in the tempo and dynamics of any piece of music. I cannot get enough of watching this man revolutionize the pianoforte. I regret this isn’t one of those fortunate recordings, in a time that speed consistency was sometimes lacking badly. It casts a layer of harshness across the entire recording. I say fortunate because the flutter spec was not consistent as it is now with clocked digital recording. Some recordings of the same era were clearly, audibly ‘fortunate.

[@dionisiocalcaterra92]

Voy a soltar una herejía: no creo que la interpretación que en su tiempo hizo Mozart al clavecín de esta sonata sonase muy distinta de la que hace Gould. Creo que a Mozart le encantaría. Dentro de su presunta heterodoxia Glenn es muy respetuoso, más de lo que puede parecer. Lo que sucede es que estamos acostumbrados a escuchar otro tipo de interpretaciones y creemos que esas son las "correctas". He estudiado esta sonata hace muchos años y me parece una maravillosa interpretación.

[@me9674]

My teacher said Mozart correctly should sound like pearls or pearling effect, and the left hand to be sounding together, this is the first I ever heard completely dead on, like little bells, but the left hand balance snd strength is equal and full with the melody, adds so much fullness and more, it is great to see someone for once not treating Mozart delicate and fragile, more like on par with his concertos, not the recordings of the solo works, great to see, and this is the first time I heard the maestro play this, smile down on us, and show us you were right and the path to beauty. God bless maestro Gould, may you continue playing and creating for the Almighty.

[@sm0065]

He delivers such closeness and intimacy like no one else does

[@MS-wn3my]

Моцарт, кристально чистый, как морозный воздух в январе...

[@renoraider9817]

I attended a Chopin piano competition in Miami decades ago and brought along my Otto Friedrich Gould biography. A very good read for Gould aficionados. There were quite a few internationally know pianists there as judges. I managed to get Harold Schonberg's autograph in the book. I was skeptical that he would sign the book given his review of Gould and Bernsteins interpretation of the Brahms piano concerto. It's worth looking up, the review. Schonberg was a great sport and signed the book for me and even added a measure of music to it. Others I got to sign the book were Anievas, Graffman, Hambro, Lateiner and some other very notable pianists whose names escape me at the time of this post.

[@debs4mysweetbaby]

superb! a delight! thank god for glenn gould! i don't know what i'd do without him!

[@paulking2919]

What an original interpretation of Mozart! Glenn Gould never disappoints.

[@organman52]

Interpretation? What exactly needs to be 'interpreted?'

[@Echo20394]

@@organman52 the music he's playing?

[@organman52]

@@Echo20394 Oh I see. So in other words, every single performance will sound different, depending on the 'interpretation.' I get it now. Thanks.

[@Echo20394]

@@organman52 np :)

[@MrJestervoodoo]

Few are like Glenn, too few. What a joy it is listen to him play

[@Opoczynski]

No one is like Glenn!

[@charlotterose6724]

@@emperorjimmu9941 Odd that he "had" to play Mozart, but didn't have to play Chopin. No, he had something to say about the music. Even as a Gould fanatic, I can't quite figure out what it is, TBH. :)

[@faridafaridaag4818]

Glenn Gould Un génie 🧠

[@xdanielyj2557]

@@emperorjimmu9941 Its hard to say he hates him, he does say that mozart got worse over time, but this was one of the mozart sonatas that he specifically used to say that early mozart was good (although this isn't really early, which kinda confuses me).

[@Hrodwulf9]

This is so good I'm ashamed for having listened to whole lot of other junk today. It's so above everything that it shames you, like looking God in the face.

[@paulina3201]

Gould plays Mozart with such passion that you don't even believe in his words "Mozart died too late..."

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

God bless the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation!

[@JCTjia]

Best technique ever. Always a delight to listen to Gould.

[@jimsaunders4136]

It also looks like it was pure delight for him to preform for us!

[@antoniavignera2339]

La contabilità Mozartiana emerge dal tocco magistrale del grande Glenn Gould.

[@nickn2794]

contabilità?

[@fredericchopin7538]

Beautiful, Glenn!

[@fmoll2509]

Я в раю!.. 😍.. Небесные шутники Моцарт и Гульд, что ж вы делаете! Сидите на облачках, жонглируете нотками, сводите с ума.. 🥰..🌥️

[@karakoshka]

Predictably I see lots of people suggesting "that's not the way to play Mozart" One thing I would like to point out: even if it's not "THE WAY" that doesn't prove it's WORSE than "THE WAY"

[@Smileater]

Exactly! If "the way" is BORING AND PLAIN, then We'd rather play it Glenn Gould's style! ❤️❤️

[@charlesfernandez201]

I love this way of playing really shows the personality of the sonata rather than just playing fast.

[@xdanielyj2557]

Well said.

[@vbda12]

This is pure love in sound

[@darioghislanzoni4487]

Che persona intelligente doveva essere Mozart,ma anche che fortuna la sua di potersi esprimere così,incontrando certo persone altrettanto interessanti e vive.Ma nello scorrere del tempo,che grande fortuna,per noi,avere potuto ascoltare interpretazioni di quel genio fortunato,date da un altrettanto geniale uomo:Glenn Gould !!!

[@evimarouli4251]

Glenn Gould for ever...!!! Respect !!!

[@edospeaks5123]

I wish today's performers had Mr Gould's bold subjectivity, the ability to find downright fresh and individual ways to plays these scores. Instead I feel a soulless competition for finger speed display is taking place. The performers of the past had unmistakable personalities and styles IMO.

[@davidmdyer838]

What about music s supposed to be "subjective"? What's the point of writing the music if you're not supposed to feel anything?

[@aradieschen4880]

If you're looking for a fresh Mozart full of subjectivity, then check out Fazil Say. I had the honour of playing in the orchstra when he did Mozart, twice, and it felt as if Mozart himself was playing.

[@JCTjia]

@@aradieschen4880 according to Fazil Say Glenn Gould is the best pianist ever

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

@@JCTjia i agree wih mr.say sir

[@rahabosornotorroella3755]

Thanks i love Glenn and i love Motzart

[@marilenaguarnieripoesie]

Beautiful!

[@itskowitzheinrich7520]

Гульд играет каждую ноту, ничего не проглатывает или смазывает!!!🙂

[@bsacco64]

An increasingly popular piece to play while on hold. Heard it so many times on repeat while on hold. Never gets old

[@andrearodigari4840]

Glenn, the crazy genius.

[@txkidbslbdfhohssobdjoslaja5048]

I just concentrate to his left- hand playing. It's so clear and soft. He makes me wanna dance😍🎶

[@JCPianissimo]

The great, Glenn Gould. The one!

[@marichristian1072]

I find Gould's performance of the third movement- Allegretto- most interesting. The decrescendo before the final restatement of the theme has a warmth and delicacy of purpose which I find moving.

[@JCTjia]

I love the entire performance.

[@Michàel-k2o2n]

Glenn Gould is my 6th Favorite pianist of All time!!! KickAss!!! What a Gem!!! May God Bless y'all Richly and Jesus Peace!!! ❤😂🎉😮

[@moniquehauser2471]

C’est un vrai regal magnifique sa façon de jouer ces doigts sont magique il vit en accord avec sa musique j’aime merci

[@thomgeo8073]

Tanks Glen, You ar Happiness...

[@RoyBrener]

The pace is immaculate, surpasses any envisaged computer

[@dulceparra8014]

Maravilloso!

[@mireneguidazubollegui5226]

Que prodigio! Que belleza!

[@MusicHavenSG]

Abit on the slow side, but I really really like the way each of the notes are brought out. Nice and clear especially the Expo of the 1st movement.

[@antoniomunoz1932]

Qué manera prodigiosa de tocar Mozart! Sin preocuparse del historicismo, con la misma libertad de Wolfgang... (y la sillita) ja,ja...

[@lenapusenkova4162]

Красота и нежность

[@aliciabermudez3809]

Qué más puede decirse que no sea "Glenn Gould" 🙏💖😢🎹👏👏👏👏💞💐

[@daryljay7057]

My absolute favorite for all time! He was such a wonderful kook! The mugging, the humming, the gloves and overcoats, especially the scrambled eggs! The Legend of Glenn Gould lives on!

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Ah! I see you like scrambled eggs. Why blame Glenn, scrambled eggs are good. I prefer omelettes though.

[@daryljay7057]

@@pianosbloxworld4460 That's all he ate! At the same place every day. Or night. That IS a little eccentric. It's all part of the LEGEND of Gould! Lol

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

@@daryljay7057 Ah, artists are a little weird But oh well, I mean, I can see why Glenn would do all that. (Actually, I don’t) About Glenn refusing physical contact with others, and his “isolating” attitude, would be a good example to follow now! The Canadian government should point this out! (How bout that Justin Trudeau, huh? Would it be good for campaigning? The Glenn Gould attitude?)

[@clevelandbrown5709]

@@pianosbloxworld4460 Can you please shut the fuck up about politics when a master is playing Mozart? Thanks pal.

[@Brace67]

As a famed conductor once said of Glenn Gould after seeing him perform for the first time “That nut is a genius.” Along with all the other quirks was the special chair he had to use with the legs cut short to allow him to sit lower at the piano. He was definitely one of a kind.

[@galinaprozorova7903]

По своему, но убедительно.Браво!

[@alaingros1132]

La démonstration de M.Could , preuves a l'appui, est magistrale, A moins d'être sourd ou idolâtre, elle est incontestable. Sur la fin de sa vie, Mozart était un compositeur médiocre et il a trouve en Gould un interprète extraordinaire pour exprimer son génie.

[@itskowitzheinrich7520]

Хорошо сказано- любое произведение у Гульда, проходя через него, претерпевает химическое изменение. Через печень, почки, мозги? Но выходит Super👍💯

[@kaleidoscopio5]

Bach's piano sonata in b flat major

[@RimmaBohdan]

Yes)))

[@greeenfrog]

모지 13번 무슨 심경의 변화가 있어서 갑자기 이렇게 평화로운 속도로 치는거지 이게 완전 취향이다…

[@lucilocaldasgouveia7069]

A melhor visada da sonata do Mozart que já ouvi. GOULD é precioso.

[@mantaray1421]

Maybe he has concealed sympathy towards Mozart. He is genious with ambition of having moral right to criticize another genious. It looks like competition. Glen does not ignore Mozart. He still performs scurpuluosly. Which I think expresses his appriciation towards Mozart's compositions.

[@s.l5787]

@andalaraja Glenn was a greater genius. Memorized tens of thousands of works perfectly with ease, greatedt piano technique, the ability to criticize music objectively. To a true music theorist, Mozart's music is not really all that impressive. It is easy to imitate unlike Bach or Beethoven.

[@s.l5787]

@Liam Nicholson Don't get mad at me because Mozart is an overrated composer

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@s.l5787 you judge one of the greatest composers of all time by his Piano Sonatas alone? That makes 0 sense, what about the 27 concertos, the 22 operas, the 17 masses and other sacred pieces, the great symphonies (35-41 and a few others 29, 25, 31, 34), string quartets, all kinds of chamber ensambles (piano quartets, wind quintets, violín sonatas) and concertos, cycles of songs, music for the masons, On and On, what kind of bad or overrated composer is even confident enough to do all that? I don't know ask Chopin (i love chopin by the way) Besides this sonata is a masterpiece of musical ingenuity and beauty. And not 1 of his piano snatas Is less than a great of piece of music, with some masterpieces like this, 14, 8, 18, 11, 6th 3rd mov. We're not talking about a normal composer here, but a man who in just 30 years of work composed literally thousands of pieces, (not easy 3 notes melody loops, verse chorus verse thing, but super intricate ingenious musical structures) consistently, writing more than 100 works that are still revered as some of the highest peaks of western music and admired for their almost unparalled perfection and beauty after 240 years. A man who could do it all, compose masterpieces in all genres, symphony, concerto, sonata, sacred, opera and chamber music of any combination. In a few weeks or days, without needing to even change anything. Thats already something beyond every other composer even Bach, who had twice the time of Mozart to write his greatest pieces, and had sons and wives helping him transcribe. I'm not saying he was a better superior compose to Bach or Beethoven, i think they are all equals, but Mozart had the fastest mind a composer ever had. And one of the greatest minds ever. Not just from musicians. Those things about conposing countless masterpieces in all genres can only said for Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Handel. I can't fit in my mind the idea that some people actually think Mozart is overrated. The only reasons i can find are complete ignorance, or desperately attention seeking frustratation, or simply that some people talk about things they don't know about, based only on their minimal experience and first shallow impressions without much meaning and seriousness to their words, and probably without realizing it. Or out of some delussional stereotypes like "mY gOsH YoU kNoW LiKe: emotions didnt exist in the 18th Century and everything was done solely to please the aristocrats bla bla" It's like saying Messi is a bad dribbler and Liszt a pianist with poor technique. But no one would say that seriously. They would say it in a childish attention seeking attempt or to provoke certainly (like Gould). I'm not saying thats what you did though. I'm a Bad composer, terrible actually, for now at least lol. I'll get better. I mean like, the only person who is could really be taken seriously if he critizised Mozart is Bach, and hes dead, and never heard Mozart. I have a feeling he would have understood and felt right away how great the music is, and the man who wrote it, specially iif he could hear one masterpiece after the other after the other and so one, like we're so fortunate to do. And i don't count Beethoven because Mozart was his idol troughout his whole life and he would never say Mozart was overrated. I think theres an anecdote where someone mocked Mozart and he had a huge anger outburst, besides the fact that he quoted Mozarts melodies all over the place. Sorry for the long text. I get emotional about Mozart and company. PD: Gould was very intelligent, and dispite his exccentricities and passion for provoking, many times admitted the greatness of Mozart. And thats evidenced by the fact that he recorded dozens of piano works of Mozart, and only ever did that with Bach, Beethoven, and Schoenberg

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@s.l5787 no one was ever able to imitate Mozart, actually imitating Mozart Beethoven Bach chopin, it's easy. Making music great music that sounds like them, impossible. I already tried, go ahead and try to write a sonata like this one, lol, after a couple minutes you'll be crying in frustation and disappointment on yourself. Not because youre bad, but because it's extremelly difficult to write perfect music like Mozart. Easy to imitate, almost impossible to equal.

[@douglasdickerson5184]

Amazing interpretation.

[@tiborkosa8312]

VYNIKAJÚCI VÝKON GLEN GOULD - MAESTRO .

[@tatjana9229]

The time when public would admire and enjoy such contents... and now...

[@amirmotahari6186]

No its lady gaga! Or some BS lang lang pounding on keys and making faces at best!

[@francescaemc2]

grazie di nuovo

[@humptydumpty-m8u]

Sublime performance 🎉🙏🏻🎶👍🏻

[@omegads3862]

3:09 gems. When Mozart enters into minor key, even for a brief moment one can feel the strength of the theme.

[@opticalmixing23]

Love his playing here

[@Lillars]

Génial !

[@TheosophyinRussia]

❤

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@flyingstratosurfer6285]

It was very predictable that many comments would refer to the rumour that Gould did not like Mozart. I think by claiming that Mozart died to late he was putting up a clever marketing and attention-attracting strategy. Had he just recorded the sonatas, there maybe would have been some fuss about the way he played them, but not much more. But decades after he deceased people obviously still argue about the Gould-Mozart relationship - well done, very clever and foreseeing, Mr. Gould! Whenever I listened to him, no matter what he played, he brought some previously unheard aspects of that music into my reception.

[@Johnwilkinsonofficial]

yes, it is a statement more of his aesthetic than against mozarts. he is indicating his values by finding them in early mozart.

[@drvonkrankmeister8094]

Yes! Gould "hating Mozart" is click bait that keeps on lasting, decade after decade. Wolfgang and Glenn have their arms around each other's shoulders in paradise, having a good old laugh.

[@Brace67]

The piano Glenn Gould uses was manufactured before Steinway had any sons.

[@JohannaCTjia]

His Mozart is always sublime.

[@rravvia]

Johanna C. Tjia Except when it's not.

[@renoraider9817]

Everybody elses Mozart is just plain boring compared to Glenn.

[@Smileater]

I agree, Johanna. Other interpretations lack of a good left hand, Gould's is the most versatile and clear and independent I have ever heard

[@LaifuBF1]

@Liam Nicholson BARENBOIM THE BEST

[@matmm75006]

It's not Mozart it's Gould !

[@jsbpsm]

fantastico

[@elmolee]

Although both were legendary composers, it was Beethoven who died in 1827 (140 years before 1967), not Mozart. Please update the description text and clarify the information.

[@yoshi_drinks_tea]

He really makes the piano ring!

[@АннаКизюкевич-и8ч]

Браво!!!

[@miguelalonsomartinez1945]

Magic

[@jessefryer2678]

Simply the best Glenn !

[@pradyumna3813]

Wow! Thank you!

[@theamazingfabio4373]

Pradyumna Prasanna öä

[@francisgreen8874]

Yes wow - the divine genius.

[@aldo6666]

I like this slow version.. the official one in the vinyl is wicked fast.

[@maximereny5449]

I know!! it’s ridiculously fast, but still fun to listen to.

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

You call this version slow? Hear my version!

[@galinaprozorova7903]

Очень своеобразно, но убеждает. Браво Гленн!

[@wzvarick]

Gould always had a clean, clear phrasing no matter what he played, and one can hear his awareness of every note he put down. Still, the first movement is just not stylistically appropriate. The andante however is surprisingly well suited to gould’s straightforward, no frills approach. I could almost imagine my own teacher Leon Fleisher rendering it similarly. The rondo again however is just not stylistic, and Gould ignored many of the slurs. At certain points he’s just banging, at yet some passages are nuanced. he’s always compelling, I’ll give him that

[@АвигаильЛиберман]

Великий композитор и великий пианист.

[@andreyvinokurov1934]

Рахманинов?

[@apb64]

@@andreyvinokurov1934 Рембрандт.

[@nbharakey]

There's another recording of him playing this sonata, but this one is so much more fun!

[@Lourival_Souza]

I love this andamento! ❤

[@АннаГафарова-ь6д]

Свободный созерцательный интеллект в применении к классическому музыкальному произведению. Результат впечатляет. Но была же когда-то и у этой музыки первозданная свежесть, непосредственность, наивность в конце концов?

[@versilov93]

I would be grateful if you could upload Gould's second live recording of the 1st movement of Prokofiev's Sonata No.7 (Allegro inquieto). I think it was filmed as part of one of his CBC Broadcasts on "Music in the 20th Century" and it was much closer to his official recording of the sonata. I really appreciate you making these videos easily accessible to all of us.

[@JoaoPedro-gt9qq]

Why he played so fast it the original recording? This is so much better

[@TheIndependentPianist]

I think this might be from before he recorded this sonata as part of the complete sonatas. He explained his faster tempi in the later recordings to be because he was generally less convinced by Mozart's music as time went by... So he didn't have as much patience to play it so slowly!

[@adhome1975]

This is a fantastic version to learn the piece. Many Thanks!

[@louisvalencia5244]

I feel this is too fast to be a "learning recording" but pretty enjoyable to listen!

[@alfredyvesvonnez8438]

Enfin un pianiste digne du compositeur... parfait, génial !

[@winterheat]

the good old world as in 1967... and then 28 years later, Internet was popular, and then 12 years later, iPhone was born... and we are here we are today. But I heard that in 1960, it was complicated too.