Glenn Gould Plays Brandenburg Concerto N°5 in D major BWV 1050 (Live 1962)

[@pianorama]

He was on this planet such a short time, 1932-1982, and gave so much.

[@chriscarson2547]

The opening tempo is exactly right. This recording is a treasure.

[@herrickinman9303]

too slow and plodding.

[@written12]

@@herrickinman9303plodding? Even if you find it too slow for your taste, I don’t hear it as plodding.

[@jpknijff]

Quite possibly the work's finest recording. Ever.

[@Stella81360]

Amazing! What a beautiful cadenza! It almost makes me burst into tears. Glenn Gould is still wonderful!

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

This interpretation by Gould and small orchestra is very impressive. It sounds like a more modern piano concerto, with a full 4 minutes cadenza and a piano more powerful than the customary clavichord. Glenn Gould plays like a real master. Good recording for a live performance.

[@herrickinman9303]

"More powerful than the customary clavichord." Such ignorance.

[@meiter-kaz]

This version is better than the official version. Because Gould piano performance is very clear.

[@fredericchopin7538]

I find this performance way more wonderful than the other. His piano is heard much more clearly.

[@fredericchopin7538]

I'm listening daily this recording! It never gets tiring!

[@GROTONDO99]

me too

[@fredericchopin7538]

@@GROTONDO99 I still do! I listened it in the morning.

[@jayliew5254]

That slower opening movement is magical. Especially the cadenza.

[@twosweethounds]

Sounds like Gould wanted to take his time with--and us to hear--all the intricacies of the cadenza.

[@jpknijff]

Yes, utterly, utterly convincing. A relief to be able to hear all the notes (also the violin and flute suddenly make sense). And, OMG, listen to his left hand!

[@นพคุณต่อวงศ์-ค5ง]

This Concerto, and especially its marvelous cadenza, is probably one of the very greatest assets of Classical Music. Thank you very much for uploading.

[@iguarni]

We're in front a Mankind's treasure!

[@jmaupin34]

Beautiful! 😭😭 especially that cadenza ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@eddfdc]

5:10!! I never heard this passage played like this. A base part of orchestra and piano were concentrated their power in same space. Thank you for sharing this. The special tone of gould(like harpsicord) is glaring in this rare recording.

[@iguarni]

Glenn is out of this world! A pure genius!

[@GuitarraErudita]

I hope the person who was coughing the entire cadenza be forever coughing at hell, forever.

[@fredericchopin7538]

That is mean, but I agree.

[@ΝίκοςΜαγειρόπουλος]

What a compassionate approach. Beautiful tempo 😊

[@fredericchopin7538]

This is a wonderful Concerto. Everyone who thinks otherwise has no heart and I don't trust them!

[@fredericchopin7538]

I love the 3rd movement. It has a constant sense of flow which I very much like. Glenn`s stomping, I believe, helps to enhance that character.

[@fredericchopin7538]

Marvelous, Glenn!

[@fredericchopin7538]

I still listen!

[@fredericchopin7538]

yes

[@SEUNGBEOMSUH]

thank you for this recording

[@RModillo]

Much different from the live concert in Detroit!

[@francescaemc2]

grazie ancora

[@mariacristinagarulli4831]

Tutte le volte che mi capita di ascoltare G.G. mi vengono in mente i pianoforti meccanici...o ad rullo...

[@delacroix2007]

btw if you listen after the 11:10 mark you can hear a clicking sound when he's playing the cadenza. i read in one of the bio's on him that one of the keys on the steinway he preferred at that time had a clicking sound they couldn't get rid of but he insisted on using it anyways. i think that's what it is.

[@pianorama]

delacroix2007 del Was that in Katie Hafner's "A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano"? I believe that his favorite piano was dropped while being transported to a concert hall and ruined beyond repair.

[@orvpibbs2905]

delacroix2007 - you are exactly correct about the piano. His beloved Steinway CD318 became damaged, I believe coming back from a concert date in either Cleveland or Cincinnati that he cxled, and was dropped by the movers and damaged beyond repair, although Gould had his personal technician Vern Enquist (blind I think) work on it for years to try and get it back to where it was, but of course never could. That piano is now on permanent display at the National Arts Centre in Toronto. Am hoping some day before I die, to not only see it, but play a song of mine on it that was inspired by Glenn. IMHO, the greatest Classical pianist of the 20th century! As Vladimir Ashkenazy said, "Nobody could play Bach like Gould!" He was right

[@user-gh6wd5cv1h]

7:51 I have never heard anything like that before.

[@chvolow]

Sounds to me like Glenn momentarily losing track of the figuration, and adapting beautifully. Mistake or otherwise, it's one of many special moments that makes this recording unique.

[@fredericchopin7538]

I keep listening!

[@justinpino8115]

It's been two years, I guess you stopped

[@francescaemc2]

Grazie

[@damienmichelpianiste2693]

enfin un tempo apaisant !

[@ysz7149]

5:29 so amazing

[@timpage54]

The Detroit performance from 1960 is even better. It's also available on KZbin.

[@xamos26]

coughing during this cadenza is a crime against humanity and an insult to god. I appreciate the upload though!

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@fredericchopin7538]

I just discovered Glenn didn't write the cadenza. I'm disappointed and embarrassed at my comment which I deleted. I still love the cadenza.

[@feklaexeshko4974]

Спасибо! С любовью из России!

[@Stebbianco]

AFFETTUOSO

[@delacroix2007]

hey i have this one too! do you have all the Music and Arts cd's? i bought a bunch of them right before they got pulled from the stores and found some over the years at used record stores. thanks!.

[@angelocompagnin6317]

Glenn , chi non ti conosce non sa cosa si perde.

[@iguarni]

davvero!

[@anahitalboyajyan3703]

👍👍👍

[@fredericchopin7538]

11:15 makes me want to stomp my feet just like Glenn.

[@carlosgonzalezalatorre8132]

Excelso...

[@Tony_Baloney_]

The air quality in the auditorium must have been dreadful, given the amount of coughing from this audience...thought they had pertussis under control by this point

[@janetroy5489]

Why can't I see him playing?

[@fredgrinfeld4921]

Who goes to a concert to cough through it?

[@lkrupp215]

Gould said he detested audiences. Maybe this is partly why.

[@twosweethounds]

Who care for this music so little that they are distracted by a little coughing?

[@calebhu6383]

5:23

[@Lexy_Meier]

Who can place a bottle and a drinking glass with water on a grand piano?

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@fredericchopin7538]

Grazie!

[@polonaise]

7:51