Glenn Gould's hands move like a choreographed dance!
Glenn Gould plays Variatio 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all’Ottava from "The Goldberg Variations"". Broadcast by CBC on 3rd June 1964.
Glenn Gould approaches Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, the "Emperor" Concerto with his signature intellectual clarity and contrapuntal insight.
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Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Music." Did you know he shaped his composition style studying abroad in Paris?
#Throwback to a legendary moment in Canadian art!
Here is sculptor Ruth Abernethy putting the finishing touches on Glenn Gould’s face before it was cast in bronze.
Glenn Gould applies his singular intellect and crystalline touch to Beethoven's Eroica Variations, transforming the heroic theme into a brilliant, contrapuntal exploration that reveals intricate architectures within the grandeur. 🎹✨
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Glenn Gould performs Mozart's Piano Sonata B Flat Major, k. 333
Glenn Gould had a somewhat mixed opinion of Mozart's music:
Full performance on our YouTube Channel 📺
Glenn Gould speaks about the 'cult of modernity' invading the musical world and whether or not composers were inventing new ideas or simply copying formulas that were already proven successful. What do you think of this take on Richard Strauss? 🤔
Glenn Gould believed that the concert experience as he knew it in the 1960s would be dead by 1999 🤔 With the rise of artificial music, how do you think his opinion would hold up today?
60 Years Ago today, Glenn Gould is interviewed by the famous television presenter Humphrey Burton and discusses why he believes that Schoenberg, above all modern composers, will achieve immortality. The Interview was originally broadcast on 5th April, 1966