Well, Beethoven is the greatest ,isn't he. Schroeder and millions of other agree. Gould is certainly eccentric--but carries the passion off with aplomb.
With Gould, you can be assured you will hear ever note on the score. You may disagree with the interpretation, but his approach is always riveting and a revelation. For those interested, look up what happened during his very first performance in Russia, when he was an unknown there.
the best tempest ive ever herad-so thrilling wow!!...gould doesnt play well only bach but his beethoven sonatas are amazing as well,especially i like his high but musical tempo! :)
@simcha181818 eeeeeh.....now,forgive me for my mistake because I am only 13 and I don't speak English very well.I know it is a sonata because I play it.
@simcha181818 yes.....you can check out my channel.I saw your channel and it is great.I live in Slobozia.Slobozia is not far from Bucharest.I added you as a friend.
What storm?!?! Beethoven never called it a storm! The title 'Tempest' comes from Anton Schindler's biography of Beethoven which claims that the sonata was inspired by Shakespeare's play by that name. Schindler has since been proven to be a rampant liar who fabricated a whole host of material to sell his book and big up the connection he had the composer during his lifetime.
Many people use the title as a justification for playing the piece too fast and forcefully throughout.
I have always preferred Gould's interpretation of Bach because of his incredible sense of tempo and precision, this suited Bach's music. Unfortunately I can't say the same for his Beethoven, where tempo is not as important as phrasing and dynamics, that which creates the mood of the piece. While Gould's Beethoven is very good, I have always preferred Brendel's interpretation because the latter excelled in that requirement (for that particular composer)
wow this interpretation is amazing. exactly what to expect from Glenn Gould, i will always admire his Bach/Beethoven. enjoy it while youtube lets you, gentlemen. i will remember how he plays this and try to play it myself.
Having studied this particular sonata in its entirety:monstrous tempo&technique - I can't but respect and feel awe for this interpretation.My brain understands it and it stands still.But my heart goes to Kempff-as I grow I realize how composers like Beethoven transcend what we mortals deem "definitive interpretation", such things do not exist in great music. Deepest respect for GG - I can listen to noone else's Bach. But this doesn't work for me the way Kempff does. So be it.-
Glenn Gould did things his own way, both at the keyboard and in real life. He had several health problems and imagined many more, and these took their toll on his life. What they didn't take their toll on was his genius, imagination, and innovation.
Glenn Gould was a sort of outsider man. When you hear his Beethoven's interpretation, first you say : "Oh, no, the tempo is horrible, it doesn't works !" But Gould is not one of this pianists who played Beethoven as it was a miserable romantic compositor, who just knows how to make silly people crys, like Wagner. ( I'm a little naughty about him. He was a good compositor anyway. ) But, when you hear Beethoven, you have some visions that are unspeakable , and Gould knows how to transcribe THAT.
Sadly, the lesser one's intelligence, the less they can appreciate one of higher intelligence...such is the case with Gould. Clearly, his interpretation of any given piece is extraordinary...
look 1:04-1:09 he changes by the tremolos the hands, and the tremolo does not get interrupted from its continuity. it is written like this in the music.. it is something very dangerous what he is doing there. ´cauz you may miss the tremolo, and by the 1:08 he makes allmost a mistake just because of the risk he takes. he masters this, and i am amazed to see something like this...this tremolo should be played on the right hand throughtout,´cauz its very dangerous in the GG way.
If you look at the score he's playing it completely wrong, you can't give him credit for having a 'unique interpretation' because he's just ignoring what Beethoven wrote.
he interpretates so freely... he makes every composition to HIS one.. without any loose of the piece... it's great... if i hear this interpretation and kempff's it's like i hear two dirrefent works.. SO I NEVER GET BORED =D
Anyone that hates a genuis of this caliber is jealous or ignorant.
Actually Glen has to be my favorite of favorites (gotta include Ogdon and Argerich in there) Gould though always 1/1000 pt higher score though. For another amazing treat pull up his youtube Moonlight Sonata clips. Third movement is inspiring.
More often that not a comment praising Gould in any non-Bach repertoire will offend someone who doesn't subscribe to some of his "different" interpretations. But I must say that at the very least his work is fascinating; I don't think the world has seen a more uniquely brilliant and iconoclastic musical personality than Glenn Gould.
Of course, few should have such qualms here. For me, Gould's is the only Tempest.
I have to say i prefer the appassionata movement iii by horowitz better than the Gould version, but apart from that everything I hear Gould play is superb.
I haven't listened much to Gould playing Beethoven. He is and remains the best for Bach for ever. But his Beethovens are strange and special as well. For example the Appasionata, he plays totally different as usual, and I enjoy the most when Gould plays that piece.
BTW, I was ready to sacrifice my life to live just for one month like Gould...
Gould is one of the most gifted Beethoven performers. You can play perfectly Bach AND Beethoven, one doesn't excludes the other you know. He couldn't play Prokoviev as well as Ashkenazy for example, but for Beethoven he was ''the man'' :)
I love Gould's Bach renditions but feel somewhat uncomfortable when he plays romantic music. The dynamics the crescendos, the tempo. It is not the classical Beethoven. But what is it then? When Gould plays Bach, he destroys the old and creates an overwhelming new magic. I cannot hear this here, sorry.
You sound very pretentious and arrogant. It also strange how you spend half your post saying we should ignore the video and the other half explaining what is wrong with the video. Maybe you should be taking youself less serious.
"I wrote nothing about his ego-driven acting (it's intended to convey the impression of a super sensitive soul? & therefore of a great performance?) A music video by its nature emphasizes the visual. But music is not visual. A musician's hands, their athleticism, can convince us of a musician's skill &, so, falsely of the value of a performance. We must ignore the image."
So again, why not shut up and listen? Or are you more concerned with the visual?
You asserted that Gould was an ego-driven "actor" whos "performance" was meant to give the impression of a "super sensitive soul" ... LOL. Never mind the actual performance, right?
Aimlessly bitter.
Granted such people do exist ... I however don't see how Gould was such a person.
@EMPERORMIKI GG was in his own world. He didn't care about how other people feel about his music. Its about how he feels the music. The ego driven ones are those who really care about how people portrait him. To me, music is a drug to GG. With that, he was drugged by music, nothing else, so that he could forget about himself. He can't be ego driven.
So in your mind arpeggiating a chord= a mannered performance? In context it is simply used as a means of expression. I wish the conservatory crew would quit regurgitating their professors opinions on Youtube and go make some music.
Let's just say that Mr. Gould was and is 'GOLDEN' and let the haters have their say. Everyone has an opinion, but the fact remains clear.......he was an amazing talent and many miss him. I love how he became what ever he played, simply amazing!!! Class "A"
@sessahmaru i couldn't agree more. I think i understand what people mean when they say they don't like him. but there's no denying his grasp was incredible. his insight into the meaning of the music is almost a bit scary. he was just a completely unique human being.
Oh God how can he do this so fast!!?no this is really good....and the pedal at 3:40 is exactly as it has to be, and the broken chords...he is really very good...and he makes the right atmosphere...and the triplets very exact...kempff is not so exact
How lucky that we have two perfect geniuses like G.Gould & W. Kempf to give us two sublime interpretations of this sonata. And they are all available for free... Let's not take this for granted!
I think Gould's playing is definately something to be respected, even if you don't like it, you can't knock the guy for experimenting and trying a fresh approach.
I don't think Kempff's interpretation is more or less "emotional", both he and Gould play this piece with great emotion, it's just that the two both have different methods of bringing that emotion out in the music.
I have been playing piano for about 25 years and one thing you learn is everyone has their own way of interpretating a piece of music. No one but God knows what these musicians meant for it to be played
failed performance. bad articulation, bad interpretation. glen goulds interpretations of bach may be interesting but his work with beethoven is a joke.
General estimations of music are subjective by nature, so saying "the interpretation is bad" just translates to "I dont like it". In my point of view this interpretation is not bad, but too self-aware for the spirit of this piece.
As much as I adore Glenn Gould's interpretations of music, I would have to agree with you. He plays it like a Partita. The song is nicknamed "The Tempest", and in translation: thunderstorms and rain, and chaos everywhere. I wouldn't say it's a failed performance, but I don't like it
I detest Gould's "sewing machine soulless clatter" playing of Bach, but he brought magnificent technique and fresh new ideas to most other composers; this is no exception: this has flawless technique, riveting forward motion and a superb tension in the musical line, not to mention that we hear everything because of his superb use of pedal. He nearly always convinces me, even when I disagree with his interpretive choices.
I'm Canadian, therefore I'm partial to Gould - however Beethoven is my favourite composer, and I don't think he captured some of the GREAT things that stirred in the composers mind. The best recording of this sonata alone is from Helene Grimaud deutsche grammophon label CD is called "Credo" it's the best interpretation I've ever heard, capturing all the darkness and light it was meant to have.
Wow, though his interpretation is far off the beaten path, it is refreshingly so. I cannot believe how effortlessly he plays some of those passages. It's unfortunate though that he didn't repeat the exposition. The movement doesn't seem carry the same amount of weight and force without it. Besides, we would have gotten to hear him play longer too.
just kidding ,probabely ur right ,because he was always trying to supress his feelings,either in music or life, back them up with reasoning and logestics!
man, i dont even know Gould recorded that sonata.
He has an Amazing technique. And one thing i love of him is his tempo. He doesnt go faster or slower sometimes (just the necessary) and thats perfect for a performer
although too short the introductory largo,it has the function of presenting the theme of the allegro and thus we find an alternate passing between stationary and action,meditation and movement,one of beethoven finest slow movements of any sonata,long live ludwig van
I'm not terribly keen on this, but given his later obsession with Bach, I was pleasantly surprised to see another side to Gould's playing! Many thanks for uploading this.
This is the best interpreation of beethoven's tempest sonata. this video shows the glenn gould playing very sentimentally. there is also another video of the older glenn gould, playing the same sonata (tempest sonata) totally differently, more objective. that shows the artist's attitude changing towards his repertoire. the fact that 2 interpretations of one artists are that different is an enrichment for the listeners.
i consider glenn gould one of the geratest pianists ever
Heh and he was an anti romantic but look at him. Hypocrite :p. Nonetheless this interpretation is the best I've heard of this movement as I previously stated.
Passion, feeling and flawless technique all together! A pleasure not only to listen but to watch too.
musicfanBRA 1 month ago
Pianorgasm!
IloveManUtd94 1 month ago
2:34 epic O.O
SebailCestista 2 months ago
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SebailCestista 2 months ago
Hmm, this is actually very much how I expect Beethoven might play it. Odd, no?
Micropianist 2 months ago
This is sooooooo incredible!!
romulo560 3 months ago
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romulo560 3 months ago
Well, Beethoven is the greatest ,isn't he. Schroeder and millions of other agree. Gould is certainly eccentric--but carries the passion off with aplomb.
windstorm1000 3 months ago
this is sooo Glenn Gould Style soo different but sooo awesome!!!
Will84ABA 4 months ago 2
Bravoooooooooo!
iguarni 5 months ago
With Gould, you can be assured you will hear ever note on the score. You may disagree with the interpretation, but his approach is always riveting and a revelation. For those interested, look up what happened during his very first performance in Russia, when he was an unknown there.
benchkey 5 months ago 3
What the fuck with his hands !!
RequiemforSephiroth 5 months ago
Wow
valex13396 6 months ago
he moves to much
hifredyo123456789 6 months ago
@hifredyo123456789 did u just say that glenn gould moves too much? ...omg ur so savage u could rule neadertall land....
JamesTR4 3 months ago
did you see his eyebrows twitch at 4:30-4:32
hifredyo123456789 6 months ago 4
i love it
suflet2trist 6 months ago
Did anyone saw that sweatdrop at 2:59? :0
c00lcat09 6 months ago 13
Moments like these really convince me Gould is one of the greatest pianists extant in the entire history of recording.
illiustrope 6 months ago
He is mesmerizing! How did he memorize the hundreds of pieces he played? Guess that is what geniuses do!
medusacries 7 months ago
the best tempest ive ever herad-so thrilling wow!!...gould doesnt play well only bach but his beethoven sonatas are amazing as well,especially i like his high but musical tempo! :)
Axotrotl 7 months ago
Music is something that can be understood by every country and in the past, present and future years to come. Now thats beautiful
hotshot868 7 months ago
very nice interpretation!I really love this song so I started playing it!best wishes!greetings from Romania
Andreea
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simcha181818 7 months ago
@simcha181818 eeeeeh.....now,forgive me for my mistake because I am only 13 and I don't speak English very well.I know it is a sonata because I play it.
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simcha181818 7 months ago
@simcha181818 yes.....you can check out my channel.I saw your channel and it is great.I live in Slobozia.Slobozia is not far from Bucharest.I added you as a friend.
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simcha181818 7 months ago
@simcha181818 thank you so much and I also wish you all the best.
deea98pianista 7 months ago
i just wanted to hit d like button 1000000000 times.......BUT y is this LARGO???????it seems sooo fast!
ttomace 9 months ago
@ttomace Its Largo in the slow parts, allegro in the faster ones. hence its written Largo, Allegro; at the top.
Jolteon206 9 months ago
i just wanted to hit d like button 1000000000 times
ttomace 9 months ago
wat is d name of this??? & i thought gould dindt like beethovem!
ttomace 9 months ago
Gould consistently captures the spirit of Beethoven's music.
christopher19894 9 months ago
ahahaha he is very entertaining to watch!! awesome.
PolishDerski 11 months ago
I can´t help myself, but for me this is not the storm. Listen to Kempff for comparision.
AdmiralSnider 11 months ago
@AdmiralSnider
What storm?!?! Beethoven never called it a storm! The title 'Tempest' comes from Anton Schindler's biography of Beethoven which claims that the sonata was inspired by Shakespeare's play by that name. Schindler has since been proven to be a rampant liar who fabricated a whole host of material to sell his book and big up the connection he had the composer during his lifetime.
Many people use the title as a justification for playing the piece too fast and forcefully throughout.
imratherpartialtotea 7 months ago
How rude of me, I forgot to mention Kempff's Beethoven, first rate.
gigie555 11 months ago
I have always preferred Gould's interpretation of Bach because of his incredible sense of tempo and precision, this suited Bach's music. Unfortunately I can't say the same for his Beethoven, where tempo is not as important as phrasing and dynamics, that which creates the mood of the piece. While Gould's Beethoven is very good, I have always preferred Brendel's interpretation because the latter excelled in that requirement (for that particular composer)
gigie555 11 months ago
wow this interpretation is amazing. exactly what to expect from Glenn Gould, i will always admire his Bach/Beethoven. enjoy it while youtube lets you, gentlemen. i will remember how he plays this and try to play it myself.
xWatChYouRHeaDx 11 months ago
Brilliant playing. Fantastic eyebrows.
JacobRudduck 1 year ago
awesome performance
musichopin 1 year ago 7
Having studied this particular sonata in its entirety:monstrous tempo&technique - I can't but respect and feel awe for this interpretation.My brain understands it and it stands still.But my heart goes to Kempff-as I grow I realize how composers like Beethoven transcend what we mortals deem "definitive interpretation", such things do not exist in great music. Deepest respect for GG - I can listen to noone else's Bach. But this doesn't work for me the way Kempff does. So be it.-
brisingr1021 1 year ago
Glenn Gould did things his own way, both at the keyboard and in real life. He had several health problems and imagined many more, and these took their toll on his life. What they didn't take their toll on was his genius, imagination, and innovation.
TomBarrister 1 year ago
Glenn Gould was a sort of outsider man. When you hear his Beethoven's interpretation, first you say : "Oh, no, the tempo is horrible, it doesn't works !" But Gould is not one of this pianists who played Beethoven as it was a miserable romantic compositor, who just knows how to make silly people crys, like Wagner. ( I'm a little naughty about him. He was a good compositor anyway. ) But, when you hear Beethoven, you have some visions that are unspeakable , and Gould knows how to transcribe THAT.
HenriNioto 1 year ago 2
Sadly, the lesser one's intelligence, the less they can appreciate one of higher intelligence...such is the case with Gould. Clearly, his interpretation of any given piece is extraordinary...
Thilindel 1 year ago 2
I think that I am biased towards Gould...., but this guy always amazes me, his originality, passion and technical perfection.
sanyihuma 1 year ago
il le joue très originalement j'adore, bien que kempff soit la référence!
trueandika 1 year ago
look 1:04-1:09 he changes by the tremolos the hands, and the tremolo does not get interrupted from its continuity. it is written like this in the music.. it is something very dangerous what he is doing there. ´cauz you may miss the tremolo, and by the 1:08 he makes allmost a mistake just because of the risk he takes. he masters this, and i am amazed to see something like this...this tremolo should be played on the right hand throughtout,´cauz its very dangerous in the GG way.
paganviodio 1 year ago 2
Good looking and a Genius?
Asshole.
ChoskarChulian 1 year ago
The talent of this incredible pianist has been huge!!! A pure genius!!!
iguarni 1 year ago
And yes, gould breaks tradition: 2:30 for example is amazing.
nicklewisatx 1 year ago
LOL, this is my benchmark for one amazing and unknown sonata. Gould is gold.
nicklewisatx 1 year ago
この曲は楽譜がありました！
koueiaheming 1 year ago
グレングールドのベートーベン初めて聴きました演奏するところも初めて見ました。
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歌いながら弾く変人とか言う人がいたけど演奏するところを見て本当に音を大事にする人だなあと思いました。
koueiaheming 1 year ago
If you look at the score he's playing it completely wrong, you can't give him credit for having a 'unique interpretation' because he's just ignoring what Beethoven wrote.
ewhguitarist 1 year ago
@ewhguitarist you realize that most of the markings in your score are not from Beethoven but an editor.
gphilipsparks 1 year ago 4
I love how he's sweating. His dramatic playing is not for show.
HailThyDrumKit 1 year ago
superb! i like it very very much!
unagondolaunremo 1 year ago
Gratitude et reconnaissance pour cette merveilleuse vidéo
antoinezygfryd 1 year ago
блистающее исполнение
denya133 1 year ago
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Ray0X0 1 year ago
字面相同，而意義更為豐富無窮！
LinTzuYoung 1 year ago
young Gould, very nice
jielunfan92 1 year ago 3
when was this recorded? beautiful song by the way
DarthGut 1 year ago
ahh, i love Glenn Gould. who cares if hes weird, its great. id much rather hear him play than some 4 yr old
TheHowardmoon123 1 year ago 3
love this, i played this before....wish i played it like this!!! love gould...bach esp!!!
spexxers 1 year ago
He's plays really well, but just a tad bit crazyy I think. :D
purplesoccerfrk1 1 year ago
he interpretates so freely... he makes every composition to HIS one.. without any loose of the piece... it's great... if i hear this interpretation and kempff's it's like i hear two dirrefent works.. SO I NEVER GET BORED =D
mees04101993 1 year ago 3
Gould and a glass of red and a comfy chair and some lamp light.
samcatsam 1 year ago 4
Anyone that hates a genuis of this caliber is jealous or ignorant.
Actually Glen has to be my favorite of favorites (gotta include Ogdon and Argerich in there) Gould though always 1/1000 pt higher score though. For another amazing treat pull up his youtube Moonlight Sonata clips. Third movement is inspiring.
TheOtherMusicMan 1 year ago
More often that not a comment praising Gould in any non-Bach repertoire will offend someone who doesn't subscribe to some of his "different" interpretations. But I must say that at the very least his work is fascinating; I don't think the world has seen a more uniquely brilliant and iconoclastic musical personality than Glenn Gould.
Of course, few should have such qualms here. For me, Gould's is the only Tempest.
OzzyKingofKings 1 year ago
Each finger has its own brain
SirNikro 1 year ago 5
I have to say i prefer the appassionata movement iii by horowitz better than the Gould version, but apart from that everything I hear Gould play is superb.
Witek84 1 year ago
I didn't know he was so handsome!
boyspuros 1 year ago 36
Glenn Gould didn't fuck around, that's for sure.
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ettml 1 year ago
2:34 pure terror
the passion & energy gould plays with is incredible. he can be the absolute best at beethoven
ettml 1 year ago
I haven't listened much to Gould playing Beethoven. He is and remains the best for Bach for ever. But his Beethovens are strange and special as well. For example the Appasionata, he plays totally different as usual, and I enjoy the most when Gould plays that piece.
BTW, I was ready to sacrifice my life to live just for one month like Gould...
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PJinBston 2 years ago
He plays it great!!!!! love whenn gould make some use of the pedal
Deimosxsz 2 years ago 3
Unconventional Beethoven. But electrifying!
Tdgonline 2 years ago 12
Gould is one of the most gifted Beethoven performers. You can play perfectly Bach AND Beethoven, one doesn't excludes the other you know. He couldn't play Prokoviev as well as Ashkenazy for example, but for Beethoven he was ''the man'' :)
minasgekos 2 years ago 3
I love Gould's Bach renditions but feel somewhat uncomfortable when he plays romantic music. The dynamics the crescendos, the tempo. It is not the classical Beethoven. But what is it then? When Gould plays Bach, he destroys the old and creates an overwhelming new magic. I cannot hear this here, sorry.
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wow what a great performance.
avrilrules96 2 years ago
Awesome performance once again from Gould.
Thanks a lot for posting this great music.
Jamesgs007 2 years ago
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PJinBston 2 years ago
You sound very pretentious and arrogant. It also strange how you spend half your post saying we should ignore the video and the other half explaining what is wrong with the video. Maybe you should be taking youself less serious.
gr0mithtimon 2 years ago 6
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PJinBston 2 years ago
i agree with you
almax84 2 years ago
Why don't you shut up and listen.
EMPERORMIKI 2 years ago
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PJinBston 2 years ago
And?
I doubt your views change with time.
EMPERORMIKI 2 years ago
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PJinBston 2 years ago
"I wrote nothing about his ego-driven acting (it's intended to convey the impression of a super sensitive soul? & therefore of a great performance?) A music video by its nature emphasizes the visual. But music is not visual. A musician's hands, their athleticism, can convince us of a musician's skill &, so, falsely of the value of a performance. We must ignore the image."
So again, why not shut up and listen? Or are you more concerned with the visual?
In either case a very bitter comment
EMPERORMIKI 2 years ago
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PJinBston 2 years ago
I think you do have nothing to say to me.
Sadly.
You asserted that Gould was an ego-driven "actor" whos "performance" was meant to give the impression of a "super sensitive soul" ... LOL. Never mind the actual performance, right?
Aimlessly bitter.
Granted such people do exist ... I however don't see how Gould was such a person.
EMPERORMIKI 2 years ago 2
shut the fuck up u cunt
charlieeloise 1 year ago
@EMPERORMIKI GG was in his own world. He didn't care about how other people feel about his music. Its about how he feels the music. The ego driven ones are those who really care about how people portrait him. To me, music is a drug to GG. With that, he was drugged by music, nothing else, so that he could forget about himself. He can't be ego driven.
terrygowork 1 year ago
Beethoven preparo la entrada al romanticismo,llevando la musica a sus ultimas consecuencias en logros inauditos.
paradoxicus 2 years ago
So good!!!
ArsenyKorotaev 2 years ago
Gould is amazing.
I'm 14.
17Paperclips 2 years ago
Your age seems completely irrelevent to me.
mahler151 2 years ago 4
In terms of what ... please don't say you're a republican.
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PJinBston 2 years ago
You're right. Looking at the video is very humorous, something that takes away from the experience.
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PJinBston 2 years ago
So in your mind arpeggiating a chord= a mannered performance? In context it is simply used as a means of expression. I wish the conservatory crew would quit regurgitating their professors opinions on Youtube and go make some music.
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commentstoidiots 2 years ago 2
the best interpretation I've herd yet
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I think this is just beautiful.
tenkafubu23 2 years ago
What an interpretation! I usually don`t like Gould`s Beethoven!
113AMG 2 years ago
Cheers Beethoven :O)
pervexpete 2 years ago
"Audiences
This video is most popular with:
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Male 45-54
Male 55-64
Male 35-44"
wtf?
Anag2080 2 years ago 2
normal for classical music, especially glenn gould
gr0mithtimon 2 years ago
i don't get it. i'm 18 and love this.
lucadepu 2 years ago 3
Where do these statistics come from?
joyleemorr 2 years ago
the header 'statistics and data' just below the video
gr0mithtimon 2 years ago
Let's just say that Mr. Gould was and is 'GOLDEN' and let the haters have their say. Everyone has an opinion, but the fact remains clear.......he was an amazing talent and many miss him. I love how he became what ever he played, simply amazing!!! Class "A"
sessahmaru 2 years ago 85
@sessahmaru i couldn't agree more. I think i understand what people mean when they say they don't like him. but there's no denying his grasp was incredible. his insight into the meaning of the music is almost a bit scary. he was just a completely unique human being.
eliasbb 1 year ago
Usually i complain that the socalled "greats" play too fast and loud but Gould is just fabulous and it works What a genius .
mclaire12
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nowhere near schnable
zamba00mamba 2 years ago
yes, it's a great inspiration for other pianists ....
freddyrabbitfoot 2 years ago
i'm no pianist, but, glenn gould is a huge inspiration! thanks for the wonderful video stravinskij0!
xxsamhalnxx 2 years ago 4
Fingers at 1'12 are not so special o_O
I don't get you
kiwi7480 2 years ago
he was supposed to use his left hand to play that highest note, thats it.
Ueberbacker 2 years ago
oh my God look at the fingers he uses in 1:12..........i can't believe this
0bambi0deer0 2 years ago 3
it's incredible!!!!
mymy9321 2 years ago
better generally or as far as this piece is concerned?
0bambi0deer0 2 years ago
The video is black and white. The sound quality is like mono from the 1950's
BUT. And this is a BIG BUT, this is the best on of the best version on youtube.
Thank you.
EricTheRed03 2 years ago 11
It's wonderful interpretation.
proksenia 2 years ago 4
Oh God how can he do this so fast!!?no this is really good....and the pedal at 3:40 is exactly as it has to be, and the broken chords...he is really very good...and he makes the right atmosphere...and the triplets very exact...kempff is not so exact
0bambi0deer0 2 years ago 2
This is a very good version I agree with you. But I'm sorry, Kempff in his prime was better.
EricTheRed03 2 years ago
How lucky that we have two perfect geniuses like G.Gould & W. Kempf to give us two sublime interpretations of this sonata. And they are all available for free... Let's not take this for granted!
musicdivinemusic 2 years ago 7
He plays the soul of the 'Tempest' sonata.
Wonderful and amazing.
syss127 2 years ago
I think Gould's playing is definately something to be respected, even if you don't like it, you can't knock the guy for experimenting and trying a fresh approach.
JacobRudduck 2 years ago 35
totally agreed. and for something more emotional let's hear kempff. You have to choose what player fill your feelings, no need to spit on the others.
Sparkenfell 2 years ago 15
I don't think Kempff's interpretation is more or less "emotional", both he and Gould play this piece with great emotion, it's just that the two both have different methods of bringing that emotion out in the music.
JacobRudduck 2 years ago 13
I actually quite like Gould's interpretation: it's a little of a fresh take on this sonata, I think.
(And I have to agree with all the back-chair-low-pain comments.) I guess we have out own playing styles... O_o
SeitanoShuuki 2 years ago 7
I have been playing piano for about 25 years and one thing you learn is everyone has their own way of interpretating a piece of music. No one but God knows what these musicians meant for it to be played
bubswood 2 years ago 8
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failed performance. bad articulation, bad interpretation. glen goulds interpretations of bach may be interesting but his work with beethoven is a joke.
nbenihana 2 years ago
And WHO ARE YOU that YOU know what is the right interpretation of anything? (not only Beethoven). Are you the God?
The only thing you can say is: "I don't like this interpretation" but no one can say: "This interpretation is bad"
horaacek 2 years ago 5
General estimations of music are subjective by nature, so saying "the interpretation is bad" just translates to "I dont like it". In my point of view this interpretation is not bad, but too self-aware for the spirit of this piece.
silex17 2 years ago 3
As much as I adore Glenn Gould's interpretations of music, I would have to agree with you. He plays it like a Partita. The song is nicknamed "The Tempest", and in translation: thunderstorms and rain, and chaos everywhere. I wouldn't say it's a failed performance, but I don't like it
asianboyproductions1 2 years ago 2
I detest Gould's "sewing machine soulless clatter" playing of Bach, but he brought magnificent technique and fresh new ideas to most other composers; this is no exception: this has flawless technique, riveting forward motion and a superb tension in the musical line, not to mention that we hear everything because of his superb use of pedal. He nearly always convinces me, even when I disagree with his interpretive choices.
billyguns2 2 years ago
hes dripping with sweat!
sondelachez 2 years ago
I can immediately hear what he is doing. And it works. I only wish the sound quality from these videos were better.
Ah, how much I would have loved to meet Gould, if I could have ever had the chance.
skg1991 2 years ago
I'm Canadian, therefore I'm partial to Gould - however Beethoven is my favourite composer, and I don't think he captured some of the GREAT things that stirred in the composers mind. The best recording of this sonata alone is from Helene Grimaud deutsche grammophon label CD is called "Credo" it's the best interpretation I've ever heard, capturing all the darkness and light it was meant to have.
insanecello 2 years ago
i could never sit so low
Raasd 2 years ago
Yeah my back would hurt like crazy within 5 minutes if I sat that low...
GeneralHobog 2 years ago
Summa Cum Laude
germanparrado 2 years ago
Wow, though his interpretation is far off the beaten path, it is refreshingly so. I cannot believe how effortlessly he plays some of those passages. It's unfortunate though that he didn't repeat the exposition. The movement doesn't seem carry the same amount of weight and force without it. Besides, we would have gotten to hear him play longer too.
tranquilasadove 3 years ago 4
With Gould I sometimes think his ecstasy is not related to the emotion of the piece but to the perfection of the performance.
I am sure he feels the music, only he does not want to unpack it or add his feelings to it.
Or something like that :)
PvdH65 3 years ago 4
ye he reaches perfection and then orgasm;)
just kidding ,probabely ur right ,because he was always trying to supress his feelings,either in music or life, back them up with reasoning and logestics!
amirmot 3 years ago
a great man thinks because he feels, he doesn't think to cover up his feelings and i do believe that glenn gould was the former
munkybrain 2 years ago 4
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Quelle horreur! Mais je n'ai jamais pu entendre glenn gould. L'interprétation de Brendel est le meilleure.
lyralary 3 years ago
like WOWZA. this man is heroic!
ilovetcpjg 3 years ago 4
man, i dont even know Gould recorded that sonata.
He has an Amazing technique. And one thing i love of him is his tempo. He doesnt go faster or slower sometimes (just the necessary) and thats perfect for a performer
Long live to the Genius
Troberschalt 3 years ago
although too short the introductory largo,it has the function of presenting the theme of the allegro and thus we find an alternate passing between stationary and action,meditation and movement,one of beethoven finest slow movements of any sonata,long live ludwig van
beethomozart 3 years ago
I'm not terribly keen on this, but given his later obsession with Bach, I was pleasantly surprised to see another side to Gould's playing! Many thanks for uploading this.
gwasbach 3 years ago 2
Best interpretation!!!!!
Great!5/5!!!
zongorista93 3 years ago 3
what a virtuoso... :) astonishing
CezarCimpeanu1 3 years ago 5
Veramente geniale!!!
Sissolina987 3 years ago 2
perfection
alessandro100000 3 years ago 2
C'est... une sensation. Indéfinissable.
chouquita 3 years ago 2
i really don't like when he rushes that fast through it
but the left hand tremolos are amazing
88jerome 3 years ago
This is the best interpreation of beethoven's tempest sonata. this video shows the glenn gould playing very sentimentally. there is also another video of the older glenn gould, playing the same sonata (tempest sonata) totally differently, more objective. that shows the artist's attitude changing towards his repertoire. the fact that 2 interpretations of one artists are that different is an enrichment for the listeners.
i consider glenn gould one of the geratest pianists ever
Wowa1575 3 years ago 5
Heh and he was an anti romantic but look at him. Hypocrite :p. Nonetheless this interpretation is the best I've heard of this movement as I previously stated.
PlatypusofCalifornia 3 years ago
Magnificent.
PuresMusic 3 years ago 4
il est en transe ? malgré cela, c'est magnifique !!!!
lulupiano 3 years ago
Leave it to Glenn to play it without the cross-over.
LMJ314142 3 years ago
Yeah what was up with that! His way has got to be ten times harder, I can't see the point...
Phyte 3 years ago
Damn, he makes me look so bad. XD
lisaxparanoia 3 years ago
Best 1st movement of this I've ever heard.
PlatypusofCalifornia 3 years ago 4