Glenn Gould plays Berg Sonata for Piano Op 1 (1/2)

[MrFranzParker]

Berg is interesting because he found melody in abstract while Schoenberg didn't find nothing in his claim of create something new.

[Aydam161]

@MrFranzParker I'm sorry, but you couldn't be more wrong about Schoenberg.

[MrFranzParker]

@Aydam161 it was a joke

[martimtavares]

thanks to Glenn Gould many people's ears were opened to new types of music. Not only the Vienna trio, but also Krenek for example...

[stormyhawn]

I am not a huge fan of the second Viennese school, but I am a huge fan of Glenn Gould and he championed this piece tirelessly. He made several commercial recordings of it, and it frequently appeared on his concert programs while he was still touring. If an artist of Glenn Gould's stature thought so much of this composition, there must be something to it. Listening to it while following the score sheds new light on this thorny piece, and only increases my admiration for Gould's musicianship.

[GrauenausderTiefe]

I love uploads with the score !

[threviatghei]

Si vabbè devi essere tipo sordo per preferire pollini a gould cioè, ripiegate sulla pittura che magari vi va meglio :|

[pooptf2]

Brilliant

[rezmogm]

Not Gould's best work-and I'm a fan of his. He doesn't seem to really hear it.

[Frozentoes1]

@rezmogm Glenn Gould knew more about the Second Viennese School than most scholars who specialized in the SVS. His incredible memory and sensitive ear made him a consummate interpreter of the works of Webern and Schoenberg. As such, I am at a loss as to how you could state that he "doesn't seem to really hear it." Apparently, you don't seem to hear what Gould has accomplished here. The proof is in the recording.

[2persimmon1]

Awful, as usual with most of his non-Bach interpretations. I had to turn the voice off to complete this comment...

[4785689]

pollini rulez

[Ellinidara]

Insuperable.

[cattleman6420012000]

Very interesting to hear this. Beautifully played by Gould.