Bai ederra! Ezin da hobeto egin. Ez dago hitzik adierazten duena esateko: geldia eta sakona, koloretsua eta argia, emozioz betea eta emozioari eutsiz. Ederra, benetan.
what i like about gould's version is the sense that it's being improvised, spontaneously created in the moment by a träumerei-like muse borne of the cosmic ethers.
I read something about Gould and his humming....he only hummed when he felt that the piano he was playing wasn't transmitting the sound that he needed to hear and feel...in this recording, I am convinced it is Gould playing, even tough you don't hear him humming. The piano in this recording is spectacular and so, so perfect for the intermezzo, so Gould didn't feel the need to 'help' the instrument.
@khershner Gould learned to sing along from when he was still very young. Many pianists do it, and some advise it even to their pupils. There's even those who are so accustomed to their own humming, they can't hear it anymore. And as much as it is a bother, it actually helps to get a clear perspective on the music. The sound engineers did a great job of filtering his humming out, although matrasses work fine as humming absorbers too. I know, I've witnessed. :)
is it really gould? I have the record and it sounds different. And I don't hear he singing in the posted version, which is strange... Is it glenn gould?
@mmgcl This is definitely the Gould recording. It's quite unmistakable in its subtle retardations and accelerations. There is no humming on my recording either; not with Brahms.
@mmgcl Tell me the exact name of your record. I have ran into this issue in the past with the Goldbergs. On the original LP (at least the one I own) they use a different take for the Aria than they do on all the CDs of the same.
No, but it should not sound dragged nor being played at an unsensible tempo, just out of pure stubborness (this in reply to lewars; the poor, demented MrNoxi deserves no answer at all, does he..?)
, it seems that the notes float right up to infinity, somewhere in the Andromeda galaxy, Glenn is still playing this piece, we will be able to hear it, longtime after we died, Bhrams pour l'éternité...
@TheMrNoxi I love your post! Exactly how you expressed this music is why I love Gould more than any other pianist. His playing always sounds like he is playing for the stars as well as those of us on earth. :)
this glenn gould interpretation seems pretty remarkable:perfect timing,beautiful "tempo rubato" and as light as you can imagine and never hear by any other pianists who use to play the first brahms intermezzo more darkly and heavily...wonderful.
c'est bon pour le moral, ca me rappel à ibiza sur mon yaght. je plaisante! c'est mélancolique, on croirait qu'il joue en étant loin de lui, dans ses pensées. merci pour ce titre magnifique, je découvre
Au contraire, Gould aimait profondément cette musique comme celle d' autres romantiques tardifs (Strauss, Wagner ...) et effectivement son interprétation est magnifique, entre légèreté et profondeur.
cool ABA stuff
Bagas 2 months ago
Bai ederra! Ezin da hobeto egin. Ez dago hitzik adierazten duena esateko: geldia eta sakona, koloretsua eta argia, emozioz betea eta emozioari eutsiz. Ederra, benetan.
AneMendizabal 3 months ago
I was looking several months for this recording...Thanks for shearing!
mamerta78 5 months ago
all i can think about is the A section and it's resemblance to the theme of frosty the snowman
AvidHobbyist 5 months ago
Well..... I have no words so I'll just stay quiet and listen to this beauty..
love4nana707 6 months ago
what i like about gould's version is the sense that it's being improvised, spontaneously created in the moment by a träumerei-like muse borne of the cosmic ethers.
edkriege 10 months ago
This is just beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. The polyphony is gorgeous.
AidanNJ 1 year ago 2
I believe I can hear Gould humming around .26 seconds, 1:09, 3:38, and very lightly at other times. No matter it doesn't distract.
paflyfish 1 year ago
I read something about Gould and his humming....he only hummed when he felt that the piano he was playing wasn't transmitting the sound that he needed to hear and feel...in this recording, I am convinced it is Gould playing, even tough you don't hear him humming. The piano in this recording is spectacular and so, so perfect for the intermezzo, so Gould didn't feel the need to 'help' the instrument.
khershner 1 year ago
@khershner Gould learned to sing along from when he was still very young. Many pianists do it, and some advise it even to their pupils. There's even those who are so accustomed to their own humming, they can't hear it anymore. And as much as it is a bother, it actually helps to get a clear perspective on the music. The sound engineers did a great job of filtering his humming out, although matrasses work fine as humming absorbers too. I know, I've witnessed. :)
WilfriedAnonymo 1 year ago
This is, without doubt in my mind, the most perfect interpretation of this most beautiful intermezzo of all. Glenn Gould, RIP, and Herr Brahms, too!
khershner 1 year ago
Dark, clear, passionate. Thanks.
Paters1234 1 year ago
Glenn Gould is the best Brahms's interpreter. He retrained his emotion for the noble reason, like Brahms. I love Glenn Gould
terrygowork 1 year ago
is it really gould? I have the record and it sounds different. And I don't hear he singing in the posted version, which is strange... Is it glenn gould?
mmgcl 1 year ago
@mmgcl This is definitely the Gould recording. It's quite unmistakable in its subtle retardations and accelerations. There is no humming on my recording either; not with Brahms.
onegnometorule 1 year ago
@mmgcl Tell me the exact name of your record. I have ran into this issue in the past with the Goldbergs. On the original LP (at least the one I own) they use a different take for the Aria than they do on all the CDs of the same.
a1s2d3f4g5q1w2e3 11 months ago
In his heart of hearts, in his love of the North, his loneliness, his awkward humour, his concealed passion, he was the closest pianist to Brahms
dialecticon 1 year ago
@dialecticon
You are so right!!
terrygowork 1 year ago
too slow; even a slow movement shouldn't sound slow...
Barbapippo 2 years ago
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TheMrNoxi 2 years ago
@Barbapippo >>> I agree. A slow movement should really sound fast.
lewars1912 2 years ago
No, but it should not sound dragged nor being played at an unsensible tempo, just out of pure stubborness (this in reply to lewars; the poor, demented MrNoxi deserves no answer at all, does he..?)
Barbapippo 2 years ago
Barbapippo >>> I agree with you though
I'm not sure if it's just stubbornness or genuine eccentricity. I actually quite enjoy
Gould's playing of Bach's Well-Tempered
Clavier, though I just wish that he hadn't
hummed while playing them. I'm going to
watch "Glenn Gould's Toronto" which I've favourited on here as I know very little about him.
lewars1912 2 years ago
, it seems that the notes float right up to infinity, somewhere in the Andromeda galaxy, Glenn is still playing this piece, we will be able to hear it, longtime after we died, Bhrams pour l'éternité...
TheMrNoxi 2 years ago 14
@TheMrNoxi lol
newFranzFerencLiszt 4 months ago
@TheMrNoxi I love your post! Exactly how you expressed this music is why I love Gould more than any other pianist. His playing always sounds like he is playing for the stars as well as those of us on earth. :)
Cancrizans 4 months ago
The best Brahms untill today!!!
Si Glenn Gould n'en croyait pas ou non ilt ne fait aucune importance. Le résultat conte. Il joue Brahms le mieux.
gaugin1903 2 years ago 3
the only version i know of that underlines the polyphonic material in this piece. just marvellous playing
cluster976 2 years ago 14
this glenn gould interpretation seems pretty remarkable:perfect timing,beautiful "tempo rubato" and as light as you can imagine and never hear by any other pianists who use to play the first brahms intermezzo more darkly and heavily...wonderful.
berlinzerberus 2 years ago 4
c'est bon pour le moral, ca me rappel à ibiza sur mon yaght. je plaisante! c'est mélancolique, on croirait qu'il joue en étant loin de lui, dans ses pensées. merci pour ce titre magnifique, je découvre
besbar2000 2 years ago
On sent qu'il se faisait doucement violence en jouant une musique à laquelle il ne croyait manifestement pas... et pourtant, c'est superbe.
hedones 3 years ago
Au contraire, Gould aimait profondément cette musique comme celle d' autres romantiques tardifs (Strauss, Wagner ...) et effectivement son interprétation est magnifique, entre légèreté et profondeur.
apuland 2 years ago 3