Does anyone have a Glenn Gould recording of the Sonata in E major L23? I would love to hear it. Nothing better than hearing it from someone who has passion for the music of that era. I heard his playing of English Baroque masters and it was like a shower of light on a darkened room, amazing. I'm sure his Scarlattis would be so much more palatable than this icy cold version by Gieseking, no disrespect intended.
the aboce remarks on the EMI Mozart cycle are a bit snotty. So what if somebody turned the pages and so what if he was reading from the score. I thought that those recordings exposed all of gieseking , very excellent and ice cold
I am writing to you since I am looking for a cover photo of a deleted CD of Walter Gieseking, in which Gieseking is sitting in a stool by his piano wearing his typical hat. In this cover photo, he has his legs crossed and he is smiling. The cover photo shows him in full body.
I would be grateful if you could tell me about the label and catalogue number of the deleted CD.
re Gieseking's Mozart recordings - these are not all up to his stratospheric standard... some of the sonatas and variations on EMI sound as though he was sight reading them, do they not? and every movement is done with in 3 minutes, as he ommits the repeats. OTOH, the concertos (9, 23, 24 in particular) are absolutely incomparable
I agree with you, his recordings of the Concerti are more successful than some of the Sonatas...but we have to remember that he was one of the best sight-readers of the 20th Century (or *any* century)! ;-)
@punkpoetry Yes, in fact many of these Mozart works were first-time readthroughs.....I spoke with the late Ronald Booth, one of Gieseking's last pupils and acquaintances at the Hanover Conservatory. Gieseking had an assistant silently flipping the pages at the sessions.
Thanks for this bit of information! Do you happen to know what impelled a pianist of Gieseking's level to such questionable practice? Contractual obligations? financial difficulties?
I remember my dissapointment with Gieseking's Mozart sonatas cycle after hearing so many recordings of pure genius from him...
@punkpoetry Well, the likeliest hint is that EMI planned to record & release the complete Mozart set for the composer's bicentennial (1956). It first release was a deluxe 13-record gift box.
Does anyone have a Glenn Gould recording of the Sonata in E major L23? I would love to hear it. Nothing better than hearing it from someone who has passion for the music of that era. I heard his playing of English Baroque masters and it was like a shower of light on a darkened room, amazing. I'm sure his Scarlattis would be so much more palatable than this icy cold version by Gieseking, no disrespect intended.
tuberobotto 1 month ago
the aboce remarks on the EMI Mozart cycle are a bit snotty. So what if somebody turned the pages and so what if he was reading from the score. I thought that those recordings exposed all of gieseking , very excellent and ice cold
bonsema1 6 months ago
@bonsema1
we seem to hold different views as to what constitutes "all of gieseking", which is fine
punkpoetry 6 months ago
I am writing to you since I am looking for a cover photo of a deleted CD of Walter Gieseking, in which Gieseking is sitting in a stool by his piano wearing his typical hat. In this cover photo, he has his legs crossed and he is smiling. The cover photo shows him in full body.
I would be grateful if you could tell me about the label and catalogue number of the deleted CD.
gieseking56 7 months ago
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vivaelbarroco 7 months ago
What a wonderful find. I had the 78 rpm recordings many years ago and have never been able to find them on more modern formats.
It was inspiring to hear them once again
alcaig31 1 year ago
Maria Tipo, 1955 Recording - Sonata in E major, L 23 -
watch?v=W36TLZtEizI
thanks and regards to all
classicvinylbiz 1 year ago
Thanks! Never heard these before.
weikko79 2 years ago
Thanks a lot! I didn't even know that he recorded Scarlatti...
pianopera 2 years ago
Thank you for sending it.I guess you love his Scarlatti more than his Mozart ;-) Really beautiful playing....! Thank you for posting it.
morinoroba 2 years ago
@pianopera
re Gieseking's Mozart recordings - these are not all up to his stratospheric standard... some of the sonatas and variations on EMI sound as though he was sight reading them, do they not? and every movement is done with in 3 minutes, as he ommits the repeats. OTOH, the concertos (9, 23, 24 in particular) are absolutely incomparable
punkpoetry 2 years ago
I agree with you, his recordings of the Concerti are more successful than some of the Sonatas...but we have to remember that he was one of the best sight-readers of the 20th Century (or *any* century)! ;-)
pianopera 2 years ago
@punkpoetry Yes, in fact many of these Mozart works were first-time readthroughs.....I spoke with the late Ronald Booth, one of Gieseking's last pupils and acquaintances at the Hanover Conservatory. Gieseking had an assistant silently flipping the pages at the sessions.
nnwahler 1 year ago
@nnwahler
Thanks for this bit of information! Do you happen to know what impelled a pianist of Gieseking's level to such questionable practice? Contractual obligations? financial difficulties?
I remember my dissapointment with Gieseking's Mozart sonatas cycle after hearing so many recordings of pure genius from him...
punkpoetry 1 year ago
@punkpoetry Well, the likeliest hint is that EMI planned to record & release the complete Mozart set for the composer's bicentennial (1956). It first release was a deluxe 13-record gift box.
nnwahler 1 year ago