Glenn Gould plays Mozart sonata no 10 in C major K330 (1/3)

[MultiSongbird12]

Sorry RobinSaikiaMovies but Gould disliked Mozart. According to Gould, Wolfgang's compositions were not "contrapuntal" enough for him. Check it out for yourself in his own words: GLENN GOULD, A State of Wonder, The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981, disc 3.

Gould's artistic genius needed the challenge of contrapuntal intricasies. He found the lack of this component missing particularly in Romantic compositions such as Chopin & Schubert and thought this music to be superficial.

[xpliu16]

I've listened to this version first which may be why I prefer it over Horowitz. Horowitz is indeed very rhythmic, graceful, and glistening. This is more introspective and lyrical, which is very surprising because as someone pointed out, in another recording Gould had played this piece very fast in a manner that did sound like Bach. People who think that classical musicians are just remaking dead music should experience how differently the same piece can be played.

[tapaddtiiiii]

I've always held Glenn Gould in high respect, but listening to his rendition after listening to Horowitz's..

People, go listen to Vladimir Horowitz playing Mozart's Sonata in C Major K330

[BeBopDeluxe85]

@tapaddtiiiii Please, go listen to Horowitz's k 333, third movement and compare it to Gould's.

[spectator613]

this is like a dead fish compared to Horowitz.

[mmeche98]

i study this one now, but i play it a bit different...

some of the stacatto i play legato . is this from the peters ?

[mmeche98]

i study this one now, but i play it a bit different...



[erken]

Glenn Gould has his very weird ways. This recital is slow. Yet in one of his recordings, he plays it hellishly fast. That's a flexible pianist. :D

[RobinSaikiaMovies]

GG didn't hate Mozart's music. He loved it - as is witnessed by this recording. What he loathed - quite rightly - is the way in which Mozart is prettified and sterilised by succeeding generations of critics and performers. Gould and Mozart were both iconoclasts. There are striking similarities to be seen in these two, both as stratospheric keyboard players and as fellow men.

[adamobarca]

@RobinSaikiaMovies well said Robin!

[juanmlleras]

@nyc11104 No way. If you discard preconceived ideas it will sound beautiful to you. Just listen without comparing and you will see the magic of Gould, who hated Mozart's music, by the way.

[xpliu16]

Long ago, I misplaced a CD with this version of it and was very sad until I saw another CD collection with Gould playing this and bought it. Was disappointed to find that on that CD he played to his stereotype - really fast, pounding and about 25% shorter of a track! So I wonder if his thoughts on Mozart changed with time.

[foxlight3]

Nice, a new discovery for me.

[IpsaPaphum]

Goulden Mozart!

[nmrd123987]

Played this Sonata a couple of years ago:D

[Daartan]

I'm genuinely surprised to hear him take mozart seriously

[dinastein44]

Glenn Gould was not being quite truthful, I believe, when he said Mozart was overrated or words to that effect. This version has such a lot of love, sensitivity and temperament in it, it's impossible to believe he didn't like what he was doing. Moreover it doesn't remind in the least of his Bach versions, like a lot of people claim of his Mozart interpretations.

[JSBachLover]

I agree.

[fairlytaleofnewyork]

I totally agree with you. I love this piece and I ADORE Glen Gould.

[Pianofy]

@dinastein44 Compare this to Horowitz version and you'll hear it

[alexjrmarino]

@Pianofy music should not be compared and all great pianists are against competitions,horowitz is one of my fave and i think gould's sticking to the mozart-sweet thing, and horowitz is just about the improvisation. So it's a matter of taste really..

[Liptonater]

@dinastein44 Wouldn't you say so? i think it does remind of his bach, showing us his endless quest for counterpoint..

[JSBachLover]

Fabulous!