Invention 8 Bach by Glenn Gould

[jeanpearejimenez]

Cool Bach÷s interpretation @jeanpearejimenez

[xTetje]

I looooove to play this one <3

[ELFAN71]

the 7 people is fucking moron bitch!!!!!

[19koto98]

great!

[pianollove]

bağlar...

[Lieutenantkaiya]

It's like you're playing your own duet. AAHHHH my brain!!

[Joellabella247]

wtf...im supposed to learn this....ohhh hell naw! >:/

[brianwan333]

why does it always seem like some idiot comes to every video just to dislike it for no apparent reason?

[pbsclair]

such a beautiful little interpretation. but my teacher said "don't mind Gould - he was allowed to play whatever he liked - but not you!" so maybe I can't really follow his way exactly...

[JustPeopleShow]

wonderful

[Quikfingers]

What's the argument here? The inventions were written as technical exercises for Bach's students... so playing them technically is the goal here, it wasn't necessarily written with soul. Gould FTW

[nikkitytom]

I really like this interpretation. Not too fast. I can savor the counterpoint and pick out each entry.  I also like the deliberate bit of mischief here when Gould ignores the traditional "detache" eight notes and renders them legato.

I often get the feeling that Gould is having fun with us ... he was obviously aware of the Baroque tradition which allowed the perfomer great latitude in tempi and in adding .. or subtracting ornaments. The perfomer shared in the composer's creations.

[TRENDYPLACEBO]

@nikkitytom I totally agree with you, he brought a great sense of fun, even childish innocence to pieces that unfortunately, have become ponderously interpreted by boring so called purists.

[kekofull08]

Bravo!! 

[gatomjp]

Soulless.

[TRENDYPLACEBO]

@gatomjp Post your soulful interpretation, so we can all enjoy your amazing virtuosity

[gatomjp]

@TRENDYPLACEBO How silly. I don't have to be better than Gould to be able to recognize that others have done a better job at interpreting this music.

As a listener I have the right to make that judgement. To my ear his playing is soulless, compared to others I have heard. His technique is unsurpassed, there is no arguing that. But sometimes technique isn't all there is to it and I think he lost sight of the fact that just because you can play something super fast doesn't mean you should.

[gatomjp]

@gatomjp Or in this case, super PRECISE.

[TRENDYPLACEBO]

@gatomjp You know, I may have been quick to judge, I did not mean to offend you, you bring a very good argument, and I totally respect it. Friends?

[gatomjp]

@TRENDYPLACEBO LOL! Of course. Music is subjective. Everyone is correct!

[vakiP3]

i played this 2 years ago and thanks to this performance i won 3 place!<3

[pepitho]

Un genio, como siempre; un ser privilegiado, que trabajó duramente.

[puchalaka]

i wish i could play bach like that nigga

[cshargeit]

give credence to the composer. he had to be clever-- never to fast.

[Gt5dude99]

I am goin to play this in Norway competition and in Arbo Valdmas masterclass in Estland

[ansonyeung825]

the best interpretation of bach invention op.8

wonderful

[michaelboy999]

Check MINE TOOO

[jakiner]

i always hear this on NPR

[penguinluver996]

Trying to learn to play this on alto sax... great interpretation!

[Ayumura96]

Bach is a funny dude, i remember when my teacher gave me this song, i sort of laughed because the notes were too easy, but it took me a whole month to create the dynamics

[wasygirl]

@Ayumura96 well, you must be genius, cuz i took 1 month learning the notes....

[Ayumura96]

@wasygirl it depends on ur sight read ability...my tutor is a tyrant and force us to sight read 3 songs everyday...im no genius

[wasygirl]

@Ayumura96 lol...well my sight read ability sucks!! sorry if ive offended you or something :(

[mazockaa]

its amazing, the articulation on the scale parts.. just omg..

If i analize it, in the first part, he uses a lot of stacatto on the chord notes, even in the 5 and 6 measures, with a really good voicing on 9, 10 and 11 measures.

Then in the re-exposure he uses legato on the chord notes, and he creates and unexpected enviroment that blows my mind. hes just the greatest pianist interpretating bach!

[ShipsAreBurned]

@mazockaa his stacatto playing always blows me away

[mazockaa]

@ShipsAreBurned yea, its amazing

[debussyfreak]

I LOVE GLEN!

does anyone else hear how he sings along in the backround? lol

<3 <3 <3

[movielovercat]

Thank you for Uploading rare movie.

I added to my collection in the topic of this tune on my brog.

Thank you,

[chuchu2019]

ahaha! this is exiting! i'm playing this peice soon for a piano recital!

[pianovirtuoso1000]

Gould plays Bach Invention 8 just the way I want it! Not too fast, but at a moderate tempo and staccato.

[dropoutextreme]

@pianovirtuoso1000 I agree, but it's not staccato-- it would be considered non-legato.

[yakir11114]

this was my alarm clock in an old phone i had XD

it nice to finaly find the source of that tone .. and when you think of it, alot of tones used today in alot of different ways (alarm clocks, movies, toys and lots of other stuff) or even most of them, are actually classical symphonies like bach , mozart, beethoven and so on.. so they still have a very significant impact on the sounds we hear today, not only those of us who like to listen to classical music.. but everyone

[raoulhery]

bach the true genius who opened the way to mozart, chopin and the others

[sweetevilproductions]

what I think what is very funny is that my piano teacher told me I have to play the 16th notes legato and the 8ths notes staccato and that should be the traditionaly way, but glenn gould does it the other way around :p

[Avon45]

Oh boy... As if it is important how much time it took for any of you to learn it. By the way, I would probably need a month or more to learn it. :-P

[pbsclair]

his playing is slower than some other versions so I came to check the speed. ranges between 96-104. that's still very fast compared to the speed I got myself up to right now :( i hope if I can get up to Gould's speed then the examiners won't think it's too slow. need more practice!!!

[AugustFreestyle]

Mister Gould was a special guy. He once said that everybody thinks Mozart died too early, I however think he died too late!

[crazytacoburger]

hmm.. I really like his interpretation but I listened to this (which I just recently finished) and 4 (which I'm just now learning) and his tempo is backwards of what my teacher told me to do, he played 4 quite fast and 8 slower, hmm...

[Darkboy2525]

This tempo is indeed brilliant ! ... brilliand !

[234russell]

i finished this in 1 month

when i have only 12

[thegoddescomposer]

@234russell lol i just read it and play it in one day .... 

[agentdarkboote]

@thegoddescomposer , @234russell

We're all so proud of you both.

[hellboyreloaded]

@234russell First, what you want to hear:

Oh you are a genius!!! You had 12 and learned this in 1 month??? WOW!!!! I can't believe it!

...

Now, back to the reality: Serious,This is a very easy piece, and is required when teaching children, i can't believe you took so much time learning this, when is a very easy piece, 1 month?, I believe to thegooddescomposer, because i learned this in 1 day, too, but i'm not like you "Oh look at me 1 month, 12..." Pfff...

[Tedsta101]

@hellboyreloaded Well I'm sure he problably learned it in less than a month. I think it just took him a month to perfect it

[hellboyreloaded]

@234russell Lol nice comment you sent me to my channel.

..

Dejame en paz? ...Deja de molestarme? Tan solo te respondi una vez, y fue la verdad, pudiste haber aprendido esta invencion en 5 minutos, sin embargo una cosa es saber las notas, y otra muy diferente es interpretar.

Otra cosa, me estas amenazando con malograr mi computadora, me dices que me "vaya cuidando"? Oh... por favor no me asustes... que miedo... -.-.

[SROdude]

does anyone else find this piece surprisingly challenging?

[Blugrazz]

Yes!

[SROdude]

@Blugrazz haha good, I thought I was the only one.

[leekoenig]

@SROdude lol I know this is not a great answer, but yes, sometimes I sit down and it really is not there for me. Other days I play it very well. :>

[anduril9969]

@SROdude Yeah, but in kind of the opposite way. You say you find it challenging to play. I did not find it so challenging, but when I play it, it sounds so much simpler than it is.

[xTetje]

@anduril9969 exactly. You think; ooh that's not that hard, but the song is pretty technical.

[oznob64]

@SROdude no its the easiest invention from Bach

[wyssi]

@oznob64 ? what about the first one?^^

[mandril1970]

... the left hand, is the left hand...

[OceanderTethyseus]

i heard he took the cushions out of his chair so that he could blast farts with ever greater velocity.

[KABRIS1]

Glenn Gould is above critique.

[6au6ci]

je joue aussi cette musique mais j'avoue que l'entendre sous ce jour-là m'impresionne. bravo !

[metowemusician]

@basic storm

He can play all twenty sinfonias perfectly in one sitting .unless you can do better,don't make fun of him.

[metowemusician]

@the Jack wack

What piano grade r u in?how old r u?

I learns this piece last year

[TheJakwak]

oh yay! i'm not the only one playing at this speed. =] this is so good!

[Jen4broadway]

Does anybody know what speed he is playing? Thanks!!

[nmvdw]

@Jen4broadway I guess around quarter=100.

[BassicStorm]

Gould sucks!

[BassicStorm]

bad

[Orchidbeautyful]

its too spicatto and he changes colors.

[b0ttomzone]

@Orchidbeautyful spicatto? Is Gould playing a violin here or am I going deaf?

[ThePao95]

Genio.

[anyong29]

Nice nice ^^

[bidibid88]

a ver a ver. y eso que tiene de cabeza hueca ehh?!?!?... para mi, en la música de verdad, la apariencia no tiene nada de importante, si asi fuera, no admiraria a emil gilels por ejemplo!!, ademas, que tiene, si es verdad que se ve muy bien en trajee!! se me hace increible que a parte de el grandioso musico que fue, se veia muy bien!! yo creo que estas celoso!!!

[valdezmiguel2]

punta los mama!

[bidibid88]

amo su estilo desaliñado, pero al mismo tiempo muy formal y sexy... y claro! su forma de interpretar tan humilde! es todo un músico!!

[luahaceboo]

I love this invention, and I love how he plays it *-* it looks easier than it really is xD

[lamornablue]

There is already a wonderful film in existence called 'Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould' (1993) with Colm Feore in the title role - he is excellent. Would like to keep Jim Carrey, as anyone who loves and values Gould would do, from ever playing Gould - away altogether - in another galaxy perhaps - far far away.

[username1p]

Jim Carry should do a movie on this man and his passion.

[violatione]

Oh my GOD! You're a fucking genius!!!!!! You should e-mail James and tell him.

[godsloved3]

lol all pianist movies are terrible unless the actors can actually play. because they are all bad fakers

[Kraviotho]

Glenn Gould=handsome man+pianist´s talent

[keatsrivas]

Very well job done!!! And Connie 3112, CONGRATS!!

[chris80cbg]

i think they just through that in because they had feel in the time gap of the song being played.

[gymgymgymgym]

whats the chair at 0:17 ?

[twolegsnotail]

that chair is the only chair Gould would sit on at the piano, he took it everywhere with him and used it well after the very seat cushion was worn off. His father made it for him by cutting off nearly half the length of the legs and rigging up little adjustable rubber tips. Genius like Gould. Just Google the words Glenn Gould's chair and see what comes up but it's better to read one of the biographies. He was fascinating.

[Tunyman]

one of the best musicians of all time :D

[stagesix6]

i played it long time ago. but i prefered it faster and more legato. but this way is good too

[PianoCedric]

i like this interpretation of him very much.

it's not too fast as the others and his articulation is just great.

(cmon lets criticize me, cause i've wirtten my opinion.)

[oaoJ69Joao]

@PianoCedric Articulation of Glenn is always Perfect!

[Millssj]

i like how he expresses the harmonies.

[connie3112]

I am playing this piece and won using the piece Glenn Gould did. It is a role model for people that are learning this. I am going to Cornegie Hall to peform just because of listening to this, I won. I love this.

[connie3112]

the speed is perfect. everything is perfect. nothing is wrong. I love it.

[boscow1987]

THE Canadian Master

[Un1234l]

I've been learning this recently. I was motivated after listening to a Glenn Gould recording. I haven't listened to the recording since I started learning it, and now that I can play it somewhat proficiently, listening to this showed me how much I have to learn.

[Ltlevim]

I'm also learning this piece for college auditions, and I would be lucky to get it half as good as he does it.

[metilhed001]

A Canadian master

[username1p]

The "chair" Not the "Chair" I can't believe the framed it. Ha!

[GGrindelwald]

y pues yo no te habia puesto ni un comentario (en este video) pero se me hace que vas bien.

has videos de otras cosas

[Pelinnor]

jajaja que va bien? uno de los pianistas mas famosos dl mundo?

[ccylau]

I think the speed is perfect. Often, this song is played too fast, because many pianists find the change between staccato and legato very difficult. Not only does Glenn Gould perfect this, he adds his usual flair! He is truly amazing.

[jeangorin]

Glenn Gould ? un magicien !

[4isawesome]

Too slow.

[Pelinnor]

the rythm is perfect dude

[4isawesome]

I'm not complaining about the rythm, its the tempo that I don't like, obviously.

[losberju]

Me acostubré a su tempo y pulsación y se me hizo muy difícil acostumbrarme a otra cosas. Aunque claro, siempre hay excepciones...

[biki89chan]

2do video, vas bien yoyo, se nota que admiras a glenn pero recuerda que YO fui quien te mostro un video de el por primera vez XDXD, te cuidas y te portas bien, recuerda practicar y cuidar tu ritmo