@JohnEBPiano - Did I say "Best Glenn Gould documentary of all time"? -- a statement of monumental pomposity? I believe my exact words were "this one is my favorite" -- a statement not up for debate.
@erp65 Wow. What an odd response to such a benign, jocular comment. I'm so sorry I mixed up your words, but it was just meant as a little joke about the floating heads..
Loving this documentary so far; a million thanks to the uploader!
Also wondering whether or not someone may be able to help me: There's a piece starting at 2:40 in the clip that sounds unbelievably familiar, but I just can't place my finger on what it is and it's driving me NUTS. Anyone?
Incidentally, does anyone also know whether or not that particular concert recording is available to the public? It's kind of extraordinary...
My best guess is: Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini."
Don't know if Gould ever performed or recorded it, but he did write about his distaste for the bulk of Rachmaninov's compositions, the Rhapsody being one of the few he admired.
Hey, Joe. That footage of Gould performing Prokofiev's "Visions Fugitives" appeared on the "Glenn Gould Collection" VHS series (thanks to Sony, long out-of-print). I believe it was on Volume VII ("A Russian Interlude").
You might be able to find a used copy on Amazon or eBay. You might also want to do a YouTube search for Gould & Prokofiev. Someone might've uploaded the full performance.
Best Glenn Gould documentary of all time? Sure, but they get points off for the floating heads.
JohnEBPiano 1 year ago
@JohnEBPiano - Did I say "Best Glenn Gould documentary of all time"? -- a statement of monumental pomposity? I believe my exact words were "this one is my favorite" -- a statement not up for debate.
erp65 1 year ago 5
@erp65 Wow. What an odd response to such a benign, jocular comment. I'm so sorry I mixed up your words, but it was just meant as a little joke about the floating heads..
JohnEBPiano 1 year ago
Loving this documentary so far; a million thanks to the uploader!
Also wondering whether or not someone may be able to help me: There's a piece starting at 2:40 in the clip that sounds unbelievably familiar, but I just can't place my finger on what it is and it's driving me NUTS. Anyone?
Incidentally, does anyone also know whether or not that particular concert recording is available to the public? It's kind of extraordinary...
OzzyKingofKings 2 years ago
My best guess is: Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini."
Don't know if Gould ever performed or recorded it, but he did write about his distaste for the bulk of Rachmaninov's compositions, the Rhapsody being one of the few he admired.
erp65 2 years ago
No; it's definitely not that particular work. I know it very well, and I don't think Gould recorded it at all.
The piece sounds almost "classical;" I'd hazard a guess at Mendelssohn or Mozart or something in that vein
OzzyKingofKings 2 years ago
Back to the drawing board, then. Someone will hop on here eventually and dispel the mystery.
erp65 2 years ago
Knowing myself, it'll probably hit me some weeks later when I'm doing something completely unrelated to music. I *know* I've heard it...
If/When it does happen, I simply must get my hands on that live Gould; the playing is incandescent!
OzzyKingofKings 2 years ago
@OzzyKingofKings it's weber konzertstuck
ettml 1 year ago
Eureka! Thanks, ettml.
erp65 1 year ago
@ettml Oh goodness, indeed it is! I've not heard the piece before, but I think it (at least this clip of it's finale) sounds very Mendelssohn-esque.
Incidentally, do you know whether or not the complete performance has been released on any kind of sound recording? I'd love to get my hands on it...
OzzyKingofKings 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading!
athiria 2 years ago 2
What intensity! I love it!
kaypapademas 2 years ago
That's Glenn Gould -- where the Apollonian & the Dionysian meet.
erp65 2 years ago
A perfect way of putting it, yes.
Jitpring 2 years ago
I have to find to full video of that Prokofiev. Any ideas where it could be?
theoryjoe 2 years ago 3
Hey, Joe. That footage of Gould performing Prokofiev's "Visions Fugitives" appeared on the "Glenn Gould Collection" VHS series (thanks to Sony, long out-of-print). I believe it was on Volume VII ("A Russian Interlude").
You might be able to find a used copy on Amazon or eBay. You might also want to do a YouTube search for Gould & Prokofiev. Someone might've uploaded the full performance.
erp65 2 years ago
Thanks
theoryjoe 2 years ago 2
Awesome!
Laanen 2 years ago 3
I'll second that.
erp65 2 years ago