I came here after spending all day reading and writing about and discussing politics and economics. Within seconds, the genius that was, is and ever will be Bach had put the world to rights. There is harmony in the universe and Bach's music is my proof.
Gould was an excellent Bach interpretter. However, he was also very excentric. I'm sure he was told many times to not sing while recording, but alas, he still did.
i sadden at the thought that many many poor, poor people will waste their lives (musically speaking, at least) away totally ignorant of the beauty and passion of J. S. Bach
@LACO777alessio thats part of the beauty of being one of the people who knows.
Some people just don't know, and they will always be ignorant, but even if they were exposed to Bach, their ignorance would not allow them to have any sort of desire to understand nor appreciate, and thus they fall into the deadly trap of crappy music.
doomed to listen to lady gaga forever. sad story.
I've never heard this piece with Piano in it, just violins, this is great.
@caddencadden his natural talent, as you so aptly write, is wat made him special... and as for manipulating it? why in the hell not... if you've got it then flaunt it!! and most of us have peanuts for brains and no talent.. most perfectionists in the world of art will battle against the people around them who invariably only want to exploit said talented artists for their own gain..Hans Holbein, Fred Astair, Catherine Du Prés and dear Glenn to name but a few.. you sound jealous
@Shaywebber now thats complete bullshit, why would an orchestra ask someone to record a piece one night before the event? ^^ and what do you know about when he had the practiced the piece last time?
@machngunjoe... not odd at all if your know that his mother pushed him to be a singer before he showed his full talent for piano.. as a musician I often have other lines of a score going through my head whilst I'm playing my own line... but it's not possible for me to 'mouth' them as I play wind instruments.. . it's just how we all concentrate... very few sit doing nothing whilst they play!!
@AntiBaltak well I sort of agree but I have found other pieces by other composers over the years which seem to hit the right spot in my soul... I'm just grateful for listening to and playing, however badly, many of the classic works by our great composers.. but then, those I like and enjoy aren't always the same for someone else
@1Thompsonmusic . Body/facial expressions are typically a result of anxiety. Mr. Gould was very anxious when playing "live" and in front of cameras. This was a way of phycologically coping with his anxiety. While often viewed as strange or subject to criticism by other, this is not atypical behaviour; every person will exhibit some form of external release when anxious. I would also add that his is completely subconscious and Mr. Gould was never fully aware of it, including his humming.
@Frozentoes1 100% correct!! I just think it makes him seem less genius and more human. I'd have loved to have been able to see him live... I recently watched a film made of the recorder ensemble I belong to and was shocked to see some of my own actions whilst playing which I'd been unware of for years!! The profs are no different
Nice try, Youtube psychologist. When one creates music, paints, dances, or almost any other form or art, there is usually drive to use different tools to express the feeling you are interpreting into art. For example, if one is creating musical composition, they may use dancing, humming, drawing as supportive tools. Socially anxious person, like me, is more likely to be more restrained and embarrassed by seeming quirky when performing publicly, which harms performance.
@humppamonsteri If you are so certain of yourself, perhaps you could provide us with emperical evidence to support your assertions. Then again, don't bother - you are an intellectual lightweight not to be taken seriously as evidenced by your use of sarcasm when disagreeing with and addressing others. Should you be interested in educating yourself about Gould, I would suggest Glenn Gould: Music and Mind by Geoffrey Payzant. However, it may be too difficult for you to understand.
How I phrased what said was unnecessarily snarky, I'm sorry for that. I'm not questioning anyone's intellectuality, but personal experiences. I've met many people with general mental problems, drug and autistic spectrum problems and I have struggled with my social anxiety. I don't see direct connection with Gould's quirks while playing with anxiety here, even if he had such "problems". To me it very much seems living with the music and expressing it with whole body.
Oui! Avant de me dire que justement Gould aimait Beethoven, mais n'aimait pas Mozart, je vous le dirai. Ceci dit, je veux nuancer ça. Gould reprochait à Mozart de ne pas composer de la musique linéaire. Ce qui devait heurter ses valeurs, je suppose, mais je sais aussi qu'il admirait profondément les quatuors Haydn et d'autres pièces moins sensuelles mais cérébrales de Mozart. Gould se disait être un puritain mais dans le bon sens du mot. J'adore Mozart et j'aime Beethoven, donc je suis sensuel.
Gould est un génie. Il ne se compare à aucun autre pianiste ou même musicien. Il était comme Mozart, un démiurge. Cet homme intelligent et ayant des valeurs morales très affirmées qu'il imposait à la musique, était sans compromis. On a le droit certes d'aimer ou pas et même de détester, mais pas celui de cracher dans le potage. Ça me rappelle cette réponse de M. Yourcenar qui répondait à la question: Que détestez-vous le plus? « Ces gens qui adorent Mozart mais qui ne supportent pas Beethoven. »
His piano playing is like the 18th century guitar prodigy Wilhelm deCastro. And I must say his facial tics lack the tensile strength displayed by Football virtuoso Benardo Rothlisberger of the Pittsburgh Civil Chorale. Aside from that, I think we can send Mr. Gould straight to wardrobe.
@AlsatianCousin Indubitably, my good cousin. One must always be on guard for the "real" intellectuals. They skulk around the fringes of our pure minions, such as Gould, and proffer their so-called opinions in liberal journals such as the New York Review of Books. We are on to them, of course, and by standing Visigoth-like, these "barbarians at the gate" shall receive their come-uppance. Long live Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain and Alfred E. Neuman!
@badjaycl - it would remain most unfortunate from my meager dispassionate point of view if you were ever to gather the remains of your dignity by simply re-attacking your preposed disposition which was already false to begin with. Finland thanks you. English is my 3rd language so I can no longer be bothered, I fear I might be upper-handed...
@badjaycl what rot.... how on earth would you know how Wilhelm de Castro playing his guitar in the 1700's??? were you there??? and pleeeeeease....can we get through at least ONE day in our lives without having football, English or American, shoved down our throats?? but then that might explain your comments regarding Glenn Gould... jocks tend not to be very bright!!
@caddencadden No he never practices more than 3 hours a day. He said he didn´t need to play the piano to learn a piece and that he couldn´t understand how someone needs so much time to practicing. He spend month without playing, only playing the music in his head. Also he said that he didn´t really like the piano, because he couldn´t play the music as it was in his head. You can read this in the book: A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano!
Gould's playing is so moving because he was in touch with a Higher Energy. He was pure genius expressing the spiritual dimension through his piano playing.
Just to listen to Gould is a life changing experience.
@shaywebber The comment I made about Gould that he hadn't played the piece in a lifetime goes on the emperor concerto. Sorry for mistake.Only considering Gould's genius it could have been true in this case too !
@xtreamgamer100 well of course it was... but I'm betting the Egyptians and civilisations before them had their own music too only we have not way of knowing what it may have sounded like. but there is classical and classic depending on which part of the world you live in.. those of us in Europe are used to Bach, Telemann, Schubert, Purcell etc. but the Japanese and Chinese cultures have their own classics as to eastern europe, all of which sound a tad strange to our ears
FUCKING AWESOME! Music to sink your teeth in and refresh your soul at the same time. Like sucking up a thick vanilla poem shake through a huge straw...my taste buds are exploding rainbows of joy.
@EITrollo you might consider his/her remarks vulgar and unsophisticated but who really cares how he/she expresses themselves... it's just obvious they enjoy Glenn Gould's rendition of the Bach piece or just listening to Bach being played. I'm a classical musician and can empathise with likening listening or playing music to food stuffs or colours.. kesagatame obviously enjoys vanilla milkshakes (I prefer chocolate!) and any music appreciation can be likened to our favourite foodstuffs
@EITrollo what an incredibly intellectual piece of advice!! I guess you know all about being vulgar and unsophisticated. Perhaps YOU might consider that each of has the right to hold our own opinion, expressing them in our own individually unique (even you!) My advice you you? Get a life!
@suzeb50 not the most grammatically advanced sentence i have ever come across but i understood your point. you lose anyway. his comparison WAS vulgar and unsophisticated and your defense of his argument was weak. give up pal, you're not up to my level, just give up and enjoy your milkshake. *kisses*
You know, I love other genres of orchestral music (classical, romantic, impressionism, etc.). And I love jazz. And I love the best of rock. And I can appreciate some hip hop. But there's no music I love more than baroque. And there's no baroque composer I love as much as J.S. Bach. So for me, his is the best music of all time.
@TonyWRO Your point being . . . ? Ah, I see it now--that Glenn's genius wasn't limited to playing, he was also a genius at transposing, but you know those universal polymaths--they're simply the best at everything they do!
Gould way playing of Bach, although superlative in many respects, is outdated, just like the recording of Joachim's playing the Bach violin sonata... Scott Ross went as far as saying that Gould didn't understand Bach. At the time I thought he was clearly exaggerating, but I now have to agree with him ;-) For those in perennial awe of Gould, and who cannot stand any criticism: I have everything he ever recorded - and still listen to it with immense pleasure :-)
@JDawgBro86 That has to be the most retarded comment ever posted on YouTube, for so many reasons: deliberately typed with "I'm a mouth-breathing 14-year old who thinks I'm hot shit" spelling and grammar, no point to your comment, no telling what the hell you're trying to say anyway, and, from what little sense we can make of anything you typed, it's clearly disrespectful, ignorant of music, culture, and facts, and... should I go on?
@beakt No, don't go on. We already have a pretty clear impression of the arrogant, intolerant, and narrow person you are. JDawgBro86 is entitled to his opinion, and to express it, just as much as you are. Were you once ignorant of music, culture, and facts (and I am not agreeing with you that JDawgBro86 is) or were you born 'perfect in every way'?
@blakewater Got me. You're right. I was once ignorant of music, culture, and facts, and I typed comments like "dis sum dood got dieded and shiznit lol 4 realz" on videos of great artists performing their craft. Now that I've grown to be perfect in every way, I'm arrogant, intolerant, and narrow, and think that no one is entitled to their opinion or to express it. Good call! You're a great judge of character, even from reading just one YouTube comment, and you certainly put me in my place.
Glenn has given every note a lyric, thus keeping them distinct, even, separate. Genius in action. For the ignorant, it takes years of practice to gain great strength, control, to play Bach correctly.
i swear to god if a violin player ever says again that bach is his favorite im gonna fucking kill him PIANO DOES ALL THE WORK AND VIOLIN IS MERELY ESCORDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can you not love his obvious passion for the piano!!!! People that call him a freak just don't understand real talent and passion for the classical music!
@paulostroff99 Art Tatum's recording of a Chopin waltz reveals that his little fingers were not developed for classical music. In fact, the technique he used is called the 'bowling ball' technique because it emphasizes the thumb, index and middle fingers as evidenced by his endless use of pentonic scales. As spectacular as he was with his version of jazz piano, his is no match for the best of the classical pianists as evidenced by his atrocious rendering of a little Chopin waltz.
@josemagus -Pseudo intellectual responces are no match for the opinions of those such as Artur Rubinstein and other such experts on the subject.Rubinstein and other noted performers took in performances on Tatum whenever possible to so do.For the record A.R.was quoted as saying that if A.T.ever decided tyo take up classical piano playing he himself would give it up.A.R.had small stubby fingers It has also been said that of any music performing only A.T.stood out as a performer by himself.
@paulostroff99 It was V.H. that made the comment about A.T. ever deciding to take up classical piano, not A.R. And there is nothing pseudo intellectual about objective facts. The fact is is that A.T. never took up classical piano, and his poor performance of a little Chopin waltz proves it. He may be the king of his style of jazz, but G.G. is the king of Bach, etc. And name dropping the likes of AR is no substute for correct analysis.
@josemagus -No,He too may have made reference to it,but it was definately Artur Rubinstein who made that statement as well as attending every concert of AT wITH OTHER PROMINENT PIANISTS,composers and conducters of note.The name dropping slur does not detract from the fact that it was indeed A.R who made that statement.It was said that of all players of music that a.t was the only one in a class of his own on an instrument-period.
@angellikespie222 actually I was taught many years ago when learning to play music that if I could sing the piece then I could play it! If a musician rehearses a piece long enough, he'll eventually be able to sing it... I unfortunately need a little more time than Glenn Gould did to get a piece of music into my head! But I tend to 'sing' my scores just prior to a concert if only to get phrasing and timing correct
@ChlorineHeart his mother tought him to sing the notes when he was young...and he was doing that everytime playing...in other recordings you can hear him clear singing :)
Spellbinding performance. however, y'all ought to know that he's just channelling the energies contained in that chair. It's for a good purpose, i mean good music is good music, but how are you guys failing to see his almost palpable smugness as he DECEIVES US ALL
what a bastard.since his young age since 50 years this bastard can't play without doing the clown with his moron whores son mouth and lips.this man is an insane ill piece of shit full of arrogance as every classic musicians.glen gould you're dead and i am happy for that.piece of villain.placenta waste.
just one question to break up the long paragraphs... and its one question i hope someone will answer properly... why does the pianist's lips move? its like he's either 'singing' the actual song or he's feeling the emotion in the song so much he's quivvering?
Gould is famous for his "singing" while playing the piano. He often hummed along his playing. He himself said that without humming his playing wouldnt be that good. His mother used to let him sing while practicing during childhood and he never stopped doing it
What music. Please don't tell me this is not magnificent. Perfect
musicizzzzzzzzzzzzzz 9 hours ago
Amazing how far we have come as far as interpreting Bach and baroque music in general...
bersa888 22 hours ago
Bach is so righteous.
k89117 2 days ago
I came here after spending all day reading and writing about and discussing politics and economics. Within seconds, the genius that was, is and ever will be Bach had put the world to rights. There is harmony in the universe and Bach's music is my proof.
hardyfh1 2 days ago
is he chewing gum?
thedirtymeatball 6 days ago
why to sing while recording and not in concert? I m not a big fan of recordings when i can hear him singing in the bach !
I dont get it !
xbob1966 6 days ago
@xbob1966
Gould was an excellent Bach interpretter. However, he was also very excentric. I'm sure he was told many times to not sing while recording, but alas, he still did.
earwasel2 1 day ago
@earwasel2 maybe a bit egoexentric , i think bach would have deserve a better recording ;)
xbob1966 1 day ago
Glenn Gould is my idol.
leos1961 1 week ago in playlist БАХ
This sounds surprisingly good with the piano, but I still prefer the violin version
Bastro3000 1 week ago
Nice MALMSTEEN cover with classical instruments!! :D :P XD. just joking.
Claudioman2009 2 weeks ago
Only ONE Glenn Gould!! I know the angels are dancing in heaven!!:)
TheBachLife 2 weeks ago
This is Toronto Symphony
Thepro0000 2 weeks ago
Good piece I like 1:00
Thepro0000 2 weeks ago
Muchas gracias por compartirlo.
sirjuandabicho 2 weeks ago
Genius. Perfect. What a piece. Glenn Gould is the music he plays
musicizzzzzzzzzzzzzz 3 weeks ago
61 dislikes? Really!?...
rossignolmusic 3 weeks ago
Look as he mouths each note he plays! lmfao
xnarutoxxi 4 weeks ago
...And the man is not counting, or keeping time. He's reciting dialogue of the story he is telling.
milehighmayhem 1 month ago 5
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yankarushkausa 1 month ago
If you love this video have a look at: Well Tempered Joy
smfcohen 1 month ago
i sadden at the thought that many many poor, poor people will waste their lives (musically speaking, at least) away totally ignorant of the beauty and passion of J. S. Bach
LACO777alessio 1 month ago
@LACO777alessio thats part of the beauty of being one of the people who knows.
Some people just don't know, and they will always be ignorant, but even if they were exposed to Bach, their ignorance would not allow them to have any sort of desire to understand nor appreciate, and thus they fall into the deadly trap of crappy music.
doomed to listen to lady gaga forever. sad story.
I've never heard this piece with Piano in it, just violins, this is great.
SqueezeMyLemonBabe 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
@SqueezeMyLemonBabe I agree. Sad story.
LACO777alessio 1 month ago in playlist glenn Gould
@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Well, it's a piano concerto :D. (Although I'm sure it was arranged that way) - and I completely agree with you.
ImmortalSpecies 1 month ago
Glenn Gould is nothing special, he had a natural talent and manipulated it in the right way.
caddencadden 1 month ago
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suzeb50 1 month ago
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@caddencadden his natural talent, as you so aptly write, is wat made him special... and as for manipulating it? why in the hell not... if you've got it then flaunt it!! and most of us have peanuts for brains and no talent.. most perfectionists in the world of art will battle against the people around them who invariably only want to exploit said talented artists for their own gain..Hans Holbein, Fred Astair, Catherine Du Prés and dear Glenn to name but a few.. you sound jealous
suzeb50 1 month ago
baroque is bitchin
jrockhighscore 1 month ago
Comment peut-on ne pas aimer ce génie du clavier !
MrTIRILLY 1 month ago
@Shaywebber now thats complete bullshit, why would an orchestra ask someone to record a piece one night before the event? ^^ and what do you know about when he had the practiced the piece last time?
SiavashPiano 1 month ago
60 people are...they are stupii....forget it!
HemingwayPiano 1 month ago
I will never get over how he always mouths "something" while he plays...so odd
machngunjoe 2 months ago in playlist Piano
@machngunjoe... not odd at all if your know that his mother pushed him to be a singer before he showed his full talent for piano.. as a musician I often have other lines of a score going through my head whilst I'm playing my own line... but it's not possible for me to 'mouth' them as I play wind instruments.. . it's just how we all concentrate... very few sit doing nothing whilst they play!!
suzeb50 1 month ago
Thank God for giving us Bach! There is nothing else in life that can be compared to this masterpiece. All heaven lies in this music.
AntiBaltak 2 months ago
@AntiBaltak well I sort of agree but I have found other pieces by other composers over the years which seem to hit the right spot in my soul... I'm just grateful for listening to and playing, however badly, many of the classic works by our great composers.. but then, those I like and enjoy aren't always the same for someone else
suzeb50 1 month ago
"sem Bach, Deus seria apenas um mero coadjuvante"
LerryLand 2 months ago
So expressive!!! I love the melody. My favourite is 1:54 - 2:00...
1234factory 2 months ago
My thought: Amazing.
My 4 year old daughter's thought: How many violins do they need?
thenekom 2 months ago
No!
TheKoteche 2 months ago
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1Thompsonmusic 2 months ago
@1Thompsonmusic . Body/facial expressions are typically a result of anxiety. Mr. Gould was very anxious when playing "live" and in front of cameras. This was a way of phycologically coping with his anxiety. While often viewed as strange or subject to criticism by other, this is not atypical behaviour; every person will exhibit some form of external release when anxious. I would also add that his is completely subconscious and Mr. Gould was never fully aware of it, including his humming.
Frozentoes1 2 months ago
@Frozentoes1 100% correct!! I just think it makes him seem less genius and more human. I'd have loved to have been able to see him live... I recently watched a film made of the recorder ensemble I belong to and was shocked to see some of my own actions whilst playing which I'd been unware of for years!! The profs are no different
suzeb50 1 month ago
@Frozentoes1
Nice try, Youtube psychologist. When one creates music, paints, dances, or almost any other form or art, there is usually drive to use different tools to express the feeling you are interpreting into art. For example, if one is creating musical composition, they may use dancing, humming, drawing as supportive tools. Socially anxious person, like me, is more likely to be more restrained and embarrassed by seeming quirky when performing publicly, which harms performance.
humppamonsteri 4 weeks ago
@humppamonsteri If you are so certain of yourself, perhaps you could provide us with emperical evidence to support your assertions. Then again, don't bother - you are an intellectual lightweight not to be taken seriously as evidenced by your use of sarcasm when disagreeing with and addressing others. Should you be interested in educating yourself about Gould, I would suggest Glenn Gould: Music and Mind by Geoffrey Payzant. However, it may be too difficult for you to understand.
Frozentoes1 1 week ago
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How I phrased what said was unnecessarily snarky, I'm sorry for that. I'm not questioning anyone's intellectuality, but personal experiences. I've met many people with general mental problems, drug and autistic spectrum problems and I have struggled with my social anxiety. I don't see direct connection with Gould's quirks while playing with anxiety here, even if he had such "problems". To me it very much seems living with the music and expressing it with whole body.
humppamonsteri 1 week ago 2
Oui! Avant de me dire que justement Gould aimait Beethoven, mais n'aimait pas Mozart, je vous le dirai. Ceci dit, je veux nuancer ça. Gould reprochait à Mozart de ne pas composer de la musique linéaire. Ce qui devait heurter ses valeurs, je suppose, mais je sais aussi qu'il admirait profondément les quatuors Haydn et d'autres pièces moins sensuelles mais cérébrales de Mozart. Gould se disait être un puritain mais dans le bon sens du mot. J'adore Mozart et j'aime Beethoven, donc je suis sensuel.
Enad700 2 months ago
Gould est un génie. Il ne se compare à aucun autre pianiste ou même musicien. Il était comme Mozart, un démiurge. Cet homme intelligent et ayant des valeurs morales très affirmées qu'il imposait à la musique, était sans compromis. On a le droit certes d'aimer ou pas et même de détester, mais pas celui de cracher dans le potage. Ça me rappelle cette réponse de M. Yourcenar qui répondait à la question: Que détestez-vous le plus? « Ces gens qui adorent Mozart mais qui ne supportent pas Beethoven. »
Enad700 2 months ago
have a look The madness of genius Glenn Gould english version and for the french one go to Le génie et la passion
llockallon 2 months ago
His piano playing is like the 18th century guitar prodigy Wilhelm deCastro. And I must say his facial tics lack the tensile strength displayed by Football virtuoso Benardo Rothlisberger of the Pittsburgh Civil Chorale. Aside from that, I think we can send Mr. Gould straight to wardrobe.
badjaycl 2 months ago
@badjaycl - and of course you are trying to sound more intellectual than you are.
AlsatianCousin 2 months ago
@AlsatianCousin Indubitably, my good cousin. One must always be on guard for the "real" intellectuals. They skulk around the fringes of our pure minions, such as Gould, and proffer their so-called opinions in liberal journals such as the New York Review of Books. We are on to them, of course, and by standing Visigoth-like, these "barbarians at the gate" shall receive their come-uppance. Long live Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain and Alfred E. Neuman!
badjaycl 2 months ago
@badjaycl - it would remain most unfortunate from my meager dispassionate point of view if you were ever to gather the remains of your dignity by simply re-attacking your preposed disposition which was already false to begin with. Finland thanks you. English is my 3rd language so I can no longer be bothered, I fear I might be upper-handed...
AlsatianCousin 2 months ago
@AlsatianCousin Adios, my amigo, restez tranquil!
badjaycl 2 months ago
@badjaycl what rot.... how on earth would you know how Wilhelm de Castro playing his guitar in the 1700's??? were you there??? and pleeeeeease....can we get through at least ONE day in our lives without having football, English or American, shoved down our throats?? but then that might explain your comments regarding Glenn Gould... jocks tend not to be very bright!!
suzeb50 1 month ago
Love his face
dontpooponmeplease 2 months ago
Bach IS alive!
TheKoteche 2 months ago
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1Thompsonmusic 2 months ago
Best part 0:59
AmadeuSitoW 3 months ago
And I thought I could play Bach O.O
ABrangaswamy 3 months ago
drew carrey is so good in this!
spermfeather 3 months ago
this composition is fantastic
KenGold666 3 months ago
Glenn Gould must have practiced at least 10 hours per day
caddencadden 3 months ago
@caddencadden No he never practices more than 3 hours a day. He said he didn´t need to play the piano to learn a piece and that he couldn´t understand how someone needs so much time to practicing. He spend month without playing, only playing the music in his head. Also he said that he didn´t really like the piano, because he couldn´t play the music as it was in his head. You can read this in the book: A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano!
MaxDrexler91 3 months ago
Espetacular : D
KatDiamonde 3 months ago
Gould's playing is so moving because he was in touch with a Higher Energy. He was pure genius expressing the spiritual dimension through his piano playing.
Just to listen to Gould is a life changing experience.
Thank you, Mr.Gould!!
pianofloss 3 months ago
people who hate this are just jealous to not being able to play like that
Gontrandlefou 3 months ago
in touch with god
ryan5439 4 months ago
@shaywebber The comment I made about Gould that he hadn't played the piece in a lifetime goes on the emperor concerto. Sorry for mistake.Only considering Gould's genius it could have been true in this case too !
Shaywebber 4 months ago
Fact1 : Gould was asked to perform this the night before
Fact2 : He hadn't practised the piece for about a lifetime
Fact3 : He performs it like no one else can or ever could.
Conclusion : A treasure of a person who will forever be missed.
Shaywebber 4 months ago 47
@Shaywebber - Fact4 - Gould had played this zounds of times before.
AlsatianCousin 2 months ago
@Shaywebber Fact3: When Bach himself played this it would have made Glenn look like a novice
caddencadden 1 month ago
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fuck classical music.
EITrollo 4 months ago
@EITrollo fuck you
cenotosa1 4 months ago
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@cenotosa1 don't fuck with me, you fucking douche.
EITrollo 4 months ago
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xtreamgamer100 3 months ago
@xtreamgamer100 then fuck all music! (btw, that shit couldn't be more inaccurate)
EITrollo 3 months ago
@xtreamgamer100
Classical music is not the "first kind of music created" by a long shot, humans have been making music for thousand of years
carswell98 3 months ago
@carswell98 I agree only I couldn't formulate my words as well as you have. Thanks (*_*)
suzeb50 1 month ago
@xtreamgamer100 well of course it was... but I'm betting the Egyptians and civilisations before them had their own music too only we have not way of knowing what it may have sounded like. but there is classical and classic depending on which part of the world you live in.. those of us in Europe are used to Bach, Telemann, Schubert, Purcell etc. but the Japanese and Chinese cultures have their own classics as to eastern europe, all of which sound a tad strange to our ears
suzeb50 1 month ago
increible!! i love bach
amir82ify 4 months ago
FUCKING AWESOME! Music to sink your teeth in and refresh your soul at the same time. Like sucking up a thick vanilla poem shake through a huge straw...my taste buds are exploding rainbows of joy.
kesagatame 4 months ago 2
@kesagatame Hahaha yeah something like that !!!!!!!!!!! Words are not enough to describe such a beauty...
alex1414oploto 4 months ago
@kesagatame
Wow Spongebob. I didnt know you like classical music too!
tubulussinga 4 months ago
@kesagatame what a vulgar and unsophisticated response to a piece of spiritual and immaterial music. vanilla shake, what the fuck...
EITrollo 4 months ago
@EITrollo you might consider his/her remarks vulgar and unsophisticated but who really cares how he/she expresses themselves... it's just obvious they enjoy Glenn Gould's rendition of the Bach piece or just listening to Bach being played. I'm a classical musician and can empathise with likening listening or playing music to food stuffs or colours.. kesagatame obviously enjoys vanilla milkshakes (I prefer chocolate!) and any music appreciation can be likened to our favourite foodstuffs
suzeb50 1 month ago
@suzeb50 quit classical music, go work in fagdonald's or in a slaughterhouse. my advice.
EITrollo 1 month ago
@EITrollo what an incredibly intellectual piece of advice!! I guess you know all about being vulgar and unsophisticated. Perhaps YOU might consider that each of has the right to hold our own opinion, expressing them in our own individually unique (even you!) My advice you you? Get a life!
suzeb50 1 month ago
@suzeb50 not the most grammatically advanced sentence i have ever come across but i understood your point. you lose anyway. his comparison WAS vulgar and unsophisticated and your defense of his argument was weak. give up pal, you're not up to my level, just give up and enjoy your milkshake. *kisses*
EITrollo 1 month ago
3:12 HIPSTER VIOLINIST! ahaahahaha
pilotoatomico 4 months ago
Superb.Can this ever be better played. TY stephen for posting.
paulostroff99 4 months ago
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paulostroff99 4 months ago
Now that what I call music !
adrianjoshua1 4 months ago
BORGORE brought me HERE!
scooterporno 4 months ago
Magnificant!!! So much power and intensity... And a great melody...
1234factory 5 months ago
Anyone have and Grey Poupon?
Antiks72 5 months ago
You know, I love other genres of orchestral music (classical, romantic, impressionism, etc.). And I love jazz. And I love the best of rock. And I can appreciate some hip hop. But there's no music I love more than baroque. And there's no baroque composer I love as much as J.S. Bach. So for me, his is the best music of all time.
wordzly 5 months ago 15
@wordzly It's the same way with me. Usually I only like hip hop in a humorous way though.
SecondAgeOfReason 5 months ago
@wordzly If was asked, i would say excactly the same words. As if you are describong me. :)
fanioles 2 months ago
muito bom
edwyjunior 5 months ago
Bach foi o maior.
slim22rj 5 months ago
actually this is harpsichord concerto
TonyWRO 5 months ago
@TonyWRO Obvious comment is obvious.
VladtheImpaler31 5 months ago
@TonyWRO Sure! Bach didn't write for a piano, it has been invented a little bit later ))
sonako2010 4 months ago
@TonyWRO Your point being . . . ? Ah, I see it now--that Glenn's genius wasn't limited to playing, he was also a genius at transposing, but you know those universal polymaths--they're simply the best at everything they do!
edruaneinkerry 4 months ago
a genius
Stebanick 5 months ago
@Stebanick Yes, he was a sort of genius :)
dmitrit81 5 months ago
@Stebanick If Mozart was a genius, Bach is definitely beyond genius.
jayliew1 4 months ago
Actually It's Concerto For Violin in A Minor
JeremyBentham96 5 months ago
Gould way playing of Bach, although superlative in many respects, is outdated, just like the recording of Joachim's playing the Bach violin sonata... Scott Ross went as far as saying that Gould didn't understand Bach. At the time I thought he was clearly exaggerating, but I now have to agree with him ;-) For those in perennial awe of Gould, and who cannot stand any criticism: I have everything he ever recorded - and still listen to it with immense pleasure :-)
bersa888 5 months ago
It's bach a minor violin concerto :S
cellisto1995 5 months ago
@cellisto1995 Well, it's so complicated :)
lyue1996 5 months ago
@JDawgBro86 That has to be the most retarded comment ever posted on YouTube, for so many reasons: deliberately typed with "I'm a mouth-breathing 14-year old who thinks I'm hot shit" spelling and grammar, no point to your comment, no telling what the hell you're trying to say anyway, and, from what little sense we can make of anything you typed, it's clearly disrespectful, ignorant of music, culture, and facts, and... should I go on?
beakt 6 months ago
@beakt No, don't go on. We already have a pretty clear impression of the arrogant, intolerant, and narrow person you are. JDawgBro86 is entitled to his opinion, and to express it, just as much as you are. Were you once ignorant of music, culture, and facts (and I am not agreeing with you that JDawgBro86 is) or were you born 'perfect in every way'?
blakewater 6 months ago
@blakewater Got me. You're right. I was once ignorant of music, culture, and facts, and I typed comments like "dis sum dood got dieded and shiznit lol 4 realz" on videos of great artists performing their craft. Now that I've grown to be perfect in every way, I'm arrogant, intolerant, and narrow, and think that no one is entitled to their opinion or to express it. Good call! You're a great judge of character, even from reading just one YouTube comment, and you certainly put me in my place.
beakt 6 months ago
@beakt I had a great role model sir.
blakewater 6 months ago
Glenn has given every note a lyric, thus keeping them distinct, even, separate. Genius in action. For the ignorant, it takes years of practice to gain great strength, control, to play Bach correctly.
Thank you for posting.
gulleymusic 6 months ago
A delectable ethereal performance how Bach must have heard it in his divine ear
thethikboy 6 months ago
What is the pianist saying during the whole song?
Flockaduck 6 months ago
@Flockaduck He is humming the melody to himself..
mrjkdeyoung 6 months ago
i swear to god if a violin player ever says again that bach is his favorite im gonna fucking kill him PIANO DOES ALL THE WORK AND VIOLIN IS MERELY ESCORDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HaveFunTakingCrack 6 months ago
I am in love with that man and his way of playing. He is amazing.
gloeckchen93 6 months ago
55 people never learnt how to read music
ShaneRaweewon 6 months ago
If you are one of the 55 who dislikes this you should be very worried.
How can you not hear how great this music is.
Played to perfection.
Catherineone 6 months ago
genius =)
XxbambambxX 6 months ago
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XxbambambxX 6 months ago
How can you not love his obvious passion for the piano!!!! People that call him a freak just don't understand real talent and passion for the classical music!
lmgb1983 7 months ago
He's not a freak. He's a super-freak, he gets super freaky yow!
hybridfox 6 months ago
FREAKKK!
mikeflanny22 7 months ago
@mikeflanny22 better a FREAKK! than an ASSHOLEE!
zebbox 6 months ago
Only Art Tatum could play piano marginally better
paulostroff99 7 months ago
@paulostroff99 Art Tatum's recording of a Chopin waltz reveals that his little fingers were not developed for classical music. In fact, the technique he used is called the 'bowling ball' technique because it emphasizes the thumb, index and middle fingers as evidenced by his endless use of pentonic scales. As spectacular as he was with his version of jazz piano, his is no match for the best of the classical pianists as evidenced by his atrocious rendering of a little Chopin waltz.
josemagus 6 months ago
@josemagus -Pseudo intellectual responces are no match for the opinions of those such as Artur Rubinstein and other such experts on the subject.Rubinstein and other noted performers took in performances on Tatum whenever possible to so do.For the record A.R.was quoted as saying that if A.T.ever decided tyo take up classical piano playing he himself would give it up.A.R.had small stubby fingers It has also been said that of any music performing only A.T.stood out as a performer by himself.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
@paulostroff99 It was V.H. that made the comment about A.T. ever deciding to take up classical piano, not A.R. And there is nothing pseudo intellectual about objective facts. The fact is is that A.T. never took up classical piano, and his poor performance of a little Chopin waltz proves it. He may be the king of his style of jazz, but G.G. is the king of Bach, etc. And name dropping the likes of AR is no substute for correct analysis.
josemagus 6 months ago
@josemagus -No,He too may have made reference to it,but it was definately Artur Rubinstein who made that statement as well as attending every concert of AT wITH OTHER PROMINENT PIANISTS,composers and conducters of note.The name dropping slur does not detract from the fact that it was indeed A.R who made that statement.It was said that of all players of music that a.t was the only one in a class of his own on an instrument-period.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
Glenn Gould kept Bach alive!
gryderz 7 months ago 18
@gryderz Bach is already alive, and always will be.
Neonalfax 3 months ago 9
@Neonalfax no he's not, he died hundreds of years ago. Look it up if you don't believe me.
vymmas 1 week ago
Back know Glenn Gould will play his notes someday wowww
ThePickbigcat 7 months ago
0:35 - Looks like he is having a conversation with the piano!
1killo1 7 months ago
He was born to play BACH!!!
isabelprado1978 7 months ago
@isabelprado1978 Actually, bach is the reason why he became a musician. he loved music, and he loved bach.
TripleRhu 7 months ago
...um what is he saying...
ChlorineHeart 7 months ago
@ChlorineHeart Gould would sing what he played
angellikespie222 7 months ago
@angellikespie222 actually I was taught many years ago when learning to play music that if I could sing the piece then I could play it! If a musician rehearses a piece long enough, he'll eventually be able to sing it... I unfortunately need a little more time than Glenn Gould did to get a piece of music into my head! But I tend to 'sing' my scores just prior to a concert if only to get phrasing and timing correct
suzeb50 1 month ago
@ChlorineHeart his mother tought him to sing the notes when he was young...and he was doing that everytime playing...in other recordings you can hear him clear singing :)
So great !
kolopaper123 7 months ago
no one surpass gould's interpretation of bach's concerto
dlwangxiaohu 7 months ago
Owned. It's hope
cheppito 7 months ago
we love u glenn
Mw2M4oA3 7 months ago
Superb! TY G.G.One of the all time greats
paulostroff99 7 months ago
Spellbinding performance. however, y'all ought to know that he's just channelling the energies contained in that chair. It's for a good purpose, i mean good music is good music, but how are you guys failing to see his almost palpable smugness as he DECEIVES US ALL
jk Gould is awesome
BecuzIt 7 months ago
54 people must not realize it's todays mainstream music they should be hating haha
KelsoNfun 7 months ago 29
@KelsoNfun Agreeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
evaibohus 7 months ago in playlist Bach
@KelsoNfun Maybe they saw his face whilst he was playing..... he was a great pianist but I can't sand to watch him.
Thistlesifter220 4 months ago
@KelsoNfun Yes. Everyone should wear hats.
redkef 3 months ago
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what a bastard.since his young age since 50 years this bastard can't play without doing the clown with his moron whores son mouth and lips.this man is an insane ill piece of shit full of arrogance as every classic musicians.glen gould you're dead and i am happy for that.piece of villain.placenta waste.
anableps67360 8 months ago
chissa che steinway usa?
comunque credo il cd 318.
dipende da che anna è stato registrato
beethoven1357 8 months ago
i just noticed all of them are bald.........lol........
BTW i played this song on a international concur when i was 11...;)
BeautifulThrix56 8 months ago
Once you'll listen to his recordings, you'll want to listen to them over and over again :)
dmitrit81 8 months ago
I love him. He is always so amazing.
LucaPette 8 months ago
This was my first serious recital piece. I miss playing
leatherlaird 8 months ago
This gentleman plays like Bach did. What a privilege for us to hear how the maestro really sounded!
leatherlaird 8 months ago
At least we can't hear his inane humming.
chakani0001 8 months ago
the more I watch of this, the more I'm convinced that Glenn Gould consists entirely of badass in its most condensed form
ThatRachGirl 8 months ago
@MrAdamleightonfinger Very interesting information, thank you.
Capa1975 8 months ago
Why does he move his mouth like that?
yitzchak13 8 months ago
love the honesty with which he plays this, and all of Bach
oitotheworld23 8 months ago in playlist Classical
Excellent!
6347285 8 months ago
Can someone suggest a piano piece for me to play? I'd like to play something that's pretty, not too long and in grade 9 or 10.
MyTenToes 8 months ago
at 0:45 the pianist is SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOO damn funny!!!!
looks like George of the Jungle
Dano612B 8 months ago
at 0:45 the pianist is SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOO damn funny!!!!
Dano612B 8 months ago
yyyeeeeaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chriwch 8 months ago
No it's actually, the A minor violin concerto.
bshmooper 9 months ago
Is'nt this a transcription of the violin concerto in e minor ?
vvsivakumar 9 months ago
really greattttttt
101klaus 9 months ago
Nice...check out Pipixcan69 to see LAGQ playing Bach (rare video in You Tube)
Pipixcan69 9 months ago
cool, I love this very much )) miss times when I playing it ((
keti8liverpool 9 months ago
just one question to break up the long paragraphs... and its one question i hope someone will answer properly... why does the pianist's lips move? its like he's either 'singing' the actual song or he's feeling the emotion in the song so much he's quivvering?
TheRoseMusician 9 months ago
@TheRoseMusician
Gould is famous for his "singing" while playing the piano. He often hummed along his playing. He himself said that without humming his playing wouldnt be that good. His mother used to let him sing while practicing during childhood and he never stopped doing it