how strange to hear a completely deadened small room close-mic'd sound from an orchestra, utterly dry, no ambience or audience. Glenn is the man. I seem to remember a late 1970's movie "The Competition" where Amy Irving smacked up Richard Dreyfus with her Rach 3 or something vs. his Emperor. And in his pretend-Emperor, at those suddenly-slowed chords at the end of the piano's first solo Richard got all actor-y imitating actual piano playing, was hilarious.
That stool, that immediacy with the keyboard, his seeming unease and his complete knowledge of the score seen in his self-conducting ... it is a wonder to watch this Candadian genius of music, Glenn Gould, perform live.
Does somebody noticed? This guy has an alien inside just laughing of master works of music. Of course he was prety talented, but in a certain point of his career he stoped being completly himself. Just see his W.C. sit down style in 1:57, see the tic in his mouth while he´s playing, see the "self conducting" of this kind of "musical arm fo Charles Manson´s Club".
What in the world does the grotesquery named "Parabens Lota!" have to do with either Beethoven or Gould? Why soil such geniuses with that garbage? Shame on whoever decided to post that here!!!!!
How insane would it be to watch Beethoven play the piano part, and then jump up and start conducting the rest of the musicians.. I know he was virtually deaf at the time which would make it that much more amazing to see
@calico992 There's a few recordings of Gould playing Emperor, and they all sound like he's mocking it as he's playing. I love Gould's Bach, but I can't stand his middle Beethoven, as Gould himself couldn't. Check out his recording of Appasionata to see what I mean, he plays it like a farce, because that's what he thought of it. He even pointed out in one interview themes from Emperor that he thought sounded ridiculous. (Not that I share his opinion, on the contrary...)
I have listened to the 25 most famous piano concertos. This is is best because it full of beautiful music segment and is never boring. Other piano concertos may have nice parts but also boring stuff. This piano concerto has none boring moments and is a Masterpiece.
@zombiesarehandsome Not to criticize your taste, but have you tried listening to any of Rachmaninov's concertos or Grieg's? Also your comment doesn't really delve that far into how other piano concertos had "boring stuff". How so? What characterizes boring to you? Beethoven, for all his genius, falls into a lot of patterns which I myself find boring. I find that his piano sonatas are so much more inspired than his piano concertos.
This a gem... no frills: an orchestra intent to play, as they can, just their very best; a conductor that knows what he's about (no theatricals) and a pianist who is just, probably, the best I have ever seen or heard - just living and vibrating the piece. BRAVO!!
Glenn Gould is the Anne Sophie Mutter of the piano. Too much performer's liberty. Although I'll admit that Anne Sophie Mutter strays much more than Gould still that little wait for something different is distracting.
Typical of Gould blind fans. If you do not like Gould you are not a clever man, you do not undrstand genius and so forth. I have the full right of listening to Gould and saying that he is not that great pianist you pretend. If he did not like Beethoven, why did he play his music so much? It is called EGO. Between Beethoven and Gould, I definetly prefer Beethoven. He is THE real GENIUS. It's Gould that do not understand him.
@FarineVal I think Beethoven and Gould were both genius. Also, it would be hard to prefer Beethoven over Gould because they are both known for different things (and there are no recordings of Beethoven playing). Beethoven is known for composition and Gould for his virtuosity of the piano. So, it's almost like saying Lance Armstrong is a crap athlete-- I prefer Michael Phelps.
@FarineVal What are you talking about? Gould didn't even play this concerto for years before he played it in public. So he did not play as much Beethoven as you think he did. He did not hate Beethoven's music but disliked its frequent theatricality. It may be hard for you to accept but you misunderstand Gould's genius very much.
Everyone mark maulcs' comments as spam. I didn't come here to read some sophmoric essay, I came here to watch Gould play, and perhaps read those top rated comments that always tickle my fancy!!
@xultradragonslayerx Then don't read it you fuckwit. It's a legitimate response to someone, and an intelligent person simply would skip it if they weren't interested, but no, you and your idiocy wants to censor it for what reason? Wait, it's already been stated - idiocy.
Every time I watch or even think about this performance I begin to lose my composure. Gould was asked on a Thursday to replace a pianist who had suddenly withdrawn. The televised performance was set for Friday morning. In his book about Gould Otto Friedrich notes: "He canceled a radio show, and sat up most of the night preparing himself. [Gould had not performed the Emperor since recording it with Stokowski four years earlier]."
I've experienced the Toronto Symphony Orchestra a few times. It's world class. --But the TSO PLUS Gould?! That's arguably too much for the intellect to handle...
@zamyrabyrd Well, Gulda is another of one of my fav pianists, especially when he played Mozart, I liked him a lot. I love Nikita Magaloff too when he played Tchaikovsky Concert no 1.
It's amazing how you can hear quite clearly each note and particularly at 7.30 and then the left hand scale when the most of pianists use to emphasize the more brilliant movement of right hand.
@Zeusdattilo Well, GG was left handed and even conducted with that hand. This can be seen in the extremely beautiful Urlicht with Maureen Forrester. It's interesting how he gives a push with the bass notes at the beginning cadenza and at 5:20 brings out the left hand. Unfortunately he ignores some of the dynamic markings at 6:30 - a bit quirky, too loud at least too soon and sounds mechanical. At 8:09 there is a strange diminuendo while the orchestra has a crescendo in the score.
@zamyrabyrd Dear friend, you're really an expert...thanks for your explanation...I studied classical guitar but I just know how to put some chords on piano...I just wanted to notice that most of great pianists got the attitude to show their abilities and skills to "impress" the public while he seems to be more concentrated on music than on himself.
@Zeusdattilo Hi there. One of my students is playing this so I wanted to search up some youtube vids. Gulda is excellent - he really enjoys and relishes every moment. The tone quality in the Bernstein-Zimerman is remarkably clear. I made another comment on the 2/4 - not showing off, but really studying the work right now. I'm not so sure about Horowitz. Maybe your comment applies there but this would an exception to his other outstanding performances.
@zamyrabyrd Well, Gulda is another of one of my fav pianists, especially when he played Mozart, I liked him a lot. I love Nikita Magaloff too when he played Tchaikovsky Concert no 1.
@zamyrabyrd if that is mechanical at 6:30 then you must be referring to a groove machine. Although I agree that it's quirky, the left hand grooves so hard. And the right hand is driving towards the climax through that whole passage.
He's indeed an incredible pianist, but he doesn't play it the way I'm used to hear it... I don't understand. Well I'm really not an expert in this kind of music. This is still wonderfull!
@snorkyller Hi, just found out about Gould on netflix. Watch the documentary about him and you'll get a better understanding of why he plays the pieces a bit different from what you normally hear.
I don't really like the way their handling this. I have a feeling that if we dug Beethoven up and had him listen to this he would say we're getting him wrong.
@americaninkorea y like that?? its nice and fine ... i play piano but (not conduct an ochestra) but after 3 yrs of intense musical training & fondness o fnd this is nice..... if u dont, then link me a better interpretation
really great!!!! I shiver when I get to see some videos like this... N if this of Beethoven or Bach dn there is no word to say!!! Even Fantastic is a very small praise for these to GODS!!!
@The55555SSSSS You r ryt!!! they should even nt dare to open these links even by mistake!!!! They js don't hav ne idea of these things... n feeling these master pieces are far away!!!!
@The55555SSSSS Yeah, "ruining" it by clicking a dislike button on Youtube. I'm sure Gould would think you were just brilliant for saying such ridiculously stupid things.
@The55555SSSSS Not only do you not even remotely understand the genius of Gould, but you don't understand the simplest of arguments. You sir - wait, I meant to say "boy" - are a cretin.
you have some cerebral issues my friend... i don't understand the genius of glenn gould? i listen to GG every day and adore him. And i might be younger than you but I have won numerous piano competitions which would be by far greater accomplishments than of yours.( i am not willing to waste any more of my time arguing with ludicrous people like you and there is no need to have an argument on GG's marvelous performance).
@The55555SSSSS Have you now? Far greater accomplishments than me, you say? In what, exactly? Life? As in, you are self-employed and making 10x the amount of an average human being in the United States? Or that you are delusional, clueless of what your future holds, and still living with mommy? I think that answer is clear. Upload your playing, little one. You can see mine on my channel - motion graphics (100% original and OLD), and my playing (100% amateur with no intention of professionalism).
@The55555SSSSS Oh, and don't forget - if you are indeed more proficient a piano player than I, it doesn't even remotely diffuse my original argument, or the fact that I am proficient in not only piano, but in a vast multitude of highly-desired and complex attributes. Attributes that make your playing a simple speck on my shoe, effortlessly swept off in the multiplicity and mastery of their presence.
@The55555SSSSS (...at the age of 12, in the annual Kiwanis Music Festival and won the piano trophy. It was to be the only competition Gould would enter, for he later came to be strongly opposed to the idea of young musicians competing with each other and indeed to competition of any sort...)
i know that gould is a smart and genius pianist but for some reason i dont know why i dont like his mood in playing ( my problem ) , for me i see martha argerich plays the piano more delicatley , again thats what i see .
@5619762 Probably based on his background more of a Baroque player. Which means a little bit more methodical/precise. Dont get me wrong, i love his piano playing, but i definitely also like Martha Argerich as well. :-)
Gould plays this unlike any other pianist. There's an added element of dramatic emphasis to almost every chord, every passage.
What's missing here is the acoustical resonance of a good concert hall. The orchestra is excellent, but the sound lacks depth. Too bad this was performed in a TV studio. It makes a difference. But Gould hated public performances, so maybe this was the only way to record him.
Estas incursiones de Gould en los conciertos de Beethoven para piano y orquesta,aunque posiblemente respondieran a cuestiones económicas y de favor engrandecen aún mas la música.
@CSPlayerDamon Haha, yes it is in this specific instance. Anyone 6th grader upwards already knows that kind of thing. I'm most curious to hear what you'd do with both Couperins' Unmeasured Preludes... Then again, have your Gioconda with a full beard if you wish, I won't even try to convince you Da Vinci probably didn't see it your way. Cheers.
This is refreshing after listening to a lot of 20th c classical. Sometimes you start to feel dislocated, like you are floating in space with tone rows, etc., and it is nice to hear something that starts by clubbing you with a huge tonic chord.
This pianist is on another level.I cannot say that is the way I like it or the way it should be played but it is interesting to listen to and to watch.
Playing the 16th notes exactly as Beethoven wrote them with groups of 4 and 5 in completely wrong (0:38 - 0:46). Reading a couple of books and testimonies from Beethoven's time would have helped Mr. Gould on this matter. Whether one likes this or not may indeed be a simple matter of taste. Then again one may like his Mona Lisa with or without a mustache.
I don't care if I'm in the minority...first of all I scarcely have words to describe the brilliance and luminosity of this piece. It may be the best music written of all time. Gould is playing it expertly with nuance. I just can't see what is wrong with a little piquant, zesty drama here, or more poignantly what fault Beethoven, being German, might have found with that.
The back story behind this performance is really interesting. The CBC had scheduled Arturo Michelangeli to be the soloist here, and he canceled late the night before the taping the next morning. Everything had been arranged, Ancerl, the orchestra, the studio... the producers were frantic that they would lose a lot of money calling it off. Then someone said, "Hey, we have a world-class pianist right here in Toronto! Gould!" So they called him and Gould said....
"the Emperor? I haven't played that piece of junk in years!" Give me a few minutes to think about it and I'll let you know." Gould called back a little later and said "OK, I'll do it." He stayed up all night to play through the piece to refresh his memory, and was at the studio at 8 am to give this amazing performance, sans score, of a piece he didn't like and had last played when recording it with Stokowski in 1966.
It sounds like Bach because that is the sound that Gould gave Bach. The flat precise tone that is his trademark. So when you say it sounds like Bach. What you really mean is that it sounds like the sound that Gould gave Bach. Lets face it, no one has any idea how Bach himself played. Btw Gould borrowed some of his ideas on playing from Wanda Landowski. Im glad he did 2, because they were both on the right track.
IMHO Gould had a rather severe case of oppositional-defiant disorder. If the conventional performance had a tempo of 76, he would play it at 150; and the reverse was true as well. Be that as it may, I enjoy his perverted performances as well as a Serkin, Kempf, or Richter. His technique is one of the finest. Pity it was wasted on a mental case.
@lykigos I think he is the best pianist in recorded history. His playing is simply more dense with expression, more purposeful and more captivating then any others'. I don't think its the things that many love that you hate; you probably just can't get past the surface level, perhaps due to some obtuse style that you think you are hearing or something. Try listening afresh with the preconception that it is a simple, genuine performance, full of emotion and beauty instead of...
how strange to hear a completely deadened small room close-mic'd sound from an orchestra, utterly dry, no ambience or audience. Glenn is the man. I seem to remember a late 1970's movie "The Competition" where Amy Irving smacked up Richard Dreyfus with her Rach 3 or something vs. his Emperor. And in his pretend-Emperor, at those suddenly-slowed chords at the end of the piano's first solo Richard got all actor-y imitating actual piano playing, was hilarious.
boomaga 1 day ago
That stool, that immediacy with the keyboard, his seeming unease and his complete knowledge of the score seen in his self-conducting ... it is a wonder to watch this Candadian genius of music, Glenn Gould, perform live.
rnnyhoff 2 days ago
Glenn Gould's performance has such strong characters.
mike365fly 4 days ago
Does somebody noticed? This guy has an alien inside just laughing of master works of music. Of course he was prety talented, but in a certain point of his career he stoped being completly himself. Just see his W.C. sit down style in 1:57, see the tic in his mouth while he´s playing, see the "self conducting" of this kind of "musical arm fo Charles Manson´s Club".
Gygatanz52 5 days ago
best "Emperor" ----glenn gould
sanwoonlee 1 week ago
Magistrale!
alexdelachapelle 2 weeks ago
Splendid, all-star performance--but the sound reproduction is ghastly! It sounds like it was recorded in a barrel--Too damned bad.
arlechino2 2 weeks ago
Karl Ancerl,GREAT too
9InfernoDrako 1 month ago
Unreal playing as usual!
SCRUFFBET 1 month ago
Oboe player at 5:52 is such a boss!
123duckyducky 1 month ago
Fantastic Bach interpreter. Beethoven...not so much.
daytonmlivingston 1 month ago 2
Glenn Gould sits there when he's not playing as though he's a part of the audience lol
musee74 1 month ago
Gould and Ancerl talk about a star-studded performance :)
killpowernotpeople 1 month ago
What in the world does the grotesquery named "Parabens Lota!" have to do with either Beethoven or Gould? Why soil such geniuses with that garbage? Shame on whoever decided to post that here!!!!!
MrBaristotle 1 month ago
How insane would it be to watch Beethoven play the piano part, and then jump up and start conducting the rest of the musicians.. I know he was virtually deaf at the time which would make it that much more amazing to see
danimal245 1 month ago
Even if the piano of Glenn Gould has unique taste and takes it, I like it.
I am impressed by a figure expressing oneself.
My chair is heartwarming.
I enjoy it.
618nami 2 months ago
Esto es un músico.
andalaraja 2 months ago
He looks like a young John Travolta
danimal24585 2 months ago 2
Gould hated this piece. Just throwing it out there.
PetrichorAllegory 2 months ago
@PetrichorAllegory Glenn was a pretty stubborn man. He may have -come- to hate this piece, but I doubt he would have played it if he hated it.
calico992 2 months ago
@calico992 There's a few recordings of Gould playing Emperor, and they all sound like he's mocking it as he's playing. I love Gould's Bach, but I can't stand his middle Beethoven, as Gould himself couldn't. Check out his recording of Appasionata to see what I mean, he plays it like a farce, because that's what he thought of it. He even pointed out in one interview themes from Emperor that he thought sounded ridiculous. (Not that I share his opinion, on the contrary...)
PetrichorAllegory 2 months ago
I have listened to the 25 most famous piano concertos. This is is best because it full of beautiful music segment and is never boring. Other piano concertos may have nice parts but also boring stuff. This piano concerto has none boring moments and is a Masterpiece.
zombiesarehandsome 3 months ago
@zombiesarehandsome I am very curious to see this list. could you please post it or send it to me?
rbutler111 2 months ago
@zombiesarehandsome Not to criticize your taste, but have you tried listening to any of Rachmaninov's concertos or Grieg's? Also your comment doesn't really delve that far into how other piano concertos had "boring stuff". How so? What characterizes boring to you? Beethoven, for all his genius, falls into a lot of patterns which I myself find boring. I find that his piano sonatas are so much more inspired than his piano concertos.
Gunfire4hire 2 months ago
this is real music
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Gebissimo 3 months ago
I lov BEETHOVEN... such passionate respite from the tyrranical forces that (failingly) threaten the human spirit...(deep sigh) thank you, Beethoven.
TheOriginalMadMatt 3 months ago
Gould is very interesting persona. I love this music. (tykkeän tästä mussiikista)
ovxio 3 months ago in playlist Glenn Gould
whens the part from kings speech?
Marcoesdla1 3 months ago
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sejskk 3 months ago in playlist GG Emperor Concerto
@Marcoesdla1 Also, since I just listened to it, the part you are looking for is in the third part of this performance,
beginning 0:18.
sejskk 3 months ago
Too much ego don't like me.
Ray0X0 4 months ago
Watch his hands - then critisize...I can.t do that ...
Rattywotin 4 months ago
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ISuckAtPianoPlaying 4 months ago
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dedissimo 4 months ago
This a gem... no frills: an orchestra intent to play, as they can, just their very best; a conductor that knows what he's about (no theatricals) and a pianist who is just, probably, the best I have ever seen or heard - just living and vibrating the piece. BRAVO!!
Beethoven would be very pleased :):)
lettykv 4 months ago
@lettykv i do agree and beethoven was fucking hard to please
baltaznerk 4 months ago
Glenn Gould is the Anne Sophie Mutter of the piano. Too much performer's liberty. Although I'll admit that Anne Sophie Mutter strays much more than Gould still that little wait for something different is distracting.
goodchessactor 4 months ago
It's so beautiful!
DaliJim 4 months ago
Very interesting!
MrCatneko 5 months ago
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myrddraalmack 5 months ago
Typical of Gould blind fans. If you do not like Gould you are not a clever man, you do not undrstand genius and so forth. I have the full right of listening to Gould and saying that he is not that great pianist you pretend. If he did not like Beethoven, why did he play his music so much? It is called EGO. Between Beethoven and Gould, I definetly prefer Beethoven. He is THE real GENIUS. It's Gould that do not understand him.
FarineVal 5 months ago
@FarineVal I think Beethoven and Gould were both genius. Also, it would be hard to prefer Beethoven over Gould because they are both known for different things (and there are no recordings of Beethoven playing). Beethoven is known for composition and Gould for his virtuosity of the piano. So, it's almost like saying Lance Armstrong is a crap athlete-- I prefer Michael Phelps.
UPutTheGayInGangster 4 months ago
@FarineVal What are you talking about? Gould didn't even play this concerto for years before he played it in public. So he did not play as much Beethoven as you think he did. He did not hate Beethoven's music but disliked its frequent theatricality. It may be hard for you to accept but you misunderstand Gould's genius very much.
NimbleTurtle13 4 months ago
Everyone mark maulcs' comments as spam. I didn't come here to read some sophmoric essay, I came here to watch Gould play, and perhaps read those top rated comments that always tickle my fancy!!
xultradragonslayerx 5 months ago
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@xultradragonslayerx Then don't read it you fuckwit. It's a legitimate response to someone, and an intelligent person simply would skip it if they weren't interested, but no, you and your idiocy wants to censor it for what reason? Wait, it's already been stated - idiocy.
maulcs 5 months ago
@xultradragonslayerx Oh, and I forgot one thing - what a nice fascist state of mind you have there: censor anything you dislike. Bravo.
maulcs 5 months ago
I love Glenn Gould.
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Every time I watch or even think about this performance I begin to lose my composure. Gould was asked on a Thursday to replace a pianist who had suddenly withdrawn. The televised performance was set for Friday morning. In his book about Gould Otto Friedrich notes: "He canceled a radio show, and sat up most of the night preparing himself. [Gould had not performed the Emperor since recording it with Stokowski four years earlier]."
hoodroberts 5 months ago
美しい。
kenjikikuchi1 5 months ago
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6347285 6 months ago
@6347285 Gould was Canadian.
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6347285 6 months ago
76 Justin Bieber fans tried to watch this
hugonavakopp 6 months ago
@hugonavakopp stfu with the justin beiber jokes idiot.
highlanderdurp 5 months ago
There are better interpretations of this Concerto. Try "and I'm a Morman."
BobHorn100 6 months ago
I've experienced the Toronto Symphony Orchestra a few times. It's world class. --But the TSO PLUS Gould?! That's arguably too much for the intellect to handle...
christopher19894 6 months ago 3
the conductor is like "aw yeah, rock that shit"
SDMSProductions 6 months ago
is that eric idle and john cleese at 3.05?
goosey77ski 6 months ago 21
@goosey77ski AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH YEEESSSSS great! is possible......
71lupenzo710 5 months ago
i love hanamoon
dinkarrao1 6 months ago
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@zamyrabyrd Well, Gulda is another of one of my fav pianists, especially when he played Mozart, I liked him a lot. I love Nikita Magaloff too when he played Tchaikovsky Concert no 1.
normayschin 7 months ago in playlist Beethoven
I love Glenn Gould, to listen to him, but mostly to watch him perform, the way he conducts himself. He is simply incredible!!!!
isabianatle 7 months ago 35
I like how does he wait ;)
marcind1 7 months ago
I like Gould's interpretation of this. It is so different!
ElliePearl 7 months ago
Forgive my ignorance, but who is the conductor?
claureic 8 months ago
@claureic is karel ancerl
71lupenzo710 8 months ago
@71lupenzo710 Thanks!
claureic 8 months ago
It's amazing how you can hear quite clearly each note and particularly at 7.30 and then the left hand scale when the most of pianists use to emphasize the more brilliant movement of right hand.
Zeusdattilo 8 months ago
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zamyrabyrd 8 months ago in playlist BEETHVON
@zamyrabyrd Thanks. I didn't know it.
Zeusdattilo 8 months ago
@Zeusdattilo Well, GG was left handed and even conducted with that hand. This can be seen in the extremely beautiful Urlicht with Maureen Forrester. It's interesting how he gives a push with the bass notes at the beginning cadenza and at 5:20 brings out the left hand. Unfortunately he ignores some of the dynamic markings at 6:30 - a bit quirky, too loud at least too soon and sounds mechanical. At 8:09 there is a strange diminuendo while the orchestra has a crescendo in the score.
zamyrabyrd 8 months ago in playlist BEETHVON
@zamyrabyrd Dear friend, you're really an expert...thanks for your explanation...I studied classical guitar but I just know how to put some chords on piano...I just wanted to notice that most of great pianists got the attitude to show their abilities and skills to "impress" the public while he seems to be more concentrated on music than on himself.
Zeusdattilo 8 months ago
@Zeusdattilo Hi there. One of my students is playing this so I wanted to search up some youtube vids. Gulda is excellent - he really enjoys and relishes every moment. The tone quality in the Bernstein-Zimerman is remarkably clear. I made another comment on the 2/4 - not showing off, but really studying the work right now. I'm not so sure about Horowitz. Maybe your comment applies there but this would an exception to his other outstanding performances.
zamyrabyrd 8 months ago
@zamyrabyrd Well, Gulda is another of one of my fav pianists, especially when he played Mozart, I liked him a lot. I love Nikita Magaloff too when he played Tchaikovsky Concert no 1.
Zeusdattilo 8 months ago
@zamyrabyrd if that is mechanical at 6:30 then you must be referring to a groove machine. Although I agree that it's quirky, the left hand grooves so hard. And the right hand is driving towards the climax through that whole passage.
youngestofdeez 7 months ago
I likey.
vendetta2160 8 months ago
number of dislikers comments are becoming boring. thumbs up for smart and on-target comments!
Deliquent2006 9 months ago
Do you remember about Columbia House 80's promotions ?? What a rip-off that was !
Sylvain894 9 months ago
70 are severely idiots !
Sylvain894 9 months ago
He's indeed an incredible pianist, but he doesn't play it the way I'm used to hear it... I don't understand. Well I'm really not an expert in this kind of music. This is still wonderfull!
snorkyller 9 months ago
@snorkyller Hi, just found out about Gould on netflix. Watch the documentary about him and you'll get a better understanding of why he plays the pieces a bit different from what you normally hear.
vendetta2160 8 months ago
I remark : GG hands are pretty clean and fingernails well cutted. All a beauty, a handsome man !
Sylvain894 9 months ago
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Sylvain894 9 months ago
Isn't their a facility for filtering out inane and irrelevant comments? This is an okay version of a great piece recorded many times.
evaperon10 9 months ago
I don't really like the way their handling this. I have a feeling that if we dug Beethoven up and had him listen to this he would say we're getting him wrong.
americaninkorea 9 months ago
@americaninkorea y like that?? its nice and fine ... i play piano but (not conduct an ochestra) but after 3 yrs of intense musical training & fondness o fnd this is nice..... if u dont, then link me a better interpretation
ttomace 9 months ago
the french horn player looks like a cross between John Cleese and George Clooney
thremtopod315 9 months ago
@thremtopod315 and the other one looks like A TRAP xp
DracoC47 9 months ago
wow...the only word I can say.
megu612 9 months ago
really great!!!! I shiver when I get to see some videos like this... N if this of Beethoven or Bach dn there is no word to say!!! Even Fantastic is a very small praise for these to GODS!!!
TheKyem 10 months ago
2:46 is superb!
ttomace 10 months ago
To all the people who disliked this :
instead of clicking on the small thumbs down button , click on the big red button on the top right corner of your screen .
if u don't understand anything about the genius of Gould , you shouldn't be ruining it ...
The55555SSSSS 10 months ago 42
@The55555SSSSS You r ryt!!! they should even nt dare to open these links even by mistake!!!! They js don't hav ne idea of these things... n feeling these master pieces are far away!!!!
TheKyem 10 months ago
@The55555SSSSS Yeah, "ruining" it by clicking a dislike button on Youtube. I'm sure Gould would think you were just brilliant for saying such ridiculously stupid things.
maulcs 5 months ago
dear maulcs, u have no life for saying such absurd things!
The55555SSSSS 5 months ago
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@The55555SSSSS Not only do you not even remotely understand the genius of Gould, but you don't understand the simplest of arguments. You sir - wait, I meant to say "boy" - are a cretin.
maulcs 5 months ago
@maulcs
you have some cerebral issues my friend... i don't understand the genius of glenn gould? i listen to GG every day and adore him. And i might be younger than you but I have won numerous piano competitions which would be by far greater accomplishments than of yours.( i am not willing to waste any more of my time arguing with ludicrous people like you and there is no need to have an argument on GG's marvelous performance).
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@The55555SSSSS Have you now? Far greater accomplishments than me, you say? In what, exactly? Life? As in, you are self-employed and making 10x the amount of an average human being in the United States? Or that you are delusional, clueless of what your future holds, and still living with mommy? I think that answer is clear. Upload your playing, little one. You can see mine on my channel - motion graphics (100% original and OLD), and my playing (100% amateur with no intention of professionalism).
maulcs 5 months ago
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@The55555SSSSS And don't spend too much time on it now, as I spent one day on mine (piano), with extremely sparse practice. Hurry up now.
maulcs 5 months ago
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@The55555SSSSS Oh, and don't forget - if you are indeed more proficient a piano player than I, it doesn't even remotely diffuse my original argument, or the fact that I am proficient in not only piano, but in a vast multitude of highly-desired and complex attributes. Attributes that make your playing a simple speck on my shoe, effortlessly swept off in the multiplicity and mastery of their presence.
maulcs 5 months ago
@The55555SSSSS (...at the age of 12, in the annual Kiwanis Music Festival and won the piano trophy. It was to be the only competition Gould would enter, for he later came to be strongly opposed to the idea of young musicians competing with each other and indeed to competition of any sort...)
gandarela6b 4 months ago
millions of people can say that Gould not so good , It will not take of his professional value)))
LukaSamm 4 months ago in playlist Glenn Gould
@The55555SSSSS I guess if you call his terrible keyboard technique and way too much rubato for Beethoven a characteristic trait of a genius......
kreeezle 4 months ago
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"To all the people who disliked this :
instead of clicking on the small thumbs down button , click on the big red button on the top right corner of your screen .
if u don't understand anything about the genius of Gould , you shouldn't be ruining it ..."
@The55555SSSSS I have a Mac... -_________-
canzhi 3 months ago
@3:04 , And as we can see, Both Eric Idle (left) and John Cleese (right) flew in to pitch Gould a hand.
christian502 10 months ago 3
arrau's the beethoven man.
but gotta love Gould, he takes chances.
crabsyman 10 months ago
the oboe player is on drugs...he can't handle the light
k545 10 months ago
What a crazy man...brilliant...but crazy
filicefu 10 months ago 2
i know that gould is a smart and genius pianist but for some reason i dont know why i dont like his mood in playing ( my problem ) , for me i see martha argerich plays the piano more delicatley , again thats what i see .
5619762 10 months ago
@5619762 Probably based on his background more of a Baroque player. Which means a little bit more methodical/precise. Dont get me wrong, i love his piano playing, but i definitely also like Martha Argerich as well. :-)
ciscodg 10 months ago
Gould plays this unlike any other pianist. There's an added element of dramatic emphasis to almost every chord, every passage.
What's missing here is the acoustical resonance of a good concert hall. The orchestra is excellent, but the sound lacks depth. Too bad this was performed in a TV studio. It makes a difference. But Gould hated public performances, so maybe this was the only way to record him.
searcherboy 10 months ago
GLENN GOULD ROCKS!
ifitaintbaroque 11 months ago
Sorry, but Rudolf Serkin is tops on this.
agape579 11 months ago
looks like if gould is frozen while concerto tutti, can the video be manipulated?
glol 11 months ago
My head exploded around 7:30
metalkev00 11 months ago
THE BEST "EMPEROR" EVER !!
sam0xin 11 months ago 3
a mesmerizing performance... It's clear to see and hear Gould's brilliance.
UPutTheGayInGangster 11 months ago 2
Rock n roll oboe at 5:47!!
jezmuff 11 months ago
At the begging for me is totally ambient simillar to some black metal
adriasansa 1 year ago
Glenn to me is no different than Jerry Garcia doing his rendition of “The harder they come” by Jimmy Cliff. Beautifully executed in his own voice.
drumjoey 1 year ago
Estas incursiones de Gould en los conciertos de Beethoven para piano y orquesta,aunque posiblemente respondieran a cuestiones económicas y de favor engrandecen aún mas la música.
paradoxicus 1 year ago
Ha, ha, love the way he sits and waits his turn....he SO....unprententious.....and....
an extraordinary player as well....di
aussiechickdiana 1 year ago
@aussiechickdiana Oh I know, he looks SO cute when he's just sitting there waiting for his go XD
JacobRudduck 1 year ago
@JacobRudduck Doesn't he just. All the best, di
aussiechickdiana 11 months ago
@JacobRudduck Sure does..(look cute). Sorry re lateness; been away. All the best, di
aussiechickdiana 9 months ago
@CSPlayerDamon Haha, yes it is in this specific instance. Anyone 6th grader upwards already knows that kind of thing. I'm most curious to hear what you'd do with both Couperins' Unmeasured Preludes... Then again, have your Gioconda with a full beard if you wish, I won't even try to convince you Da Vinci probably didn't see it your way. Cheers.
konigstephan 1 year ago
@konigstephan you gave me a mondo headache man.
periola 1 year ago
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paullubliner 1 year ago
This is refreshing after listening to a lot of 20th c classical. Sometimes you start to feel dislocated, like you are floating in space with tone rows, etc., and it is nice to hear something that starts by clubbing you with a huge tonic chord.
handsomechuck1 1 year ago
Never mind my previous question, apparently I'd just skipped the beginning of the video.
Muad420 1 year ago
Who is conducting?
Muad420 1 year ago
@Muad420 The presentator says it in the beginning, haha! Listen again!
HerrWarja 1 year ago
This pianist is on another level.I cannot say that is the way I like it or the way it should be played but it is interesting to listen to and to watch.
skimask777 1 year ago
63 people have sandy vaginas
gocrusaderz 1 year ago
@gocrusaderz Thats just hilarious!! I have not heard that in years. Well said!
Leviathon102 1 year ago
63 people lack culture.
semiserioussam 1 year ago
Playing the 16th notes exactly as Beethoven wrote them with groups of 4 and 5 in completely wrong (0:38 - 0:46). Reading a couple of books and testimonies from Beethoven's time would have helped Mr. Gould on this matter. Whether one likes this or not may indeed be a simple matter of taste. Then again one may like his Mona Lisa with or without a mustache.
konigstephan 1 year ago
@konigstephan Haha, now it's wrong to play it like it's written?
CSPlayerDamon 1 year ago
Note the chair Gould uses.
ahz123 1 year ago
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paullubliner 1 year ago
I don't care if I'm in the minority...first of all I scarcely have words to describe the brilliance and luminosity of this piece. It may be the best music written of all time. Gould is playing it expertly with nuance. I just can't see what is wrong with a little piquant, zesty drama here, or more poignantly what fault Beethoven, being German, might have found with that.
MeredithWaters 1 year ago
que du bonheur !!!
SLAIEH 1 year ago
The head just didn't match the quality of his fingers
konigstephan 1 year ago
Our local symphony will be performing this in January!!! I can't wait! :D
DieF1228 1 year ago
He is a ass compared with Rubinstein or Askhenazy ! Overrated !!
ericburstrom 1 year ago
@ericburstrom They 2 are asses, when referred to Bach.
Laudan08 1 year ago
@ericburstrom One can't compare Gould and Askhenazy - Apples and Oranges (or olives as it were, ha)...
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paullubliner 1 year ago
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The back story behind this performance is really interesting. The CBC had scheduled Arturo Michelangeli to be the soloist here, and he canceled late the night before the taping the next morning. Everything had been arranged, Ancerl, the orchestra, the studio... the producers were frantic that they would lose a lot of money calling it off. Then someone said, "Hey, we have a world-class pianist right here in Toronto! Gould!" So they called him and Gould said....
DeRevolutionibus 1 year ago
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"the Emperor? I haven't played that piece of junk in years!" Give me a few minutes to think about it and I'll let you know." Gould called back a little later and said "OK, I'll do it." He stayed up all night to play through the piece to refresh his memory, and was at the studio at 8 am to give this amazing performance, sans score, of a piece he didn't like and had last played when recording it with Stokowski in 1966.
DeRevolutionibus 1 year ago
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khiroi 1 year ago
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@DeRevolutionibus
Please give us a source of your story, thanks!
khiroi 1 year ago 2
That oboe player is really styling in those shades.
wonderlasting 1 year ago 21
@wonderlasting yes, he is to cool for school :)
UPutTheGayInGangster 11 months ago
@wonderlasting
Oboist: "I was excited for this gig because it was a jazz oboist gig....."
Maestro: " You must be so embarrassed.."
DiesIrae676 11 months ago
@wonderlasting Bwahahaha!
beethovenboy 11 months ago
@wonderlasting He reminds me of john candy!
Proteus6684 10 months ago
I thought this was Beethoven LOL
simsalamia 1 year ago
Someone finally uploaded Gould's Hammerklavier: /watch?v=-yzEbcgDCrQ
alienalienss 1 year ago
It sounds like Bach because that is the sound that Gould gave Bach. The flat precise tone that is his trademark. So when you say it sounds like Bach. What you really mean is that it sounds like the sound that Gould gave Bach. Lets face it, no one has any idea how Bach himself played. Btw Gould borrowed some of his ideas on playing from Wanda Landowski. Im glad he did 2, because they were both on the right track.
Irshkboy 1 year ago
@Irshkboy Sounds like Bach ??? What ?? The difference between Bach and Beethoven is like comparing the moon and the sun !
ericburstrom 1 year ago
he still plays like it's Bach.
kdc2pm 1 year ago
@kdc2pm He plays it like Gould.
alienalienss 1 year ago 16
Music not quick fingers
MUUUUUSIIIIIIIIIIICCCCC
Ethics Heroism Goodness Justice Compassion Strength Vision Endurance Tolerance=Music
This man has superb technique, Ok but that is not music. The man is a musical dawrf!
lykigos 1 year ago
@lykigos Can you not hear the music in this performance? I sure can.
alienalienss 1 year ago
he's good, but he has nothing on Grimaud. no color.
tysondigital 1 year ago
IMHO Gould had a rather severe case of oppositional-defiant disorder. If the conventional performance had a tempo of 76, he would play it at 150; and the reverse was true as well. Be that as it may, I enjoy his perverted performances as well as a Serkin, Kempf, or Richter. His technique is one of the finest. Pity it was wasted on a mental case.
petie32 1 year ago 2
I also thought that the Conductor was Toscaninni or Stokowski.
petie32 1 year ago
One of the worst pianist! I don't understand what some people find in his music, if there is any music!
lykigos 1 year ago
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wonderingworlds 1 year ago
@lykigos I think he is the best pianist in recorded history. His playing is simply more dense with expression, more purposeful and more captivating then any others'. I don't think its the things that many love that you hate; you probably just can't get past the surface level, perhaps due to some obtuse style that you think you are hearing or something. Try listening afresh with the preconception that it is a simple, genuine performance, full of emotion and beauty instead of...
steamednotfried 1 year ago 3
@lykigos And what are you? One of the best?
bigfatrat68 1 year ago
@bigfatrat68 I like MUSIC!
Not quick fingers or "i am different from the others behaviour"
Don't you see that this man would not care for music but just to be a "different" genious?
I am harsh with my words because such pianists have "killed" the true classical music-and true classical music is dead do not deny it.
lykigos 1 year ago
Those who disliked this must have serious freudian maternal issues at stake ...
docoftheworld 1 year ago