Wow, some people are absurd. This interpretation is not even very idiosyncratic. It is pretty similar to the "standard" way of playing this piece. I guess people just assume that Gould is butchering Mozart because they have read about his "dislike" of Mozart. In reality, Gould is playing a great interpretation of this piece. It's a shame that there are so many fallacies about Gould today. He didn't hate Beethoven, he didn't hate all Mozart, and he didn't change sharps/flats in the Goldbergs.
@kubekbeta5 Gould did like Mozart, just not late-Mozart when he became more "superficially theatrical". He did enjoy the "actual playing" of Mozart- the tactile sensation of it. Glenn Gould always strived to follow the composer's intentions actually.
Wow, some people are absurd. This interpretation is not even very idiosyncratic. It is pretty similar to the "standard" way of playing this piece. I guess people just assume that Gould is butchering Mozart because they have read about his "dislike" of Mozart. In reality, Gould is playing a great interpretation of this piece. It's a shame that there are so many fallacies about Gould today. He didn't hate Beethoven, he didn't hate all Mozart, and he didn't change sharps/flats in the Goldbergs.
bnull240 2 weeks ago
mozart would be proud of this interpretation
4Daloveofzik 3 weeks ago
Finally someone brought Mozart's music alive!
circa1907czec 1 month ago
Please is there any other video where we can see him on Mozart ?
other sonata ?
FrenchyPianist 3 months ago
For me it the greatest interpretation of Mozart... I feel like Mozart is playing himself !
FrenchyPianist 3 months ago
Watching these videos, it's very hard to believe that Gould didn't care for Mozart.
lamazopa21 3 months ago
@lamazopa21
He didn't like him, so he played Mozart a way different version than the composer wanted his pieces to be played.
kubekbeta5 3 months ago
@kubekbeta5 Gould did like Mozart, just not late-Mozart when he became more "superficially theatrical". He did enjoy the "actual playing" of Mozart- the tactile sensation of it. Glenn Gould always strived to follow the composer's intentions actually.
NimbleTurtle13 2 months ago
Beautiful!
kenjikikuchi1 7 months ago
Thanks for upload!
rolldito 7 months ago