Glenn Gould - Mozart fantasia in D minor

Gould's music portrayed an amount of emotion that is matched by few other pianists, let alone other musicians. He combined unmatched facility was a musicality that I as a pianist envy.

I played this piece at a recital, and borrowed greatly from Gould's interpretation, not because he was greater then I was, but because i felt a connection with this performance.

To those of you who do not like Gould, just keep your mouth shut so that those of us who love him can appreciate his work.

Feel free to research musical time periods, styles, and be educated before you come on here and comment about how a piece SHOULD have been played.

Unless YOU can play this piece better (or at all), you'd be better off enjoying the gift of music that Glenn Gould has brought to the world and to you.

Ok, after reading all these comments, maybe it's time to clear the air about a few things.

Maybe this isn't your typical recording of this piece. Get over it. Mozart wasn't typical. Be grateful for different interpretations of pieces so that you don't have to hear the same regurgitated tedium all the time.

There is a huge difference between legato... and pedal usage. Mozartian music comes on the heels of the harpsichord. Relying on the sustain pedal was surely not done as much.

different interpretation

yet marvellous

hilarious, and true, this hurts to listen to.

I love this.
Sviatoslav's version is great too, very different though

You see, cads don't think, they are mentally impaired

Gould plays like as a pig

You write English "like as" a pig. If the human race makes it to the year 2509, Gould's recordings will still be listened to. You won't even survive as a moldy record in a bureaucrat's office. So STFU.

May be every time he played he wanted to go to the toilet, gyus...that is why Gould was mumbling that...I think