Gould plays Beethoven Sonata Op.27 No.1 (1st mov.)

Beethoven: Sonata in E flat major op.27 No.1:
1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I

Glenn Gould, recorded in 1981

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[zecalixto]

@thetunr where is the other moviments?



[thetunr]

@zecalixto

In the original CD.

[Politikonboard]

omg i stopped listening after the first few bars lol

[thetunr]

Why? There are so few pianists who can understand Beethoven's humour and brilliantly convey it to the listener. OK, the old and good tradition is elsewhere, but who cares? :)

[kepler101]

yeah ludwig did hate counterpoint that why he learned the entire well tempered clavier when he was kid.

[ferduccio]

you have to listen to this piece at least 3 times to understand its beauty. Strange but awsome.

[77orchidjim]

@ljy559

That's OK. Lots of teachers are idiots...

When you're as good as Gould, you can play like this!

[77orchidjim]

@ljy559

That's OK. Lots of teachers are idiots...

[MrAzdigs]

to the non-musician these pieces can be boring...Gould is not boring....wish he would sing louder tho.

[grThetrojan01gr]

I like Gould's recordings but with this one I've got a little "problem"... it's a sforzando at 5:04 but he's doing a diminuendo...

[enriquem90]

@kepler101 Beethoven hate counterpoint w w w what? hammerklavier? grosse fugue?

[enriquem90]

I must to play this sonate this yeard, Is the 4th movement on youtube played by Gould?

[aubreyprosper1994]

@Politikonboard Gould always tried to bring a fresh approach to all his performances. He said, what's the point in playing if I'm not going to innovate? Music is change. Gould was a radical. I think that Beethoven would perhaps not enjoy this performance, but he would appreciate it.

[musicalidea]

@newFranzFerencLiszt I think you have got it. This seems to be the gist of Gould's indisputably intentional mis-rendering.