Glenn Gould - Scarlatti sonata in D minor "Pastorale"

Glenn Gould plays a Domenico Scarlatti sonata, K. 9 (L. 413)

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[indigoblue555]

Did he record more baroque stuff ?

I own his complete Bach renditions but

I'd like to listen Gould playing italian or french baroque works....

[dweezlzor]

Not that I know of! There's a comprehensive discography on glenngould (dot) com though. You might scan through it if you're interested.

[indigoblue555]

to dweezlzor -

thx for sharing and for infos. !

[dweezlzor]

My pleasure! :-)

[sauterio]

Precioso!

[DeBreuitateVitae]

Sweelinck ?

[1Thompsonmusic]

What is this obsession with this Glenn Gould prat on youtube? He's an idiot!

[andrew1184]

For me this video was prefaced by an advertisement for the new Borat movie. Appropriate.

[2juli4]

lol, you can even here him humming in the background:)

[gspaulsson]

A sloppy mess compared with Lipatti's. Not worthy of Gould.

[indigoblue555]

@Malachayas ...I see. I adore G.G. but what an odd fellow all in all..:):) Btw.I find his playing so very different when playing Bach as a soloist or when playing the piano concertos.All another approach as far as I can see: hyper personal renditions as a soloist (someone says excessively time by time...) and so respectful of the original (lets say almost conventional) when performing with an orchestra. Would really like to get the reason for such differ. views of the same composer's works.

[Malachayas]

@indigoblue555 Oh, and Orlando Gibbons, of course. He considered him his "favourite composer" once. I still riddle why he only played so few songs of Gibbons if he liked him that much.

[indigoblue555]

@Malachayas Thx for infos!

[Malachayas]

@indigoblue555 Well, he played William Byrd, something of J.P. Sweelinck, and - as far as I know - also Purcell.

[beyondutopia]

I agree that this interpretation is very far off the mark. There is a lack of precision and the voicings are sloppy, particularly in the left hand. The tension in the second half is typically created by a sense of drama that is enhanced by a more traditionally Spanish intensity (echoes of flamenco). A more precise presentation with a more solid rhythm / beat also adds to the nostalgia that, in the hands of Valenti or Kirkpatrick, infuses this sonata. Gould flattens out the subtleties.

[ms54302]

I am a great fan of Glenn Gould, but his view of this Scarlatti is far off base, in my opinion. The rolled left hand chords sound quite out of place and the general expression is bland compared to Pogorelich or Pletnev.