Glenn Gould - Wagner -Prelude To Act 1 of Die Meistersinger (arr. Glenn Gould)

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[BacchusAdoneus]

Die Meistersinger sounds beautiful on the piano...

I'm pretty sure Wagner composed his works using a piano so Wagner piano arrangements are going to sound naturally delightful!

[composerdoh]

I wish I could hear the orchestra in his head.

[FliegendeHollaender]

@sejskk

if you have any luck in your search, I'd very much like it too! :)

[FliegendeHollaender]

@JHJennings

agreed, but here it doesn't serve the literal purpose of the 'overture'. There's nothing more coming, it's just the piano and this piece, and that's why it's not so literal a transcription or exact for that matter ( as he says in the video, before proceeding to play it! )

[FliegendeHollaender]

@BacchusAdoneus

thing is that it's, because of the nature of the counterpoint, very unpianistic and irritating, in a way. His transcription sounds delightful though, as he says, very original in the sense that it is not so literal. I'd much rather play Gould's transcription than Wagner's.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Maybe I'm just crazy, but I like this better than the original. Being able to hear all of the voices so clearly just really brought this piece to life for me

[mattbod]

@beatledmack9 Yes I thought that around 7:10 there may have been dubbing. Glenn Gould is one of my favourite pianists and was a genius but he still only had two hands and 10 fingers :)

[JHJennings]

Nothing against Glenn Gould but this piece just screams out for a full orchestra. Wagner is telling you to draw near and get comfortable because you're in for a GREAT story. The piano version just can't build that anticipation like an orchestra can. Meanwhile, I love to hear Gould play.

[mozartiikodesu]

I always admire him. Music is here!!

[sejskk]

Does anyone know if Gould wrote down this particular transcription? I found one for the Siegfred Idyll, but I can't seem to find one for the prelude.

[ymir233]

Oh God, his emphasis of the main lines (especially the bass line around 7:05) is magnificent. Gould was truly a superior player and musician.

[beatlesmack9]

@steamednotfried Glenn actually had to record an overdub for places like 7:10.