Glenn Gould - Prokofieff, Visions Fugitives Op. 22 No. 2

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[Yoshi5020]

Dissonance, confusion-- one of the last colors of nature emulated by musicians.

And what now? What's new after it's all been done before? ...I'm sure this was the concern of Modernism. I guess the response was that the medium changed--music serves entirely different purposes these days. Commercialism, I guess.

[mrpossibilities]

That sounds awesome. That is really a great exercise for musical attention and musical appreciation. Thank you!

[Arpeggio555]

Visions Fugitives...

He was Vision Fugitive, he performed from the very core of his being... This is how silence sounds like, in musical translation...

[CaptainBluebear08]

awestruck, speechless.

[geertdehoux]

This is very intense music making!

Very interesting.

Geert Dehoux, pianist.

[lflagr]

omg...this is the SLLLOOOOOOWWWWWWWEEESSSSTTTTTT rendition of this movement i've ever heard. sorry, but this doesn't work for me...too static and it falls apart when played this slow.

[Yoshi5020]

I somewhat rescind my previous comment. I just thought it was interesting that composers had never before tried to capture the feeling of confusion, or frustration, in music; and also that, in doing so, all the possible emotions to be expressed seemed to be taken. But maybe it's just the depth that changes?  Confusion may have been previously expressed by one of Bach's slow dirges; and Beethoven expressed rage, but as well as 90s rock? Just musing on how music changes as people change.

[ivanmikyska]

@Yoshi5020 Have you bothered to try and find any contemporary music before assuming it didn't exist?

[corkasus]

Completely different from Richter, and eye-openingly original. I never would have thought to play it this way.

[hymnofashes]

@Yoshi5020 Multitonality, to me, is the addition of another dimension to music rather than the destruction of one. There is so much in our modern world to describe; transcendence, integration, horror.

[markchentx]

@Yoshi5020

Dissonance yes, confusion no. The artists stepping into new light have exact ideas what kind of voice they want to generate. Confused are the audiences, when they can't catch up with the new creativity. Most of us like like old dogs, unable to learn new tricks. The only way to be less confused, is to give up stubbornness and embrace newness.

[fredericfranc]

@gbeachy2010 I understand your:"...there must still be music as a result of the system..." but my comment is to Mr. highlandsh's: "..listen...hit a pause...try to imagine what comes next..." proposition. Try doing THAT in the case of a real stiff serial composition like Schoenberg's "Moses and Aaron"...if you can hear that kind of singing AHEAD of the composer to any effect, well, you are pretty freaking good...