Glenn Gould - Scriabin - Sonata n. 3 op. 23 in Fa diesis minore - Drammatico

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[quelbop]

somehow Gould misses the spirit of the music.

[yaelmmmmm]

This performance is INCREDIBLE!!!!

It's not Scriabin- it's Bachian interpretation of revolutions and it goes from past to future.

Worth listening again!

[saintansele]

This interpretation is unorthodox, of course, it is Gould. When playing it on a Steinway, the color & beauty cannot be duplicated by recording & Gould has ruined all other readings to me as they are too fast. Esp the 4th mvt, when played presto the beauty is lost & Gould plays it HIS way & it is profound. Scriabin played his music much differently than marked & different in every performance. He seemed proud of that. Thank you Gould for this sublime record that I first bought as an LP

[Dihelson]

People who find this "lethargic" didn´t understand the character of the piece. Listen to the melodies. Music itself suggests how it should be played. Glenn Gould showed us incredible beautiful melodies which other pianists never can play them clearly. He made here exactly as he does in Bach, showing EVERY note of the piece. Everything has time, intensity and pitch. The plays every note as if it were unique. This is amazing, and does not look cerebral, but Passionate. Amazing ! Do you do better?

[Cancrizans]

@Cancrizans meant to type breadth rather than breath sorry. :P

[Cancrizans]

I think the intense coloration and emotional depth and sincerity make this interpretation far from lethargic. Tempo is not everything, there is so much detail and intensity packed in here, it requires a bit more breath to give it expression. I find the tempo more than generous given the detailed nature of the interpretation.

[japanesesweet]

@concertviolinist your reference to mogodon is about right!

[concertviolinist]

@japanesesweet I just posted my comment(s) on this sonata movement without reference to your comment. However upon reading through the other comments (in English) I noticed yours. Well, I'm inclined to agree with your choice of word: "lethargic". All the best to you.

[concertviolinist]

I meant to add that if one was to look up the Ashkenazy recording on youtube for this same movement, shall I say that Mr Ashkenazy's tempo is more appropriate (don't you think so?).

[concertviolinist]

I respect Mr Gould as a great musician but in this instance the tempo is so slow I wonder whether he could have taken a couple of mogodon tablets before he played this movement.