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The Well-Tempered Clavier Complete by Glenn Gould 5/13

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The Well-Tempered Clavier Complete by Glenn Gould 5/13.
Audio (15-16):
- 15. Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor No. 8, BWV 853: Praeludium
- 16. Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor No. 8, BWV 853: Fuga
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  • @echlyn I agree that he feels music in an unorthodox way, but the phrase "defying interpretations" is an oxymoron because interpretations are fluid and unique to each person. No single interpretation is the fixed law. :)

  • FUGUE IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY

  • LISTEN TO JESUS - - - JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON !

  • an excellent post. given how he played every other composer, there's plenty of evidence to believe that some of his more unconventional renditions of Bach are more about getting noticed than a heartfelt interpretation.

  • The good thing about Bach is that there are no indications to how you should play this. Of course the existence of various interpretations is by itself a multi-reference of how you can play this. In school they tell you that the theme should always be outlined. I think this interpretation is for so individual that its particularities should not be " emulated " and each resemblance to these interpretations are to be regarded as faults or misundersanding of the author´s phrases linearity.

  • the prelude very fortunately borders on the radical in light of the interpretations i've heard so far.

    but undoubtedly the fugue shows gould in his element; it's pure genius. the individual lines can be heard the clearest. and there are many illuminating points about his performance that students could do well to learn from, if not emulate!

  • @echlyn There's another option, isn't there? He just liked to play it a certain way. The score inspired him to play it a certain way.

  • @echlyn The pianist is Glenn Gould, I guess that is all there is to say about it :-)

  • I'm a huge fan of his, but the occasional defying interpretations are just for the sake of being defying? Or is it based on research on how it might have been played back then?

  • Thank you for posting this!

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