I absolutely adore this version of the Bach keyboard toccatas by GG! I have to admit that I like it even more than both books of the WTC played by GG (even though that’s obviously also a glorious version)... for those who want to look up all the fugues, here are the track times for that: 5:24, 9:20, 16:58, 19:08, 34:30, 42:01, 50:24, 1:00:30, 1:07:55, 1:18:06
Moi j' ai découvert ces toccatas quand j' avais 16 ans, et c' est l' oeuvre de Bach au clavier que j' ai préférée, à choisir. Alors bien sûr Glenn Gould les met incroyablement en valeur , mais ces morceaux sont extraordinaires !! on y trouve, créativité , émotions pures, et raffinement de l' écriture. la fugue de la deuxième toccata par exemple, hallucinant.... et cette approche vers la fugue finale, quelle beauté, quelle écriture : 29:41
Good work sir re. the fugue times. I must confess that on my Bach journey to date I’ve largely bypassed the Toccatas. Beginning to think, having now listened to this recording through a couple of times that it’s really something I ought to remedy sooner rather than later. Gould was, and is, to my ear at least, untouchable when it comes to his Bach recordings. There is no one else I would personally prefer to hear play the master. I am though always listening to others interpretations with fascination. Played well, you can’t really go wrong with his music though can you? But to hear Bach play himself....
john shaw I suggest you listen to Angela Hewitt’s recording of the toccatas. For what it’s worth, I think her interpretation is far better than her fellow Canadian’s.
Monsieur Glen Gould est juste une antenne reliée directement avec D. qui ne fait que de transmettre les messages qu'il reçoit de Notre Grandeur qui nous assiste dans ttes ces douleurs ! et qu'il doit transmettre ! pour nous rassurer car notre D. est plus grand que tout !! grand merci pour tous ces messages musicaux mais tellement parlant !! 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Well... If he did not worked for piano. He composed for organ... Goldberg variations for clavecin. th-cam.com/video/mYGNyXzvzRY/w-d-xo.html - authentic sound. And Glenn's Gould is a majestic making sound on the instrument with a different voice...
Late last night I fell asleep listening to TH-cam cycling thru its many offerings of Bach's Art of The Fugue's innumerable renditions. Somehow I opened my eyes as Glenn was playing it alternately on piano and organ (an entire album of his I never heard of). I was left sleepless for about an hour or so thinking how this man was able to not just make the organ sound like that, but how fresh and distinctively enjoyable he made that monumental work sound. When I hear Bach everything falls into place, when I hear Glenn it all fits perfectly.
It interesting that no matter what one’s position in life, artistic field, JS Back reigns supreme around the world, there’s just something about his work that connect us together, that transcends languages and culture, inspires each artist to add their unique touches when playing…in my opinion, but what’s most people who listens to Bach, may not realize, he created these masterpieces before the piano was invented, for the harpsichord and organ, timeless, people will be listening to his works long after we are gone, like previous generations….Peace !
@@kodebruijn4753 God the Father as the Other, creating non-human and human beings, and sending His Son to earth, and also the mysterious Holy Spirit, these are at least as interesting as beings from outer space. But people often look for those and ignore this strange mystery right in front of them, which is what I want to discover. "I am not just sitting here, I am on a journey." A great lady very close to God said that.
Did you see Gould's documentary, Gould on Bach? It shows Bach against the background of his contemporaries, as a rather old-fashioned or even backwards-looking maverick (and considered as such even by his sons, who jokingly called him the Old Wig lol.) Just mentioning that in context with what you are saying. Both of these men found such a peaceful point to share, when coming from a violent time (especially thinking of 20th century as one of the most violent eras.)
Glenn Gould understood Bach's music better than anyone else, interpreted it most correctly, and gave an outstanding performance. I was completely mesmerized by the excellence of his playing and even felt ecstasy.
41:30-42:00 is just magic, how he laid the section to rest. And of course, the following fugue is incredible. I love these Toccatas. They are some of Bach's best music, IMO. And the way that he makes every counterpoint melody sing at 43:10 is really difficult to do.. IMPRESSIVE!
@@glenngouldschair390 The higher melodies are definitely imitating singing aka phrased, and should himself had stated that he tries to make melodies sing at the piano. It’s also the Russian tradition to teach singing tone as well, involving arm weight and phrasing.
Sono ignorante, quindi perdonatemi se dico fesserie. Penso che questa interpretazione valorizzi la scrittura di Bach, poiché non è condizionata dallo stile dell’epoca è solo la sua visione. Grazie Per questo capolavoro
In my twenties, thirties I used to find Glenn's playing insufferable because of his humming and grunting and off-key sing-alongging. But I have unwittingly discovered a priceless level of intimate introspection and delicate touch that sets him apart from hundreds of players before or after. No wonder so many critics and fellow musicians say of him that they don't hear the particular composer but Glenn himself. He was definitely a lovable capable scholarly weirdo.
@@vincehagedorn2500меня очаровало его подпевание, которого я вовсе и не слышу, но замечаю, как музыка переполняет и самого Гленна и все пространство вокруг… в лучшем смысле слова все гении чудаки и так должно быть!
Bach composed the toccatas very young, right after his return from a trip to hear Buxtehude playing. He missed an entire month of class in that trip. His works before this event were rather poor. I guess he truly had a vision and found his musical identity during those days, because after this he just picks up in quality and doesn't drop the ball ever again.
I agree. We are definitely indebted to Buxtehude for a lot of Bachs ingenuity. It’s not hard to see the similarity’s between his passacaglia in C and Buxtehudes in D
I've clicked through so many videos, through so many incredible, weird ambient landscapes.. I feel like I'm going on a train trip, seeing a succession of crazy, never-before-seen scenes from history, important, weird musics through the window as I pass...there's so much to explore. So many places to alight and dwell in the ambiences that are on offer. This stop, in particular is brilliant 💖
A future stop has to be Netherlands Bach society All of Bach series. I watched the B minor mass last night and the little documentary with musician interviews. They describe much the same ethos, trying to get clarity, and cinematic pans and close-ups. Interestingly, GG spoke in similar terms. The conductor of this also spoke of landscapes, and it is amazing his interpretation conveyed some of what they were saying in the interviews. For example of using musicians (very much like Gould actually) who had their own strong opinions and personalities. I remember Lenny Bernstein saying that about Gould, that it was always an adventure to work with such a great genius who had his own ideas sometimes in conflict with the conductor even. But Jos seems to balance all these performers somehow, and they all seem to love him.
@@TheOwlHead Vérifier la question > Quelqu'un a t-il pensé au simple fait que si nous vivons dans un vaste océan de résonances terrestres, murmurer Dieu dans les commentaires corrigera quelque chose comme un effet placebo?
@@MegaCirse I quite agree. The spirit of autism, schizophrenia definitely channels within him when he plays Bach and as a result he becomes a piano sorcerer.
I've always felt that the D Maj. is among the very greatest of Gould's recordings. Even by his standards. The Toccata Album as a whole is him sounding his best, and interpreting at his best. His Piano sounds fabulous.
every time I listen to this recording the D maj. just always catches my ears, especially 26:18-26:23 for some reason. The first movement is just so bouncy! So well articulated!
I try listening to other artist to be fair in my love and judgment of Goulds playing. And in my judgment they cannot compare with how Glenn interprets and his style. Other artist are at present recording Bach but until you hear Glenn I believe, to me, they are just playing notes. Bad mouthing him doesn't help with anything. I enjoy the work of many of today's pianist very much but Glenn is my musical hero. Sometimes genius comes with a price.
Everytime I hear his humming suppressed it makes me sad. They try to sound just a part of glenn gould. Hearing him singing is such an amazing experience, makes my nerves thrill.
Без преувеличивать будет сказать, что Гленн Гульд- единственный исполнитель, который до конца постиг глубину произведений Баха. Ни один музыкант ни до, ни после него не смог так Баха понять.
Anyone else getting "Coltrane"-Vibes here? I am hearing a particular exploratory motion here . This may be my favorite Bach recording and my favorite Glenn Gould recording, also.
1:07:55 We know Beethoven took inspiration from WTC book 1 fugue 24 for his Grosse Fuge. Could this fugue be the inspiration for the fugue in his Piano Sonata No. 31?
I don't think Beethoven had these toccatas in his hands? I don't know where to find the info, but the toccatas were distributed around Bach and published long after his death
John Chessant, try scholar-pianist William Kinderman's "Beethoven." Now at UCLA's school of music, he was giving a lecture-recital about 10 years ago on the last three piano sonatas of Beethoven called, "To the Heart from the Heart." I can't find my copy but in the book he discusses the structure of many of the compositions in some detail. His CD of Nos. 30-32 is very revealing.
@@lachankla3124 Probably true concerning these toccatas, but I found this: >>Soon after his move to Vienna in 1792, Beethoven was swept into the circle of Baroque enthusiasts who gathered every Sunday in the apartments of Baron Gottfried van Swieten to perform music by Bach. He lost little time responding to his host’s invitation to peruse his library of early music. He soon began to acquire manuscript copies of Bach’s music that came his way and eagerly snapped up published editions as they became available. His correspondence mentions several attempts to locate a copy of the B-Minor Mass, which remained unpublished during his lifetime.
I love the fugue for Tocatta in C minor. I was flipping through my score trying to find it, and I come back here to find you have them labeled. Now I have no excuse to try to learn it (except I know it won't sound as good as his interpretation lol). And also I found out I bought the organ Tocattas instead of 910-916 lol.
Yeah, the more Bach I hear, the more I want to play. I've not heard this recording before. You'll probably find the scores free online to download and print out if you search. I fell in love with the Aria from the Goldberg Variations, which seemed a stretch, but it's coming on nicely now, and the first variation seemed utterly impossible, but you get there in the end, just working slowly and carefully. Good luck.
I had a good friend...who was an oboe player that married another oboe player instead of me...who loved Glenn Gould, therefore I loved Angela Hewitt and Murray Perahia. These days, I still love the other 2+ many more, but there’s one clear best and that’s Glenn Gould.
It reminds me of a sad story of a good friend who was a pianist who manifested gentle interest in me, and me in her. One day we held hands, for pianists it's special. There also was another pianist which had an eye on her and she always told me "Oh nooo.. he is just a friend !". But I knew that he had more in mind, but for years she said "Oh noo, no way he is just a friend". One day out of nowhere she treated me as a total stranger and i believe i must have been framed with lies, i was never able to find out what happened from her. It must be said that there also was some cultural and language barrier. Life broke my path and i had to relocate far away. I tried to contact her still she never replied. Of course years later i found out that she had married that other guy. I could never forget holding hands with her, even after having been in other relationships.
Yeah Angela Hewitt and others like her play Bach well, but so boring. 🥱💤 I never was interested in Bach's music until I heard Glenn Gould recordings for the first time. Since then I fell in love with Bach's music. The fact that it can be played in this way makes the music more alive and addicting as well. I can listen for hours and hours.
These are fantasic, they are the last recordings of solo Bach I discovered by Gould. It was 1992 in Pasadena CA. I thought toccatas? what are these? It was like discovering a new universe of Bach. I think the d minor is the greatest one, it is just great. I love the fugue of the c minor also with all those different countersubjects. Gould thought these were some of the weakest fugues Bach wrote. However, he plays them like he loves them, go figure!
@@palimpsestransparent Were you born in the 1970s ? For 1979 this recording by CBS has the highest fidelity compare to the previous from the 1960's to the mif 1970's.
@@palimpsestransparent Most recordings from the 1970's do not have the high fidelity compare to this one.My ears are very particular ever since I was a toddler.
I didn't know about these Toccatas. I know a whoke lot of Bach! But Toccatas! What in Sam Hell is a Toccata? A Wild Improvisation.up- tempo and no rules- Absokute Freedom to Play!
il exécute les paroles de D. juste avec ses doights ! et juste avec son oreille ! c'est un magi_cien de D. qui transmet les paroles !!mais pas seulement !! quelle beauté !!
I absolutely adore this version of the Bach keyboard toccatas by GG! I have to admit that I like it even more than both books of the WTC played by GG (even though that’s obviously also a glorious version)... for those who want to look up all the fugues, here are the track times for that: 5:24, 9:20, 16:58, 19:08, 34:30, 42:01, 50:24, 1:00:30, 1:07:55, 1:18:06
Moi j' ai découvert ces toccatas quand j' avais 16 ans, et c' est l' oeuvre de Bach au clavier que j' ai préférée, à choisir. Alors bien sûr Glenn Gould les met incroyablement en valeur , mais ces morceaux sont extraordinaires !! on y trouve, créativité , émotions pures, et raffinement de l' écriture. la fugue de la deuxième toccata par exemple, hallucinant.... et cette approche vers la fugue finale, quelle beauté, quelle écriture : 29:41
Good work sir re. the fugue times. I must confess that on my Bach journey to date I’ve largely bypassed the Toccatas. Beginning to think, having now listened to this recording through a couple of times that it’s really something I ought to remedy sooner rather than later. Gould was, and is, to my ear at least, untouchable when it comes to his Bach recordings. There is no one else I would personally prefer to hear play the master. I am though always listening to others interpretations with fascination. Played well, you can’t really go wrong with his music though can you? But to hear Bach play himself....
john shaw I suggest you listen to Angela Hewitt’s recording of the toccatas. For what it’s worth, I think her interpretation is far better than her fellow Canadian’s.
@@Philobach And JSB was very young when he composed the Toccatas!!!!!!! How is possible for a human? WHO WAS JSB????
What a great soul
His humming in the background is iconic
Monsieur Glen Gould est juste une antenne reliée directement avec D. qui ne fait que de transmettre les messages qu'il reçoit de Notre Grandeur qui nous assiste dans ttes ces douleurs ! et qu'il doit transmettre ! pour nous rassurer car notre D. est plus grand que tout !! grand merci pour tous ces messages musicaux mais tellement parlant !! 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I never knew I was a fan of Bach until I heard Glenn Gould playing this. Amazing. You just stop everything and listen.
It's the first recording I heard of him, and IMO his best. It's just perfect.
Have you heard gould do the goldberg variations?
“Bach was simply the greatest craftsman of all time.” Glenn Gould
Not a coincidence he’s German.
Well... If he did not worked for piano. He composed for organ... Goldberg variations for clavecin.
th-cam.com/video/mYGNyXzvzRY/w-d-xo.html - authentic sound.
And Glenn's Gould is a majestic making sound on the instrument with a different voice...
Yes, same. This is incredible. Many people play Bach in a way that inspires you to yawn, but not Gould.
Late last night I fell asleep listening to TH-cam cycling thru its many offerings of Bach's Art of The Fugue's innumerable renditions. Somehow I opened my eyes as Glenn was playing it alternately on piano and organ (an entire album of his I never heard of). I was left sleepless for about an hour or so thinking how this man was able to not just make the organ sound like that, but how fresh and distinctively enjoyable he made that monumental work sound. When I hear Bach everything falls into place, when I hear Glenn it all fits perfectly.
Never heard of that. The organ album I have is frustratingly incomplete!
It interesting that no matter what one’s position in life, artistic field, JS Back reigns supreme around the world, there’s just something about his work that connect us together, that transcends languages and culture, inspires each artist to add their unique touches when playing…in my opinion, but what’s most people who listens to Bach, may not realize, he created these masterpieces before the piano was invented, for the harpsichord and organ, timeless, people will be listening to his works long after we are gone, like previous generations….Peace !
Fugues: 5:24, 9:20, 16:58, 19:08, 34:30, 42:01, 50:24, 1:00:30, 1:07:55, 1:18:06
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Good.
I turn to Glenn Gould when the world makes me feel like my soul is bleeding out of my body ... the best for stanching it ...
Gould understood the spirit of Bach's works better than anyone else
Dear Fateh this is the trouth!!!
Bach? Language from Space. Like Sun. Gould - yes, a perfect, best messenger.
K
I read somewhere that Jesus was a messenger from INNER SPACE, and it could be thought of Bach as well.
Bach is what we imagine as God..
@@reginamota09 the music is divinely inspired.
@@kodebruijn4753 God the Father as the Other, creating non-human and human beings, and sending His Son to earth, and also the mysterious Holy Spirit, these are at least as interesting as beings from outer space. But people often look for those and ignore this strange mystery right in front of them, which is what I want to discover. "I am not just sitting here, I am on a journey." A great lady very close to God said that.
It is hard to imagine anyone playing Bach more outstanding than Gould.
Tatiyana Nikolayeva
I almost can't breathe every time I listen to each of Glenn Gould's delightful recordings.
if chopin say so
Edited , all of it highly edited.
Toccata in D minor: Bach is looking up to the sky talking with the perfect creature...Gould crystallize the moment.
Bach and glenn represent ,both of them,the renewal of the ancient myth of orpheus.the maker of harmony from chaos and desruptive violence
Did you see Gould's documentary, Gould on Bach? It shows Bach against the background of his contemporaries, as a rather old-fashioned or even backwards-looking maverick (and considered as such even by his sons, who jokingly called him the Old Wig lol.) Just mentioning that in context with what you are saying. Both of these men found such a peaceful point to share, when coming from a violent time (especially thinking of 20th century as one of the most violent eras.)
Nothing can compare to Goulds playing Bach. This perfectional interpretation almost make me cry, for the last 40 years!
And the more you listen to it, the more autistic you become wouldn't you agree?
@@paulzeng4142 Well, atleast Gould didn't like his own comments
@@paulzeng4142 cmon man grow up
@@paulzeng4142 Gould was hoping to share that same ecstatic state he was in, and it seems he was able to. Is that such a bad thing?
Il ne joue pas … il est là musique
19:09 sheer bliss.
The Toccatas are timeless and spaceless. And JSB was very young!!!!!! Jesus how is possible....
no words, Glenn is the Greatest...,nobody but him.....
Glenn Gould understood Bach's music better than anyone else, interpreted it most correctly, and gave an outstanding performance. I was completely mesmerized by the excellence of his playing and even felt ecstasy.
41:30-42:00 is just magic, how he laid the section to rest. And of course, the following fugue is incredible. I love these Toccatas. They are some of Bach's best music, IMO. And the way that he makes every counterpoint melody sing at 43:10 is really difficult to do.. IMPRESSIVE!
I wouldn’t call it singing
@@glenngouldschair390 The higher melodies are definitely imitating singing aka phrased, and should himself had stated that he tries to make melodies sing at the piano. It’s also the Russian tradition to teach singing tone as well, involving arm weight and phrasing.
@@shabaazranney1418 I wouldn’t call it singing because Glenn didn’t like singing..that much. (His humming was a habit.)
Glenn was much more than the piano genius that he was. Glenn was a senstive ,thoughtful soul immersed in reality and loved by the world!
the best Bach player in the world all times, not one of them but the only one!
Sono ignorante, quindi perdonatemi se dico fesserie.
Penso che questa interpretazione valorizzi la scrittura di Bach, poiché non è condizionata dallo stile dell’epoca è solo la sua visione.
Grazie Per questo capolavoro
グールドの演奏、素晴らしいですね。ありがとうございます。thank you😄
In my twenties, thirties I used to find Glenn's playing insufferable because of his humming and grunting and off-key sing-alongging. But I have unwittingly discovered a priceless level of intimate introspection and delicate touch that sets him apart from hundreds of players before or after. No wonder so many critics and fellow musicians say of him that they don't hear the particular composer but Glenn himself. He was definitely a lovable capable scholarly weirdo.
less of the weirdo! If he was "normal" he would be incapable of this exquisite playing!!
@@vincehagedorn2500меня очаровало его подпевание, которого я вовсе и не слышу, но замечаю, как музыка переполняет и самого Гленна и все пространство вокруг… в лучшем смысле слова все гении чудаки и так должно быть!
Cuando tenia 20 años me compre dos long play con todas las Par 19:59 titas me fue difícil . Pero hoy a los 82 años no me despego de esta emisión. ❤
Bravo
For me, Gould remains the quintessential interpreter of Bachs keyboard music! Argerich is right up there with him!
don't forget angela hewitt and andras schiff(!)
For me, every note that Glenn Gould makes screams autistic.
@@paulzeng4142 is that bad?
Not even close!
Bach composed the toccatas very young, right after his return from a trip to hear Buxtehude playing. He missed an entire month of class in that trip. His works before this event were rather poor. I guess he truly had a vision and found his musical identity during those days, because after this he just picks up in quality and doesn't drop the ball ever again.
The idden bible. JSB is the mistery of the universe
I agree. We are definitely indebted to Buxtehude for a lot of Bachs ingenuity. It’s not hard to see the similarity’s between his passacaglia in C and Buxtehudes in D
Hi😅😊 I’m I’m😅
Thanks, I realize as much as I adore listening and playing Papa Bach, I don't know enough about him. D'oh, I never made the connection before.
🐒👑
HE was very young ... and composed THIS... Not human, i'm sure. And THIS interpretation...
Спасибо большое! С любовью из России! Бах и Гульд бессмертны!
不滅❗️
37:55 I love when Bach lays down a repeating pedal tone like that
52:28 is another good pedal tone for about 3 measures
I like the darker mood of this work.
54:27 BWV 914
55:24 Un poco Allegro
57:27 Adagio
1:00:31 FUGA Allegro
Как будто впервые услышала Баха! Это слишком хорошо, я растеряна…
Gould is the spirit of music. Absolutely amazing!
I've clicked through so many videos, through so many incredible, weird ambient landscapes.. I feel like I'm going on a train trip, seeing a succession of crazy, never-before-seen scenes from history, important, weird musics through the window as I pass...there's so much to explore. So many places to alight and dwell in the ambiences that are on offer. This stop, in particular is brilliant 💖
What a lovely, meaningful message you wrote here! I agree and thank you!
A future stop has to be Netherlands Bach society All of Bach series. I watched the B minor mass last night and the little documentary with musician interviews. They describe much the same ethos, trying to get clarity, and cinematic pans and close-ups. Interestingly, GG spoke in similar terms. The conductor of this also spoke of landscapes, and it is amazing his interpretation conveyed some of what they were saying in the interviews. For example of using musicians (very much like Gould actually) who had their own strong opinions and personalities. I remember Lenny Bernstein saying that about Gould, that it was always an adventure to work with such a great genius who had his own ideas sometimes in conflict with the conductor even. But Jos seems to balance all these performers somehow, and they all seem to love him.
This stop is God himself.
@@TheOwlHead Vérifier la question > Quelqu'un a t-il pensé au simple fait que si nous vivons dans un vaste océan de résonances terrestres, murmurer Dieu dans les commentaires corrigera quelque chose comme un effet placebo?
@@MegaCirse Ehem...Nein, bitte Deutsch. Das ist Bach.
Very ,very big musician with his own world interpretations of Great composer of century Bach J. S.
Bach by glenn makes the idea of my transition pure and beautiful.what a heritage of spirituality!
What transition, sweetie? Are you alright?
I hope you are well.
BWV 914 is out of this world, Bach is either E.T. or an angel. Gould seems to be connected to outer space. Check this out at 59:20
I like it when he humms, like he is one with Bach! like his passion is flowing out....
just notice that and came here to see if i not hearing things.......rsrsrsrs
I like it when he humms, like he is one with autism! like his autism flowing out .... .... .... ....
I never noticed Gould humming until I was told... because I have always been humming when I listen to Bach.
@@paulzeng4142 Glenn had become paranoid schizophrenic but it increased his talent tenfold
@@MegaCirse I quite agree. The spirit of autism, schizophrenia definitely channels within him when he plays Bach and as a result he becomes a piano sorcerer.
Темп,четкий контрапункт,изящество+скрип табуретки -лучший Бах ХХ века!!!
плюс фирменное пение Класс
Это стул, который ему отец специально сделал сам. Этот стул он всегда возил с собой.
I've always felt that the D Maj. is among the very greatest of Gould's recordings. Even by his standards. The Toccata Album as a whole is him sounding his best, and interpreting at his best. His Piano sounds fabulous.
every time I listen to this recording the D maj. just always catches my ears, especially 26:18-26:23 for some reason. The first movement is just so bouncy! So well articulated!
English suite 2 is one of my favorite Gould performances
there are so many awesome ones it's hard to pick.
Who could give a thumbs down to Glenn Gould? Inconceivable!
L'interpretation de Gould est d'une justesse, admirable!!
Bien vrai. elle les mette en valeur au maximum possible.
GOLDEN GOULD
I'm obsessed with Gould playing Bach. He is the only one who should be even allowed to play these pieces
Disagree. There are many who play these pieces well. But I will say that Gould is the gold standard.
Many greats, but Gould ruined my ability to listen to others 😂
Великий пианист!
I try listening to other artist to be fair in my love and judgment of Goulds playing. And in my judgment they cannot compare with how Glenn interprets and his style. Other artist are at present recording Bach but until you hear Glenn I believe, to me, they are just playing notes. Bad mouthing him doesn't help with anything. I enjoy the work of many of today's pianist very much but Glenn is my musical hero. Sometimes genius comes with a price.
Fantastic performance ... including the low humming. Thank you for giving us this gift.
So beautiful thank you Mr. Gould,
Гениальное исполнение! ❤
j' ai toujours adoré ces toccatas, qui sont un sommet de beauté et de créativité dans les oeuvres pour piano de Bach.
*ouvres pour clavier/clavecin. :)
@@stapler942 elles sont magnifiques par glenn gould au piano. c' est la référence.
Bach and his elevation.glenn with his deep spirituality.what a bliss.mine
Breathtaking!
1:00:30 ... the best thing ive ever heard (from Bach at least)
Beautifull fugue, yes! It's the piece of the film "De battre mon coeur s'est arrété" ! (The best of Bach i'm not sure but i'ts subjective )
Seb sim. Agree. Out of human possibility. Composer and pianist.
absolutely mesmerizing!
Es la perfecta interpretación de Bach. Siempre lo estoy escuchando incansablemente.
Es comprensible.
私も、理解できます‼️
あまりにも美しい調べ、、、
Everytime I hear his humming suppressed it makes me sad. They try to sound just a part of glenn gould. Hearing him singing is such an amazing experience, makes my nerves thrill.
Divine Bach, celestial Glenn Gould.....
Merci kheyou, Gould c'est le plus grand des tontons ISSOU
Bach, Risitas, Gould. De grand hommes.
Мне особенно нравится темп. Все нравится в этом исполнении.🎧🎶♥️
Que privilegio escuchar un genio interpretado por otro genio! Hermoso!
Великолепно!
I love the fact that I found this. I've always liked his goldberg variations, and this is just as good.
Glenn Gould plays Bach with incredibly precise rhythm and tempo although it's a very simple piece like an Invention or sophisticated like a Fugue
Hard to understand how Gould imagines so perfectly how each not should be played.
For Bach, definitely the Pavarotti of the piano,
Yes I did mean "note".
It's as if each note had a life of its own.
@@Opoczynski And it's been noted before that each silence has a life of its own. There is so much tension built up no matter how slowly he played.
@@KKIcons Exactly. Listen to the silence in Brahms's 1st Pino Concerto at 52:52. I thought he had a heart attack.
Bach by glenn.music of the spheres.this confirms my own assumption:soul is wider than the sky,cause it goes beyond the terrene atmoshere
Gould is one out of billions!
GOULD: The King of the Harmony!
What a gift to humanity
The Toccatas, performed by Gould, are some of the best Bach recordings. Hypnotising works, incredible counterpoint brought out by Gould
Love that ornament at 52:42
Never heard anything like that.
Без преувеличивать будет сказать, что Гленн Гульд- единственный исполнитель, который до конца постиг глубину произведений Баха. Ни один музыкант ни до, ни после него не смог так Баха понять.
Да, верно. Гульд открыл мне Баха. Без него Бах был Бах, а сейчас он все, всегда и везде.
Anyone else getting "Coltrane"-Vibes here? I am hearing a particular exploratory motion here . This may be my favorite Bach recording and my favorite Glenn Gould recording, also.
Bach is invaluable for any jazz musician. 300 years ago he developed the harmonics used today.
agreed!
53:38 poetry
I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Juste merveilleux
글렌굴드는 언제 들어도 좋네요! 최고입니다
Simply next level
1:07:55 We know Beethoven took inspiration from WTC book 1 fugue 24 for his Grosse Fuge. Could this fugue be the inspiration for the fugue in his Piano Sonata No. 31?
I don't think Beethoven had these toccatas in his hands?
I don't know where to find the info, but the toccatas were distributed around Bach and published long after his death
John Chessant, try scholar-pianist William Kinderman's "Beethoven." Now at UCLA's school of music, he was giving a lecture-recital about 10 years ago on the last three piano sonatas of Beethoven called, "To the Heart from the Heart." I can't find my copy but in the book he discusses the structure of many of the compositions in some detail. His CD of Nos. 30-32 is very revealing.
@@lachankla3124 Probably true concerning these toccatas, but I found this:
>>Soon after his move to Vienna in 1792, Beethoven was swept into the circle of Baroque enthusiasts who gathered every Sunday in the apartments of Baron Gottfried van Swieten to perform music by Bach.
He lost little time responding to his host’s invitation to peruse his library of early music. He soon began to acquire manuscript copies of Bach’s music that came his way and eagerly snapped up published editions as they became available. His correspondence mentions several attempts to locate a copy of the B-Minor Mass, which remained unpublished during his lifetime.
I love the fugue for Tocatta in C minor. I was flipping through my score trying to find it, and I come back here to find you have them labeled. Now I have no excuse to try to learn it (except I know it won't sound as good as his interpretation lol). And also I found out I bought the organ Tocattas instead of 910-916 lol.
Yeah, the more Bach I hear, the more I want to play. I've not heard this recording before. You'll probably find the scores free online to download and print out if you search. I fell in love with the Aria from the Goldberg Variations, which seemed a stretch, but it's coming on nicely now, and the first variation seemed utterly impossible, but you get there in the end, just working slowly and carefully. Good luck.
Well, just learn the pipe organ!
I tried BWV 914 it’s fun
I had a good friend...who was an oboe player that married another oboe player instead of me...who loved Glenn Gould, therefore I loved Angela Hewitt and Murray Perahia. These days, I still love the other 2+ many more, but there’s one clear best and that’s Glenn Gould.
It reminds me of a sad story of a good friend who was a pianist who manifested gentle interest in me, and me in her. One day we held hands, for pianists it's special. There also was another pianist which had an eye on her and she always told me "Oh nooo.. he is just a friend !". But I knew that he had more in mind, but for years she said "Oh noo, no way he is just a friend". One day out of nowhere she treated me as a total stranger and i believe i must have been framed with lies, i was never able to find out what happened from her. It must be said that there also was some cultural and language barrier.
Life broke my path and i had to relocate far away. I tried to contact her still she never replied. Of course years later i found out that she had married that other guy. I could never forget holding hands with her, even after having been in other relationships.
@@ericastier1646 Une bien touchante histoire.
@@leoplanche8771 Merci, mes racines sont françaises.
Yeah Angela Hewitt and others like her play Bach well, but so boring. 🥱💤
I never was interested in Bach's music until I heard Glenn Gould recordings for the first time. Since then I fell in love with Bach's music. The fact that it can be played in this way makes the music more alive and addicting as well. I can listen for hours and hours.
Time stops,and listens.
I love Gould he backs you into a post for a good scratch.
So incredible!!
These are fantasic, they are the last recordings of solo Bach I discovered by Gould. It was 1992 in Pasadena CA. I thought toccatas? what are these? It was like discovering a new universe of Bach. I think the d minor is the greatest one, it is just great. I love the fugue of the c minor also with all those different countersubjects. Gould thought these were some of the weakest fugues Bach wrote. However, he plays them like he loves them, go figure!
Slow motion labor
Very amazing!!
Bravissimo!
You must have amazing taste in music!
I was really amazed at the sound quality of ths recording who it first came out on 2 Lps released in 1979.
What made you think sound quality in the 1970s was bad?
@@palimpsestransparent Were you born in the 1970s ? For 1979 this recording by CBS has the highest fidelity compare to the previous from the 1960's to the mif 1970's.
@@palimpsestransparent Most recordings from the 1970's do not have the high fidelity compare to this one.My ears are very particular ever since I was a toddler.
@@canman5060 I was born in 1973
Восхитительно!!!
magnificent!
Je n'ai qu'un mot merveilleux!
thank you ❤️
purely amazing...
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her şeyden yoruldum..Sadece Bach yormuyor beni..
22:11 awesome
Волшебно
I didn't know about these Toccatas. I know a whoke lot of Bach! But Toccatas! What in Sam Hell is a Toccata? A Wild Improvisation.up- tempo and no rules- Absokute Freedom to Play!
36:20 bach being cool and doing the off beat
fantastic execution of the 916 third movement... great GG
Love this movement so much. As well as the 1st movement!
il exécute les paroles de D. juste avec ses doights ! et juste avec son oreille ! c'est un magi_cien de D. qui transmet les paroles !!mais pas seulement !! quelle beauté !!