There is such a freshness to these live performances. I am devoted to Gould's studio recordings but nonetheless cannot help but admit being smitten by the spontaneity of his live recordings.
I'm ashamed to say I'd rather play the cello part. What wonderful rendition of Beethoven's "Ghost Sonata". What a dream team: Gould , Shumsky, and the wonderful American cellist Leonard Rose.
Didn't know about this ensemble. First time I heard Oscar Shumsky was on Karl Haas' "Adventures in Good Music" program. Leonard Rose I remember from Istomin and Stern. Would've been interesting to hear Gould expound on the supposed Hamlet and/or Macbeth allusion in the slow movement. His contribution here sounds appropriately "Gothic" to me. But I think there was a conspicuous paradox with Gould. His playing to my ear was always in the realm of the abstract. And yet he was perhaps the single most literate musician of his generation.
If you want another example of skipped measure with Gould, you have an half-skipped measure in the Allemande of the 2nd partita by Bach, measure 14 (2nd part).
I’m sorry, it seems to me that the third bar of the bottom line there is in fact played by Gould. It is the bar starting with the descending triplet F-E-D, no?
You know, now I see that you are right and I am wrong. I slowed down the playback and the notes are all there. But when I count a steady 4, he comes out a bar early. I think he is rushing. I only noticed because I have to time the page turns to the tenth of second when preparing the videos.
There is such a freshness to these live performances. I am devoted to Gould's studio recordings but nonetheless cannot help but admit being smitten by the spontaneity of his live recordings.
I'm ashamed to say I'd rather play the cello part. What wonderful rendition of Beethoven's "Ghost Sonata". What a dream team: Gould , Shumsky, and the wonderful American cellist Leonard Rose.
Wonderful as always 🥰
Didn't know about this ensemble. First time I heard Oscar Shumsky was on Karl Haas' "Adventures in Good Music" program. Leonard Rose I remember from Istomin and Stern.
Would've been interesting to hear Gould expound on the supposed Hamlet and/or Macbeth allusion in the slow movement. His contribution here sounds appropriately "Gothic" to me. But I think there was a conspicuous paradox with Gould. His playing to my ear was always in the realm of the abstract. And yet he was perhaps the single most literate musician of his generation.
I heard that Gould sings the melody (9.42-10.42)while playing.It was his speciality.
Utopisch schön.
grazie
If you want another example of skipped measure with Gould, you have an half-skipped measure in the Allemande of the 2nd partita by Bach, measure 14 (2nd part).
Glenn went off script...how shocking! lol
Thanks Bruce
I wish Glenn Gould played the archduke trio...
Where's the skipped measure?
From 15:30, follow down to the bottom line, third bar.
I’m sorry, it seems to me that the third bar of the bottom line there is in fact played by Gould. It is the bar starting with the descending triplet F-E-D, no?
You know, now I see that you are right and I am wrong. I slowed down the playback and the notes are all there. But when I count a steady 4, he comes out a bar early. I think he is rushing. I only noticed because I have to time the page turns to the tenth of second when preparing the videos.
@@brucecross1164 Well, it's a cadenza-like solo passage, so he takes some liberties. Not the most outrageous thing he did :)