Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major op. 110 (OFFICIAL)
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- Based on Ludwig van Beethovens „Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major op.110", Glenn Gould gives us an overview of the musical form known as the fugue, originally broadcast on 4th March, 1963.
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00:00 Introduction by Glenn Gould
03:07 III Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo - บันเทิง
I remember there was a comment saying if the fugue from hammerklavier sonata was a celebration of the piano as an instrument, this fugue is celebration of life.
Mesmerized by Gould.
Can you imagine a TV programme like this in our times? I wonder though how many viewers a programme like this would have had back then...
Vocabulary is as stunning as the music
I am 72 yrs. old, a classical music lover since music appreciation class in high school, and even had a couple 33 1/3 albums of Gould performing Bach but NEVER loved him as I do today after watching countless utube videos of his performances in the late 50’s and 60’s. You miss something when you don’t actually see him performing the music. I can’t get enough and am afraid no one has come along since to replace him... I am also huge Beethoven lover and putting these two geniuses together is “heaven” on earth to me!
I totally agree with you. I listen to GG every single day.
Couldn't agree with you more sir!
I love to listen and to look at him. No one but him. Really beloved Glenn 🥰.
Has anyone heard the phrase " soul immersion" in reference to Gould's music. ?
The more I watch and hear the pianists of today, the more I appreciate Glenn Gould.
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buddy they hardly exist ... the pianists of today... the artists of today hardly exist
So true!!!
To me, Glenn Gould is one of the greatest pianists who ever lived.
True, why debate it?
You are absoultely right
Also a scholar. Ill say I'm not a fan of some of his interpretations, but I definitely have respect for him. If one is at the top, he has the right to interpret as he enjoys. I love his talks!
Es un espíritu humano increíble en nuestros días.
Exactly
Every time I hear the initial part of this sonata, I have to stop whatever I do, and reflect, as if I had a sudden consciousness I had reached the edge of my life.
Какое счастье, что у нас есть эти видео! Послушать комментарии Гленна, а потом смотреть, как он творит Музыку - тонкий драматический спектакль, и мы участники таинства.. Гленн Гульд, ты прекрасен!
Seems like he, Glenn, was an exquisite TH-camr in advance. He worked for us, his future viewers. Double gratitude to you, maestro.
Именно! Он старался именно для нас! Гленн Гульд - первый ютубер. В ответ и благодарность ему я стала делать shorts с его музыкой, фото и видео. Гленна Гульда в ютубе должно быть много, и о нем должны знать как можно больше пользователей. Жизнь продолжается! 🔥
it's a delight and privilege to listen to Mr Gould perform. It is an equally unique privilege to listen to him speak.
I love you, Gould.
In 2 days, it will be 38th anniversary of his untimely departure. How I wish I could have seen & heard him in person!
This performance is refreshingly subjective/personal, deeply spiritual & absolutely compelling. Thank you for posting!
Gould gave only two concerts in 1964, one in Chicago on March 29, the other in Los Angeles on April 10. Both recitals opened with four parts of Bach's Art of the Fugue and featured two Sonatas from 20th century composers: Krenek's Third in Chicago and Hindemith's Third in L.A. And the main work on both occasions was Beethoven's Sonata No.31. Nobody knew then that it was to be Glenn Gould's very last public performances. Another tidbit of information: Gould's recording of Beethoven's last three Sonatas was done before the coming of stereo. Gould was planning to record all 32 Sonatas and Columbia would have liked him to re-record those three Sonatas. Gould refused. He had been very annoyed at the critics who almost unanimously pounced on the subject. The New York Times was very harsh, calling "...the performances immature and inexplicable". Gould never easily admitted mistakes and he said to some of his closest friends that "...since so many critics have taken exception to my conception of late Beethoven I cannot claim that it is the most convincing recording that I have made. However, I do feel that, if only as a personal manifesto, it is the most convinced". Simply put, case closed.
Thank you for this informative and very helpful comment
Thank you for that info.
F the NY Times. They panned him because he smashed their orthodoxy and made fun of their little club's fascination with doing gymnastics on the piano.
Best Version of this Sonata that exists.
Genius pianist and brilliant speaker, spellbinding.
This man's explanations expand my musical consciousness and enrich my understanding. Thanks for posting.
3:12 Beautiful hands
5:49 Beautiful singing
8:00 Beautiful smile
8:47 Possessed arm movement. I love you, Glenn.
@8:47 possessed arm Hahahahahahsha! Love it!
So well said
Spectacular! The Eye of God is audible and visible (!) in the final portion of this fugue. Glenn had it all. The most highly-evolved pianist of our time. Another reason to love Canada!
Apart from the plonker President!
@@eppiehemsley6556 prime minister...
I love this recording, the way he humanizes it with his distinctive humming during the introduction. Thank you Mr Gould for allowing me listen to such wonderful piano playing!
Yes Rosie I too love the way he "hummernizez" along with his playing. Our own Sandie Shaw used to sing without shoes so that she could hum as she sang. Very versatile young lady .
We have by his recordings only a small piece of the capacity of his brilliant music mind and we are thankful for this.....
Возвращаюсь к этой записи снова и снова, и нахожу новые для себя прекрасные моменты. Этот старомодный и как будто расстроенный рояль звучит божественно, и как будто временами плачет слезами чистой, печальной музыки. Это изумительно, неповторимо.. Это Искусство фуги Бетховена. Благодарю тебя, Гленнушка! ❤
Как хорошо вы сказали! Очень хорошо!
14:07-14:20 who else could ever play like that? They all play that part just accent+accent+accent and bigger+bigger+bigger. Only gould played that part both musically and romantically touching our hearts like a crystal jelly.
I assume you mean 12:10-12-20
It is like the piano is singing at 14:10-14:20. Unbelievable beautiful. First I thought it was Gould singing.
By age 10, Gould could play Book I of Bach's ''Well-Tempered Clavier.'' WOW!!!”. What do you think of that!!!
@@zuhairbakdoud1360 I thought they said “memorized” not played.
Wait what-
My self esteem is crippled now
I know my belly goes all jelly when I hear him play.
I've listened to hundreds of pianists play this sonata. I feel Gould's is the most successful rendition of the fugue and ending.
were the recording of the same clarity as others' I don't believe there would be a serious argument that this is the best
I'm astonished by Glenn's articulateness. You'd think he'd memorized his lines or was reading from a teleprompter in his intro to the piece, but no, it's completely off the cuff. Unbelievable, especially by today's standards. How far we've fallen.
Considering Glenn Gould was pretty darn insane that he even planned his TV appearances to the point that his interviewers reactions were also scripted... it's not so astonishing after all. I'd expect nothing less from a man with such strong neurotic character traits than a perfectly articulated introduction speech. Wether he memorised them is also not clear
Brilliant articulation of late Beethoven’s soul both verbally and musically.
Many professional pianists could play inaccurately but can anyone think of one who could approach this?
Oops I meant “…. it accurately….”
as @jasper b suggests iin his comment on this thread, very little of gould's commentary in these CBC broadcasts was ad-libbed. I'm sure he composed and memorized his commentary, but wrote it in such a way as to make it seem breezy and conversational - at least, to himself,.
@@jasperb7980 yep. Dude is in his head bad. But in a good way? Lol.
Of all of Glenn Gould's recordings, this is the one that brings me the most joy.
His Goldberg rocording is phenomenal to me.
genius -- what a tragic short life .
I've listened to Gould's other versions and this is my favourite one
I can listen to Glenn Gould talk and play through the entire Ring Cycle and I would not be bored for a second
Zane Xiao yyy
That would have been a nice one to watch. it's a pity he only did it privately :)
7:55 to 8:11 always brings a smile to my face. Gould has such an inspiring soul.
名前とアイコンがマッチしないの草
かく 同意
それが友人とのジョク
a pure heart
Yes! You are right: Gould WAS a musical giant. Music was his language.
Furthermore, l heard that Gould could speak on two telephones at the same time.
It's a story that shows just how great Beethoven is.‼
And how great GG is
Beethoven and Glenn Gould : what else ?🥰
Nobody but Glenn Gould! All musician deep lovers know. Read read read and practice. About to leave for Toronto.
Gould, the best performance of several pieces.
this video is pure gold
ДУША СТРАДАДАЕТ,СЕРДЦЕ ГЕНИЯ,БОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ СЛУХ!!!
Beethovenの生きた心臓を、目の前に見せられたような名演奏。
A genius. When you begin to listen to this over-slow beginning, you're like:" what a f...he is doing'?! Gonna switch this off now!''. But something keeps you from switching it off and after couple of minutes:'' well, ok...it may be acceptable". In the end you are completely convinced by him as always))
Qué grande es este hombre. Por qué no hay gente así hoy en día dominando el discurso de nuestros media?
This sonata is a mixture of joy and pain.abyss and elevation.mysteric gould who perfectly represent this contradiction
Sometimes that's how life feels.
Thank public broadcasting for these priceless clips.
Un sommet de l'art cette musique avec cette sublime interprétation d'un pianiste exceptionnel !!!
I'm a musician, Bass, Guitar, Drums but my biggest regret is not learning the piano. What a thrill it must be to sit down and out of nowhere it seems you can produce magical sounds. If I could play like him I think I would live in my piano. By far my favorite player and I love you tube for this kind of thing above all else. Greatness.
go for it :)
Great and historic vid..inimitable GG for all to enjoy and learn from.
He hypnotizes my heart
His speech is always so intense essential and evocative like his playing
You are so completely right. He has such a brilliant mind and his ability to articulate such complex ideas in such a comprehensible and compelling manner, is truly as extraordinary as was his ability to do that at the keyboard. There is no one else like him; sadly it seems, there will not ever be someone else like him....and the playing of most players today just comes up so short, even the very famous and successful mainstream pianists.
god is here amongst us
Alright, no one has to say it. Don't even think about it.
Воистину!
@@giovelascomusic Alright. I just hear and feel it 😁.
Great performance.
When the fugues of late Beethoven met one of the greatest interpreters of Bach ... WOW. It is like the world has opened up a new realm -- thanks for this upload!
I don't where I was, neither do I know for how long. All I know is that Mr Gould started to play the last movement of the OP. 110
Pure artistic bliss!
14:07 His LH is unbelievably eloquent in this part.
Incomparable magnificence!
The best video of youtube
Gravity and solemnity.but with hope.the real beethoven and the spiritual glenn
Sad melody but extremely deep.
ABSOUTELY WONDERFUL - SUBLIME music-making! 🎼🎵🎶
Разговор с богом. Гениально! Браво Гленн!!!
If a woman sits next to me and listen to this with sensibility, I mary her.
I did, but I am almost 70.
😂😂😂 самый подходящий возраст для брака и наслаждения музыкой Гульда)))🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
❤❤❤❤ espectacular
the most under appreciated musical genius of our time.
Sublime.
how was he under appreciated exactly ? he was one of the most famous and successful pianists of the 20th century.
Glorious sonata.so courageous so transcendental
Gould's 1960's recording introduced me to the last three sonatas, and I still judge other performances by comparison to him. . . and try to emulate him in my own playing!
His Beethoven concerto no 4, 2 mvmt, is unmatched.
His album of the last three Beethoven sonatas was only his second album recorded for Columbia. At the time it was considered very daring for such a young pianist to record late Beethoven piano works, and the press beat him up pretty badly for it. Gould ignores tempo indications in the variations of Op. 109 as well as playing the first movement faster and more rubato than most people were used to hearing it (he plays the movement like as if it were a long cadenza or improvisation), which many critics considered outrageous and disrespectful of the music itself. I think they're incredible and undeniably original recordings.
@@mwhite6522 you can like what Gould is saying or dislike it but nobody can dispute that at least he was saying something.
Absolutely stunning!
Non ho parole!
You see the feel is different. Took me some time to realize. When you are the player there are no cuts, so probably you want to bring the listener to that level.
Glen is like one with the music.
Grandioso!
Immenso. Pura musica eseguita
Потрясающе !!!
Слушаю и думаю о несчастном Бетховене, его болезнях, исследованиях ДНК, всей путанице и домыслах о его происхождении. Какая разница? Бетховен был, есть и будет. Также и Гленн Гульд был, есть и будет. Они неразлучны. И мы вместе композитор+исполнитель+слушатель = гармония ❤
Потрясащие музыка и игра!!
I wonder whether human history isn’t just a matrix in which Beethoven could exist and Glenn Gould could play him on television.
Слушая музыку Бетховена в исполнении Глена Гульда, понимаешь, что человек призван не столько быть благоприличным, сколько - носителем блага, проявлять его в себе.
Вот почему среди музыкантов так ценится искренность! Ведь это значит не стыдится быть самим собой - то есть соответствовать всему лучшему, что в тебе заложено, и быть его "исполнителем", а не только слушателем.
А это значит, что во все, что бы ни делал человек, должна быть вложена его душа, во всем должен быть весь он без остатка.
Ведь именно душа и делает все, творит саму себя, как бы лепит ее заново, творит жизнь через себя.
И как важно, чтобы она творила её из своей светлой глубины!
Ибо на всем, к чему она прикасается, остаётся её отблеск, неизгладимая печать: "сделано тем, кто создан по образу и подобию Божию и чьё имя написано на небесах"! Спасибо!
Marvellous!
smile at 8:00
WOW
He is so beautiful to watch 😍
and to listen to. I think I am a bit in love with him and definitely with his music. As silly as this may sound.
That is not silly.
This performance of the final movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 31, just grabs your heart. I also plead guilty to Glenn adoration.
Go Glenn!
grazie di nuovo
Algún día mucha gente reconocerá que Gould es uno de los mejores intérpretes que ha habido de Beethoven.
I completely agree. I worship his Beethoven.
И не только Бетховена.
진짜 개잘친다...
굴드가최고야
Thanks
2:01
il tempo rallentato impreziosisce la sonata
have listened to probably 10 recordings of this by various of the greatest of all time. Gould is simply stunning in his use of his left hand and his rubato. Only Grimaud IMO compares for the adagio passages. Richter has a haunting sound from his performance in the 60s but Gould simply walks all over everybody in the fugue. Like it's not even close. Gould had a reservoir of technical ability that seemed without limit and his ability to speak and play these pieces as if wholly internalized is without peer. Arguably the greatest pianist ever...I'd only really entertain a debate vs Horowitz and it'd have to be split along the composers they had the most affinity toward. When I hear a performance by Gould, I inevitably start comparing other all-time greats' to his and just keep coming back to Gould.
@Glenn Gould, thanks for (re)-posting this beautiful interpretation of my favorite movement of a Beethoven Piano Sonata! I'm hoping to use this recording for a small class (though it is low-fidelity, the phrasing is gorgeous). Though my usage might be covered under Fair Use, I'd want to make sure with y'all first. Would it be okay to present the full length of movement and to record and publically post a synchronized analysis? Thanks!
Melhor vídeo do TH-cam
grazie
Knowledge enriched and then, then, heartstrings torn...
Fuga 7:40
Thank you to show us ya brains infomations
Nice little micro lecture. Illuminating.
gould must be youtuber pianist, if he can come back to us
自分にとって神の領域です
Those days are gone and will never come back!
We’ll never ever see another T.V program like that for free again!!!
Nowadays is everything MONEY 💵 and MONEY 💰!!!
Glenn Gould helped me see this sonata in a new light I’ve heard it before but it wasn’t one of my favorites Was Beethoven deaf when he composed this? How is it possible to come up with something that emotional when one can’t hear?Thank you for the video
NET MATE the vibrations ..stand next to an acoustic piano while someone is playing it, you’ll feel it. that being said, who knows how deaf he really was when he wrote this.. and i’m sure by the time he was at total loss of hearing, the level of mastery he was at made composition almost a sixth sense ..
@@mishasawangwan6652 He also had a piece of metal he'd bite on connected to the piano to use bone conduction
maulCS yo i don’t know if your comment is sincere or not but i’ll assume it is: and as such, i can believe your statement because, myself, at the dentist when they use this ultrasonic cleaner thing on one my teeth i can quite physically ‘hear’ the intense vibrations directly in my ear (i fact it feels like my entire skull is vibrating). anyway i don’t know anatomy nor dentistry so forgive me if i use the wrong terminology.. but you get the point. cheers :)
@@LuluBodhi Yes. Exactly!
@@LuluBodhi I'm pretty sure that's how Glenn learned scores while away from the piano, too. Amazing, that capacity.
I've no real love of beethoven, but this piece is fantastic!! thank you glenn
Gould with one hand is proby greater than 99.9% of pianists with two hands
100 %))
Strolling along lake Almsee with my beautiful German Maiden hand in hand = Passion grows apace!!