Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition
by: Glenn Gould, Bach
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Rating: - Pure Gould
There never was another Bach interpreter the likes of Glenn Gould. And this recording is as good an example as any of his unique style--which made him both a worshiped cult figure and an object of scorn. Objectively, his playing is highly skilled but often erratic. On this recording, more than many others, his trademark sing-along humming is plain--often off-key, sometimes inventing another fugue part.
Probably no other performer was ever as fully immersed in the music of Bach. Gould ... Read More
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- Gould - Master interpretation of Bach
Gould playing Bach?Need I say more?Beautiful and sublime.....Love these interpretations.Wondering why Glenn's own written liner notes were not posted on this CD.He normally included this, unless this was not an official release at the time.I am sure someone can comment on this.
Rating: - The Ulimate
This Art of Fugue is simply the best there is--Gould was born to play Bach and after having heard many different versions, nothing comes close to his performances in my opinion.Clear, compelling, natural, lyrical and musical.The combination of Gould on the organ playing Art of Fugue makes this a force of nature in all it's varieties--beautiful, powerful, delicate, searching.
Rating: - Amazing, terrible, profound...
Gould's final performances of the Art of the Fugue - particularly the final, unfinished Contrapunctus XIV - are absolutely stunning. They are probably as close to divine as music can aspire.
His earlier attempt to master Bach's monumental work is on organ and it is a shocker - the first 10 tracks of this cd are worthy as a curio or for the perverse.
But the last half of the album redeems the organ catastrophe and then some. Listen to the last fugue and realise that even ... Read More
Rating: - Genius at work
It was not until recently thay I new of Glenn Gould I am sorry to say.I saw his trip to Russia and what the Russians thought of him.I have never heard anyone play like him!Every month I add something more to my collection!Since I am retired I spend a great deal of time in my workshop and listen to Glenn all day as I work.It seems like the notes from his playing just fill the room.His work is not boring by any means!
- Pure GouldThere never was another Bach interpreter the likes of Glenn Gould. And this recording is as good an example as any of his unique style--which made him both a worshiped cult figure and an object of scorn. Objectively, his playing is highly skilled but often erratic. On this recording, more than many others, his trademark sing-along humming is plain--often off-key, sometimes inventing another fugue part.
Probably no other performer was ever as fully immersed in the music of Bach. Gould ... Read More
- Gould - Master interpretation of BachGould playing Bach?Need I say more?Beautiful and sublime.....Love these interpretations.Wondering why Glenn's own written liner notes were not posted on this CD.He normally included this, unless this was not an official release at the time.I am sure someone can comment on this.
- The UlimateThis Art of Fugue is simply the best there is--Gould was born to play Bach and after having heard many different versions, nothing comes close to his performances in my opinion.Clear, compelling, natural, lyrical and musical.The combination of Gould on the organ playing Art of Fugue makes this a force of nature in all it's varieties--beautiful, powerful, delicate, searching.
- Amazing, terrible, profound...Gould's final performances of the Art of the Fugue - particularly the final, unfinished Contrapunctus XIV - are absolutely stunning. They are probably as close to divine as music can aspire.
His earlier attempt to master Bach's monumental work is on organ and it is a shocker - the first 10 tracks of this cd are worthy as a curio or for the perverse.
But the last half of the album redeems the organ catastrophe and then some. Listen to the last fugue and realise that even ... Read More
- Genius at workIt was not until recently thay I new of Glenn Gould I am sorry to say.I saw his trip to Russia and what the Russians thought of him.I have never heard anyone play like him!Every month I add something more to my collection!Since I am retired I spend a great deal of time in my workshop and listen to Glenn all day as I work.It seems like the notes from his playing just fill the room.His work is not boring by any means!
