Glenn Gould
The most renowned Canadian classical performer of the 20th century, pianist Glenn Gould remains one of the most fascinating and celebrated figures in all of music, the archetypal riddle wrapped inside an enigma wrapped inside a conundrum. A former child prodigy, his piano artistry was unparalleled, yet he often received less recognition as a virtuoso than as a troubled eccentric; a disconnected recluse notorious for such odd habits as wearing a wool topcoat in the dog days of summer, Gould was a sight to behold even in live performances -- seated on a low chair and slumped over the keyboard, humming (sometimes singing) audibly to himself as he played, all the while conducting with his free hand. Gould's impossible technique and singular behavior were so hotly debated by scholars that often it seemed that his actual skills were negligible; perhaps it's not surprising that at the age of just 31, he left public performance behind forever, turning instead to broadcasting and writing, as well as an almost obsessive exploration of modern recording technology. Gould was born in Toronto, Ontario, on September 25, 1932, the product of a musical family that included his father, an amateur violinist, and his mother, a pianist and organist; Edvard Grieg was a distant relation as well. Even at the age of three, Gould evidenced prodigious skills -- in addition to his absolute pitch, he was already able to read staff notation, and just two years later he authored his first compositions. At the age of ten, he began lessons at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and in 1944 took home the piano trophy from the annual Kiwanis Music Festival, the only such contest he ever entered in response to his strong opposition to the idea of competitive performance. In 1945, Gould passed his associateship examination as a solo performer at the Royal Conservatory; that same year he offered his first public performance on the organ, a concert reviewed under the headline "Boy, Age 12, Shows Genius as Organist." At the age of 14, Gould made his debut as soloist at a Royal Conservatory orchestral performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. His first public recital was in 1947, and featured works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt; his debut network radio recital followed over CBC airwaves in 1950, and marked the beginning of his long relationship with broadcasting and recording. In early 1955, Gould made his New York debut, and within hours signed with Columbia's Masterworks imprint. His first recording, a performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations, became an instant best-seller, and he went on to make over 60 more recordings for the label in the years to follow. In 1957, Gould toured Europe, and at the peak of Cold War tensions he became the first North American ever to perform in the Soviet Union. His concert career continued to great success during the early '60s, but in Los Angeles on April 10, 1964 -- with no advance warning, and without fanfare -- he delivered his final public performance. Gould's decision to retire from live performances was in part a result of his desire to focus more of his energies on writing, broadcasting, composing, and conducting; his first major new project was a "sound documentary" called The Idea of North, a philosophical musing on the meaning of northern existence. Keeping in contact with the outside world primarily over the telephone, Gould was often out of the spotlight for long periods of time, but in 1981 he broke with his long tradition of not re-recording material to return to the work with which he remained most closely identified, the Goldberg Variations; his decision was motivated in large part by the vast improvements in technology during the quarter century that separated the two recordings. Months later, he formed a Toronto chamber orchestra, serving as their conductor on a recording of Wagner's Siegfried Idyll; it was his last major work -- Gould died on October 4, 1982, after suffering a stroke. He was just 50 years old. ~ Jason Ankeny
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Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Gould Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 1 de jan. de 1968
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 16-18, Op. 31 - Gould Remastered
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 4 de set. de 1973
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Berg/Krenek/Webern/Ravel/Debussy
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 27 de jun. de 1995
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Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 10, 12 & 13
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 1 de jan. de 1972
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Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 1 de jan. de 1956
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Schumann: Piano Quartet, Op. 47 - Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op. 34
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 17 de mai. de 1993
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Beethoven (Live Recordig)
Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Gould, Clara Haskil
Concertos - Lançado por Artemisia em 9 de out. de 2023
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2,3 by Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould, Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording em 27 de jul. de 2022
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5-7, Op. 10 - Gould Remastered (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 25 de jan. de 1965
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Hindemith: The Complete Piano Sonatas (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 1 de jan. de 1973
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Glenn Gould in Moscow (Live)
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 1 de jan. de 2009
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Handel: Suites for Harpsichord and J.S. Bach: Selections from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 25 de mai. de 1993
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8-10 - Gould Remastered
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 16 de jan. de 1967
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Hindemith: Complete Sonatas for Brass and Piano - Gould Remastered
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 1 de jan. de 1976
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Glenn Gould & Chamber Music
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 22 de fev. de 1997
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Glenn Gould Discusses His Goldberg Variations With Tim Page ((Gould Remastered))
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 11 de set. de 2015
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Glenn Gould in Concert (1951-1960)
Classical - Lançado por West Hill Radio Archives em 4 de out. de 2011
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Glenn Gould über Johann Sebastian Bach
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 11 de set. de 2015
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The Music of Arnold Schoenberg: Songs and Works for Piano Solo - Gould Remastered
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 18 de abr. de 1966
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The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. 7: Chamber Music (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 11 de set. de 2015
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The Glenn Gould Trilogy - Ein Leben
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 7 de set. de 2007
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