capitalalchemy

Anyone here a Glenn Gould fan?
If so, do you have a personal favorite?
Also, if you get the chance to see the documentary that was made about him, its fantastic.

Sasquatch

Yes I saw the documentary about him a few years ago, it was very well done and did give an excellent insight into a very eccentric artist, his vocal accompaniment to the recordings he made I found extremely funny, the producers always reminding him to just play the music without adding anything extra, but Gould simply couldn't help himself. I do own his version of the Beethoven Eroica Variations, but that's the only CD of his so I can't really say it's his best or compare it to other works he did. I have been downloading some classical recently and I'll check out some of his other pieces. Any suggestions?(I do have Beethoven and Chopin completely covered so anyone else you have in mind let me know.)

Pianuh Teachuh

Glenn was my idol when I was a teenager. (Wish my playing reflected that.) When I was a teenager, I saw a video of him playing something on TV. (Can't remember which one.) And I was captivated.

I'm curious which documentary you refer to. I have an old one in my video collection - a two-parter called "Off the Record" and "On the Record" if I recall.

Every once in a while, I ran into a Gould recording that truly disappointed me. I especially recall being dissatisfied w his recording of the Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, and his recording of Hindemith Trombone Sonata.

But I loved many of them. I especially liked his recording of Beethoven Tempest Sonata