| Other author/creator | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 composer. |
| Other author/creator | Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957, composer. |
| Contents |
Part I: Premises. Aesthetics and repertoire -- The role of the performer -- Performance as discourse -- Part II: Practices. Gould and the piano -- Counterpoint -- Rhythm -- Dynamics -- Articulation and phrasing -- Ornamentation -- Recording technology. |
| Contents |
CD: Suite for harpsichord in A major : Prelude / George Frideric Handel (2:15) -- Dies Meistersinger von Nurnberg : Act 1, Vorspiel (9:35) -- Sonata in A major, K. 331/I (7:57) ; Sonata in C major, K. 279/II (5:28) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Intermezzo in A minor, op. 118, no. 1 / Johannes Brahms (1:03) -- Sonata in C major, K. 279/III / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1:48) -- English suite no. 5 in E minor : Sarabande (1:59) ; Partita no. 1 in B flat major : Praeludium (1:53) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Sixth Pavan and galliard / William Byrd (5:15) -- Well-tempered clavier I : Prelude in B flat major (1:10). Well-tempered clavier II : Fugue in C minor (1:25). Well-tempered clavier I : Fugue in A flat major (1:29). Goldberg variations : Variations 16-20 (5:28). Well-tempered clavier I : Fugue in D sharp minor (5:11) / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Sonata in A minor, K. 310/I / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (3:12) -- Sonata in F sharp major, op. 78/II / Ludwig van Beethoven (2:27) -- Goldberg variations : Variation 13 (2:38) ; Well-tempered clavier II : Fugue in G major (:52) ; Sinfonia no. 8 in F major (:57) / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Kylikki, op. 41/III (3:01) ; Sonatine in B flat minor, op. 67, no. 3/I (3:25) / Jean Sibelius -- Italian concerto/III / Johann Sebastian Bach (3:04). |
| Abstract |
This book is a detailed study of the great Canadian pianist, broadcaster, writer, and composer Glenn Gould (1932-82). While looking primarily on his performances, it also situates his work and thought more broadly within relevant musical, cultural, intellectual, and historical contexts. It incorporates most of the existing primary and secondary literature on Gould, as well as many ideas, interpretations, and perspectives that have never before been discussed. It also incorporates ideas from a wide range of literature, both musical and otherwise, and draws from unparalleled access to the Glenn Gould Papers in the National Library of Canada. The book offers a more comprehensive, balanced, and thoroughly researched portrait of Gould as pianist and interpreter than any previous volume in the Gould literature. Following an introduction that summarizes Gould's career and the posthumous interest in him, the book divides into two parts. Part 1, "Premises," focuses on the intellectual and aesthetic ideas that informed his performances, and draws on literature from many fields, including music history and aesthetics, cultural history, the history of performance practice, theatre, literary criticism, and music analysis. Part 2, "Practices," focuses in detail on Gould the pianist, illuminating important features of his style through prose description and critical analysis, and including graphic musical examples, plates, and a supplementary Sony Classical CD of Gould's performances. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING. SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER MusicLib Media CD-3662. |
| Bibliography note | "List of Gould performances cited": pages 269-276. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and index. |
| Performer |
CD performed by Glenn Gould, piano. |
| LCCN | 97012606 |
| ISBN | 0198166567 (acid-free paper) |