WONDROUS STRANGE-The life and art of Glenn Gould

seraph

just in case Stein asks about it: I have not read the book, only this review which is very entertaining:
WONDROUS STRANGE
The life and art of Glenn Gould
Kevin Bazzana

528pp. | Yale University Press. £25. | 0 300 10374 3

bachus · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject:

I never truly understood Bach’s Art of Fugue until I heard Gould’s (abbreviated) performance of it on the organ. It was one of those relatively early neo baroque oddities, but an instrument of great character. Further the organ, now lost to fire, as I understand it, was in a hotel auditorium that had precious little reverb. This would surely seem the least promising of venues, but Gould new exactly what he was doing. In his performance, lines are given colors the fauvists would have blushed to use, and are as cleanly cut as diamonds—angular incantations striking the ear with a truth as dazzling as the sun’s spectrum when flung from that precious stone.

Glen Gould, aversion to strong colors, wondrous strange indeed. Thank you Carlo for posting that.

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 2:51 am Post subject:

Hey, did you guys ever hear those radio programs he made in the 60s?
I have heard a few and they are really something.

seraph · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:42 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:16 am Post subject:

NO... RADIO programs.. made by Gould.. not about himself.. he found doing arty radio documentaries to be more interesting than being a musician.

bachus · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:13 am Post subject:

seraph · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:40 am Post subject:

bachus · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:19 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:53 am Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

Yes, I just happen to have a collection of recordings of these CBC programs. They are very interesting, but they aren't all that entertaining. The interviews are presented without the questions, just excepts of people talking. Voices fade in and out.

I love these programs myself, but I'm pretty sure most people wouldn't like the apparent aimlessness of them.

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:39 pm Post subject:

I love them. This is radio art! Great stuff!
Amazing that you have them too. I knew there had to be more radio nuts out there.. not just me

mosc · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject: