Glenn Herbert Gould[fn 1][fn 2] (/ɡuːld/; September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century.[1] He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by remarkable technical proficiency and capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach’s music. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.[2]
After his adolescence, Gould rejected most of the standard Romantic piano literature including Liszt, Schumann, and Chopin. Although his recordings were dominated by Bach, Gould’s repertoire was diverse, including works by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, pre-Baroque composers such as Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd, and such 20th-century composers as Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schoenberg and Richard Strauss. Gould was well known for various eccentricities, from his
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8 months ago 00:16:20 1
J.S Bach: Keyboard Concerto 5, BWV 1056: II : Largo - 5 Great Pianists in comparison
8 months ago 00:01:48 1
Glenn Gould - Bach, Partita No. 2 in C-minor BWV 826 - rehearsal (OFFICIAL)
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Glenn Gould - Bach, Concerto No. 7 in G minor OFFICIAL
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Бах - Глен Гульд - Адажио из концерта для гобоя
8 months ago 00:11:54 1
Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Variations (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor (BWV 1052)
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XAVER VARNUS PLAYS BACH’S TOCCATA & FUGUE IN THE BERLINER DOM
8 months ago 00:27:27 1
Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor op. 31/2 “The Tempest“ (OFFICIAL)
8 months ago 01:37:05 1
- Six Partitas - Glenn Gould - CD Quality
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Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major “Emperor“ - Part 1 (OFFICIAL)