[f_minor] Gould and Rachmaninoff

[Cline, Eric]

Add to my list the preludes and fugues of Shostakovich Op.87 and the preludes Op.34.

 

Eric Cline 



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From: f_minor-bounces at glenngould.org [mailto:f_minor-bounces at glenngould.org] On Behalf Of Houpt, Fred
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:28 AM
To: Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.
Subject: Re: [f_minor] Gould and Rachmaninoff

 

Although he did not play (most of) these guys publically, I can imagine GG's fine intellect disturbing our sense of correct interpretation for some:

 

Mendelssohn

Faure

Schubert

Shostakovich (Oh, that would be a dream come true!!)

More Scarlatti and Haydn please......much more.

Cecile Chaminade (a wonderful female composer who I have lately swooned over.....)

Dvorak (some piano pieces just cry out for his thoughts)

Debussy (sadly neglected)

 

How about him doing Schumann's 2'nd Piano Sonata? He would either play it faster than humanly possible or slow that movement down to an Adagio just to drive us mad!!!!

 

Can you imagine him doing his own version of "The Rite of Spring"????  That would be something.....

 

I can imagine him doing his own piano reductions of some Rossini with great relish and pomp.   

 

This is fun....

 

Fred Houpt

 

 

 

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From: f_minor-bounces at glenngould.org [mailto:f_minor-bounces at glenngould.org] On Behalf Of James Atkins Pritchard
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:30 AM
To: Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.
Subject: Re: [f_minor] Gould and Rachmaninoff

I have to say that a complete Art of the Fugue on the piano is at the top of my list of things I wish GG had left us; I believe he would have recorded it if he had lived longer. I also would love to have some Handel on the piano. And generally more English music from the 16th-18th centuries. Do other people have "I wish he recorded this" lists? 

 

Best regards,

 

Jim

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