Glenn Gould Revisited

Posted by: Edot on 01 September 2002

This Tuesday Sony will release a three disk set titled "Glenn Gould : A State of Wonder". The set contains both the 55 & 81 versions of The Goldberg Variarions plus an interview / documentary disc. Perhaps of most interest is that the 81 recording will be from an analog master (The current 81 release is from a digital master). Apparently the Columbia sound engineers were a little uncomfortable with the new recording technology and made an analog back up. The NY Times reviewer was most impressed with the new sound. I guess I'll find out for myself on Tuesday. The record companies sure are good at getting me to rebuy recordings I already own. I guess a remaster of the rest of the Gould catalog can't be far off.
Posted on: 05 January 2003 by herm
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Originally posted by Ross Blackman:
You may recall the moment when I stuffed the Ersatz Wit sign up your ass along with a stuffed toy animal I had brought along specially for the purpose (although admittedly intended for someone else).


So that was yours? I was wondering about that. The waitress I mentioned above said it was kind of cute. Her version was some touristy guy (shorts, shades, hawaii shirt) came up to me and offered me this little donkey as a token of his admiration of [my] Ersatz Wit. I couldn't remember myself, my (iffy) cerebral powers significantly dimmed after living on airport food and booze (and waitress love) for weeks by then. Well thanks. Hopefully you'll have a little more time (& nerve) the next time.

You are right in suggesting there may be a little territorial envy in the Brendel remark. They are both quirky and er, intellectual pianists. Of course Brendel doesn't record Bach etc, no doubt because he feels less qualified (in a professorial way) than harpsichord gurus like Leonhardt or Wilson. Still he would never indulge in silly poses like Gould's, who must have had an awful lot of time on his hands if it's really true he did not study between recording sessions.

Herman
Posted on: 06 January 2003 by herm
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Originally posted by Ross Blackman:
PS I bought the Hawaiian shirt at de Bijenkorf.


Ah, the Bijenkorf, supplies store for hungover sailormen - many of them indeed from NZ or OZ. I guess you dropped your guard, Ross. It's no use denying, as you did in the link infra:

http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve/forums?q=Y&a=tpc&s=67019385&f=48019385&m=4931916206&p=2

Herman