Glenn Gould Reader
by Tim Page
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Author: Tim PageEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-09-12
ISBN: 0679731350
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: A Voice in the Wilderness
Summary: 4 Stars
First let's put Glenn Gould in context. The rise of the Romantic style in the 19th century overwhelmed the Classical style in terms of instrumental and orchestral playing. Increased dynamic range, freedom of phrasing (rubato), went wild in the Romantic period, became ingrained and nearly impossible to counteract. It was thought to be "expressive," but easily tended to "wretched excess." But the Romantic composers made much great music, which tended to validate the style and make it even more difficult to reject. The Classical style, which embodied ideals of restraint and intellectualism were put aside. Classical music tends to be spiritual and abstract; Romanticism, worldly and programatic.
Glenn Gould was born into this context, a man with classical instincts in the midst of a full-blown Romantic era. In other words, a duck badly out of water. The stage had been set by Franz Liszt himself, then Paderewski, Rachmaninoff, Rubenstein, Horowitz, etc. But Gould bravely and single-mindedly went his own way. He established no school of piano playing, had no followers. He eschewed public playing. His music--Bach, some Mozart, some Beethoven--and bits of various modern composers, was best produced in the recording studio where he could do perfect performances avoiding the hazards of concertizing. Gould wasn't energized by an audience. His inspiration was from within. His Bach was played entirely at one dynamic level with utter clarity and precision--no pedal.
His writing style in this book, is complex, heavy-textured, pedantic; but there is no denying his astonishing erudition. The book is full of his fascinating observations about music, musicians and composers. His writing validates his playing and his playing validates his writing.
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