The Glenn Gould Edition: Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Volume II (Nos. 15-18, No. 23, Nos. 30-32)

The Glenn Gould Edition: Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Volume II (Nos. 15-18, No. 23, Nos. 30-32)

The Glenn Gould Edition: Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Volume II (Nos. 15-18, No. 23, Nos. 30-32)
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Glenn Gould
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-04-19
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 'Pastorale': I. Allegro
  2. Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 'Pastorale': II. Andante
  3. Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 'Pastorale': III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  4. Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 'Pastorale': IV. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo
  5. Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': I. Allegro assai
  6. Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': II. Andante con moto - attacca
  7. Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
Music CD 2
  1. Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
  2. Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
  3. Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto
  4. Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest': I. Largo - Allegro
  5. Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest': II. Adagio
  6. Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest': III. Allegretto
  7. Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
  8. Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
  9. Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: III.Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
  10. Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
Music CD 3
  1. Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: I.Vivace, ma non troppo
  2. Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
  3. Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
  4. Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molt expressivo
  5. Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
  6. Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo -- Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo
  7. Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  8. Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Music reviews of The Glenn Gould Edition: Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Volume II (Nos. 15-18, No. 23, Nos. 30-32)

Music Review: Is this a sick joke?
Rating: 1 Stars

There seems to be a constant buzz around his name... one can tell simply by the fact that there is a Glenn Gould edition. And of course, the grotesque flattery his name is given - Glenn Gould, the troubled genius!

That said, it is all as empty as his performances of Beethoven. This is passion? This is a lie! Glenn Gould has never touched a score without the urge to use it to make himself look good. He plays every passage of everything he touches, not with the music in mind, but with the ambition of his performance being different than any other. There is nothing wrong with originality and this so-called "audacity"! Needless to say, Beethoven's music was different than any other music when he composed it. But in Beethoven's case this was because he was constantly learning as he composed how to deeply express himself! He wrote different music because the music there was wasn't capturing his feelings and dreams as he needed it to. Gould's renditions of these masterpieces are, on the other hand, originality for its own sake - simply in the name of appealing to every pseudo-intellectual who listens to music (and believe me, there are far too many of them) with a fit of avant-garde vulgarity.

Take for example the Adagio of Op. 109 ... a piece of utmost luminescence and tenderness. Other performers know to play this piece sweetly and slowly, to let every note ring as though it is traveling to infinity, but precisely since this is the way the sonata is performed (and the way Beethoven intended it - if you don't believe me simply see the amount of instructions and specifications he wrote in the scores of these sonatas), Gould plays it faster, cutting off the notes in mid-ring, and then draws out parts which are meant to flow more quickly, only further removing the listener from the peace they are meant to feel. Op. 109 is one of Beethoven's most serene and tender compositions, and he wrote it with a sense of peace, of the sighs of a pining lover, in mind. Gould's rendition attempts (but fails, as no charlatan's lies can ever overshadow a spirit like Beethoven's) to transform this work into an expression of loss and isolation.

Gould constantly receives high praise based mostly on his Bach performances. Those are, at least, bearable and at times among the best, simply because Bach's music affords a great deal of freedom to the performer to express the work as they like... and in that case Gould's urge to play everything differently than everyone else can provide a unique perspective of the genius of Bach. Beethoven's music, and especially his piano works, do no such thing! He worked in the outer realms of perfection, where a piece was often one note, one slip away from sailing headlong into oblivion. Of course he wrote lovingly enough to spare room for a performer who understood his voice to add a personal touch - take Wilhelm Kempff, who plays Op. 109 in a way that draws me to tears, while adding his own personal voice to the performance. The difference between the two is that Kempff approched Beethoven humanely, while Gould approaches Beethoven as he approached any piece at all, intellectually, as though it were some new bit of postmodern philosophy. This is sickening beyond words.

To conclude concisely: I almost recommend this from an academic perspective for a listener or budding pianist to see how not to approach Beethoven (though as a pianist it seems even the most horrific performances dressed up in intellectuality earn a great deal of praise), but if you want to hear Beethoven's music with the intensity, fantasy, and spirituality it was written in, I suggest you enter "Beethoven piano sonatas -Gould" in your search box and try again.
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