Goldberg Variations 20-24

I've been woking on ...
I've been woking on playing #20 for months. As usual you see Gould do it so effortlessly and naturally you just throw up your hands. There is NOTHING simple about the way he crosses his hands to play a piece intended for two separate keyboards. He just makes it look that way. Would love to have gotten an MRI of his brain while he played.
Gartro


It's like he's ...
It's like he's whispering to the piano, "Play, my precious, play. . .!" And the piano complies with gusto. . . 0.0 Nothing like a good artist and great composer to make one feel completely and wholesomely musically incompetent. xD
NyxStyx1


he defednitally is ...
he defednitally is the greatest
KV4671


if there weren't ...
if there weren't any, Gould would have created the most apt lyrics possible! But consider this: he sings not one, but three or four distinct parts - simultaneously. He's a whole opera in himself ;-)
yuyiya


because the world ...
because the world is full of asshole who will never can see and hear a miracle happening in front of them
dartagnanlevrai


How in the world ...
How in the world could five people "dislike" this?
cmclarkmusic


Gould always leaves ...
Gould always leaves me speechless
quinto34


That I understand ...
That I understand about the solo thing , however , Glenn is such an enigma , I wouldnt have doubted in any way that there may have been lyrics and that Glenn indeed knew them :) We Canadians are interesting like that . Thanks for the insight regardless
cncdaddy


The thing that ...
The thing that might provide some clarity is the fact that he does it in almost every single thing he's ever played - solo piano music is just that...solo. There are no lyrics.
aibangmaini


I have conflicting ...
I have conflicting info here. I personally thought he was indeed humming , but have since also heard that he is singing the lyrics to this amazing piece of music. I wonder if that's really so
cncdaddy


It's called ...
It's called passion ;)
TonusAMaximus


Hmm i guess after ...
Hmm i guess after all he did practice a lot ... But Nevertheless his playing is as perfect as it can be
almskaya


when a genius as ...
when a genius as Gould meets a genius as Bach, the miracle is accomplished.
pierospirit


if you want to ...
if you want to become a master like me, you'll have to practice the hard peices like suzuki 3.
Jimistroll


OW GLENNN I ...
OW GLENNN I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE YOU !! YOU ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE THE PIANIST ! YOU EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARN EVERYTHING YOU WANT ! it is such a HERO !
Darkboy2525


XD 
XD 
reinehcreinehc


He's humming the ...
He's humming the melody. It's been a Gould trademark. Engineers used to have fits, trying to find a way to get him to either stop, or to find a method to keep it out of the mix. Alas, they never could - and it's become one of the things we love most about Gould.
aibangmaini


I wonder what he is ...
I wonder what he is whispering while he plays... He is absolutely amazing! I heard some hums here and there but don't know what he is saying when he is "talking" lol
chelseabeeb


Many thanks to ...
Many thanks to Bruno Monsaingeon and his devotion to the legacy of Glenn Gould. To be able to see and hear Gould playing Bach is a truly mystical experience.
BrigitC1


i don't know you ...
i don't know you but i guess his left hand is way better than your right...no offense.
humpert


AGREED
AGREED
xultradragonslayerx


Il ne chanterait ...
Il ne chanterait pas en jouant?
chronnoss503


Don't feel too bad ...
Don't feel too bad - Gould was left handed.
Broopster5


3 people prefer ...
3 people prefer Justin Bieber.
Lassannn


variation 21 is ...
variation 21 is unreal.. 
humpert