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In 1955 Walter Homburger, Glenn Gould's manager, wrote to the Canadian Department of External Affairs a letter suggesting to organize a tour to Soviet Union for Glenn Gould, as a kind of "reciprocating" gesture to the then-recent tours by Emil Gilels and David Oistrakh to the USA. Some official at the department who apparently had no clue who Glenn Gould was answered: "The idea of Canadian musicians touring USSR has some merit, especially if only the very best of them go. Of course, they cannot stack up against Gilels and Oistrakh, but if they put up a respectable performance and perform a few pieces of Canadian music, this could have some value. I don't know if Glenn Gould belongs to this group." And suggested Homburger to contact the Soviet Embassy.

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Date: 2013-01-17 09:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mancunian.livejournal.com
Try Goldberg variations by Wilhelm Kempff - you'll probably see the difference between a genius and a Glen Gould. (And yes, never trust a one-trick pony... there's a good chance even this trick is rubbish!)

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Date: 2013-01-18 12:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leblon.livejournal.com
"Сейчас мы их проверим, сейчас мы их сравним". Кемпф - это голова, спору нет, но Баха в его исполнении я еще не слышал.

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Date: 2013-01-18 01:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mancunian.livejournal.com
Есть на youtube, так что have fun.

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Date: 2013-01-18 05:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leblon.livejournal.com
Послушал, Кемпфф играет очень хорошо, как обычно, но Гульд не хуже, на мой вкус. И не так академично. В общем, классика против авангарда. Дело вкуса.

Вообще гольдберговские вариации - это не то совсем мое. Я бы лучше keyboard concertos сравнил. Но увы, на youtube нету их записей в исполнении Кемпффа.

Еще BWV 855 хорошо сравнить, это есть в обоих исполнениях. Оба отличные, на мой вкус.

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Date: 2013-01-18 02:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] type2b.livejournal.com
на ютубе, кстати, есть сравнение фрагмента Goldberg Variations в 6ти исполнениях подряд, в т.ч. Gould & Kempff :)

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