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color=#0000ff size=3>Morning all. I listened to one of the Beethoven
lectures over the weekend, at home. It was delicious and wonderful.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=202551214-26052011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=3> Last night I dusted off my DVD copy of
"Hereafter", which I had not seen in a few years. Of course I was
overwhelmed with great emotion and found myself in tears at the incredible
beauty of the music making, laughing at his sense of humor and in awe of his
intellect, which I think is still not properly appreciated by his fellow
artists. I say this because the die-hards have not fallen out of love or
respect. He deserves more recognition from other artists, giving Gould the
credit due, acknowledging that his artistic approach, filled with extremes as
they were, all were entirely underwritten by a deeply passionate desire to know
the inner realms of the musical thoughts. I do not know that GG was the
first philosophical musical prodigy, but for me he is the most
important.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=202551214-26052011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=3>Another impression I get from the documentary is that GG
often achieved levels of altered states of consciousness and from these highly
charged and ecstatic states he was able to see the music as if for the first
time; even more, his insights totally informed the manner in which he approached
interpretation. The section where he explains the "why" of his infamous
Mozart sonata approach I found myself finally understanding a bit more, why
his interpretation was acceptable within the strict agenda that his
approach had set for itself. His objective was to turn the
overly familiar sonata inside out and deeply examine the architecture of the
theme as it evolves through exposition. He is not the only one to search
for these types of insights and he is often remembered as having too much
recourse to gross exaggeration in order to make his points. However, once one
has finally grasped some of the insights that his performances afford us,
we are better off and our artistic appreciation is deeper. What can
possibly be found in such a journey? That is one reason I can never be
away from listening to GG. There is so much there to contemplate and be
enlightened by.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=202551214-26052011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=3>cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=202551214-26052011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=3>Fred Houpt</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org
[mailto:f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>maryellen
jensen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:55 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
f_minor@glenngould.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [f_minor] Not Gould
but...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>For Fred Houpt and anyone
else who is a little surprised: perhaps I should have mentioned that these
lectures are </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><U>strictly
audio</U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>. </FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><U>There is nothing wrong with your computer nor
with the link.</U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><BR></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
size=3>The Wigmore Hall site offers even more: Haydn. The lecture on piano
Sonata No. 62 is my favourite but all three are worth the
airtime:</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><BR></FONT><BR><A
href="http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/interact/wigmore-hall-podcasts/andr%C3%A1s-schiff-explores-haydn">http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/interact/wigmore-hall-podcasts/andrás-schiff-explores-haydn</A><BR><BR><BR><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>Mary</FONT><BR><BR><BR> <BR><font face="monospace">_______________________________________________________________________<br>
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