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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Wasn’t it Brendel who, having some
time to kill, decided to phone Gould from the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:City> airport? When he sneezed over the
phone, Gould was supposed to have hung up. Talk about hypochondria in excelsis!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> f_minor
[mailto:f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Houpt, Fred<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 4 October 2012
11:04 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> sales@induscandia.se; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [f_minor] Beethoven
for Fred</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>That's a bit of a stretch. Worst
pianist ever? Don't think many in this group will stand with you on your
opinion. </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> f_minor
[mailto:f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Induscandia<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 04, 2012
9:27 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Discussion
of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [f_minor] Beethoven
for Fred<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Brendler is just a stupid fraud, worst
pianst ever. </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Well you know I greatly admire Brendel and
had the joy to hear him in concert in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:City>.
However, his comments about GG are about as far off the mark as he accuses
Gould of. However, Brendel is singing from his own well known song book
and he represents a Germanic purist school which has it's fans, it has it's
strengths and after a while it's obvious short comings. One cannot ever
recall hearing a piano piece of Beethoven, Schubert or Schuman played by Kempf
as revelatory. Never. Beautifully played but always
"urtext", safe and within proper boundaries, that Brendel refers
to. Kempf's music making was never boring but it was always
predictable. </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Gould hated this mentality and as an
artist he resolutely waged war against that school of thought. Brendel is
correct in suggesting that some (he would say most) of Gould's interpretations
are not successful. I would never refer to Brendel's "Goldburg
Variations" (did he record it?) but I would listen to Murray Peraiah, Ivo
Pogerelich or Angela Hewitt. I cannot possibly imagine Horowitz trying
the Goldberg's nor would I encourage that entire generation of titans
(including Artur Rubinstein). Perish the thought. Though, Brendel's
unkind words about Horowitz do not take into consideration the dazzling
Scarlatti - especially the younger Horowitz. Brendel does not like Rach,
ok. I happen to adore Rach's music and yes, it is often heart on the
sleeve but for me it all radiates great musicality and emotion.
Especially delightful are some unusual harmonic cadences that come out of
nowhere.....I love his music...what can I say?</span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Fred</span></font><font size=2
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> f_minor
[mailto:f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>maryellen jensen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 03, 2012
7:26 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> f_minor@glenngould.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [f_minor] Beethoven
for Fred<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=5 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Fred,<br>
<br>
A bit of der Brendel on your chosen topic:<br>
<br>
<em><b><i><font face=Tahoma><span id=ecxreviewTextContainer281750337><span
id=ecxfreeText4557652826002724675><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:
bold'>"</span></font></i></b></em><span class=ecxreadable><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>A</span></i></span><em><i><font face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma'> well-known American author...once asked various
pianists what they thought of Horowitz. I was unable to contribute to his book
because, as I told him, I was more interested in musical realities than musical
myths.</span></font></i></em><i><span style='font-style:italic'><br>
<br>
<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>I was not as
enthusiastic about Horowitz the artist as many of my colleagues. And I was not
so captivated by him as a pianist either, since I found that his kind of
virtuosity rarely served the music as I understood it.</span></font></i></em><br>
<br>
<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>...you can either
illuminate works with a spotlight from without, or develop them from
within....the spotlights from without are embodied for me particularly clearly
in Glenn Gould. In my view, he was not interested in deciphering a work from
within, but wished instead, as unexpectedly as possible, to illuminate it from
without. He went so far as to actually hamper an understanding of a composer,
and maltreat him, in order to be original at all costs. It was clearly
compulsive.</span></font></i></em><br>
<br>
<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>Gould to me was a
classic example of what a performer should not be; as an eccentric, he seemed
determined to oppose the wishes of the composer or go against the character of
the piece.</span></font></i></em><br>
<br>
<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>I've always asked
myself: why does this man, who is so gifted, treat composers in such a
disgraceful way? It seems to me that quite a few people love this kind of
sadism...There is nothing wrong in playing pieces in a variety of ways - but
please do so within the limits, within the character and structure of the piece
itself. Gould deliberately oversteps these limits, or he is simply not aware of
them.</span></font></i></em><br>
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<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>...it seems to me
that he has no interest in all in the character of the piece. He is not aware
that it exists...He does not consider that there might be a character which is
indissolubly connected with the piece, which one must find and bring to life.</span></font></i></em><br>
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<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>I have to accept that
Gould's playing can on occasions be revelatory. But I do not think this is due
to psychological understanding, but rather to chance - the desire to do what is
unexpected.</span></font></i></em><br>
<br>
<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>I am not a
Rachmaninov fan. The piano repertoire is vast, and Rachmaninov to me seems a
waste of time.</span></font></i></em><br>
<br>
<em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>...among [Rachmaninov's]
works for piano, above all the piano concertos, there is nothing that I find
captivating, enough to recommend to a young pianist. Nor has the third piano
concerto ever convinced me."</span></font></i></em><br>
</span></i><br>
<span class=ecxreadable>The book is in Q & A format (the questioner is
Martin Meyer, literary editor of the </span><em><i><font face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma'>Neue Zurcher Zeitung</span></font></i></em><span
class=ecxreadable>) and the sections are Life, About Music, On Performance, On
Writing (Brendel has published essays and poetry), and an Epilogue.</span><br>
<br>
<span class=ecxreadable> The book in question is: </span></span></span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=5 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Me
of All People: Alfred Brendel in Conversation with Martin Meyer </span></font></b><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ecxbyecxsmalltext><font size=5 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>by</span></font></span><font
size=5 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/390865.Alfred_Brendel"
target="_blank">Alfred Brendel</a>, <a
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/327188.Martin_Meyer" target="_blank">Martin
Meyer</a>, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/447942.Richard_Stokes"
target="_blank">Richard Stokes</a> <span
class=ecxauthornameecxgreytextecxsmalltextecxrole>(Translator)</span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX3Rof5E00" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX3Rof5E00</a><br>
<br>
</span></font><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'><br>
</span></font><span class=ecxauthornameecxgreytextecxsmalltextecxrole><font
size=5 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Mary</span></font></span><font
size=5 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
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<span class=ecxauthornameecxgreytextecxsmalltextecxrole>PS There's an
interesting 2 dvd documentary "<u>Alfred Brendel: In Portrai</u>t" -
visit your local University Library for further details... </span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:52:51
-0700<br>
From: boyboy_8@yahoo.com<br>
To: f_minor@glenngould.org<br>
Subject: [f_minor] Beethoven<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>On the recent CBC radio Sunday program
that Michael Enright did with Robert Harris, Harris mentioned a CBC recording
(many years ago) of GG playing Beethoven's Tempest piano sonata (#17). I
do believe that the one I've posted here is part 1 of this sonata.
As Harris explained, GG often ignored the composer tempo and dynamic markings
were in search of what "the music" was asking for. This was a
curious but I think accurate insight into GG's mind. When I hear GG doing
this Tempest, there are several things to look for. Notice that he is
conducting all the time, breathing with the music as if it was a
symphony. In his lectures, famous Beethoven specialist Andras
Schiff often explains that Beethoven was first and foremost a symphonist and
his sonatas reflect symphonic architecture reduced to two hands. This is
also correct and in GG's performance he is approaching the sonata as if it was
a symphony. Notice as well how he handles the motifs that sound like a
soloist singing a single musical line. Gould takes extra time to allow
the notes of the motif to rise up in melancholy, expressing such depth of
Beethoven emotion. The entire movement, for me, is extraordinary and I
cannot remember hearing it done with more pathos and introspection.
Incredible.....and totally unique interpretation. But again, Gould has
sought to make the music sound fresh and all the while respecting the meaning
that the music has within itself. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Fred Houpt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Toronto</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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