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The Glenn Gould Collection [1992/1994 Sony Classical] VHSRip

Posted By: Sartre

Date: 5 May 2014 07:53:21

From Sony Classics comes this 1992 sixteen-part retrospective of legendary Canadian pianist, Glenn Gould. Throughout the programs, interviews with the classical musician are mixed together with footage of his performances, as audiences are given a glimpse into a life that was unexpectedly cut short when Gould passed away in 1982 after suffering a stroke.

STARS………..: Glenn Gould, Bruno Monsaingeon
GENRE………..: Music | Documentary | Concert
RUNTIME……..: 16 x 55min
SIZE…………..: 7.25GB
VIDEO CODEC..: DivX
RESOLUTION…: 640x480
BITRATE………: Multiple (11x~750/3x~1200/2x~2200 kbps)
FRAMERATE…..: 29.970 fps
AUDIO…………: MP3 Mono 128/192kbps
SOURCE……….: NTSC VHS

Vol. I - Prologue

The first in a series of videos Gould made with interviewer Bruno Monsaingeon it highlights the diversity of Gould's genius and also shares, through interviews with performers who worked with Gould, bits of his personality and method of working. With pieces ranging in scope from fugues to rhapsodies and symphonies this collection highlights Gould's passion for not only the music he chose to record but also the genre's and composers as well. Admittedly Gould can be a bit technical in his discussions of form, but this does not take away from the film's overall appeal…the music itself. A must for any Gould fan, scholar or enthusiast and a delight for those interested in the insights and work of a pure genius. Highly recommended to anyone who loves piano music as well as classical history in general.

Vol. II - Sonatas and Dialogues

(Yehudi Menuhin, violin). Sonata for violin and piano (harpsichord) no. 4, BWV 1017 in C minor / Johann Sebastian Bach (17:00). Dialogue about Beethoven (3:11). Sonata for piano and violin no. 10, op. 96 in G major / Ludwig van Beethoven (15:00). Dialogue about Schoenberg (6:06). Phantasy for violin with piano accompaniment, op. 47 / Arnold Schoenberg (9:59).

Vol. III - End of Concerts

Assembled from material the legendary pianist Glenn Gould shot during his many appearances on Canadian television, this volume of The Glenn Gould Collection focuses on his attitudes towards live performances and his controversial decision to retire from the concert stage at the age of 31 to focus exclusively on recordings. Gould also performs several selections, including Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 and Bagatelle, and Hindemith's Piano Sonata No. 3.

Vol. IV - So You Want to Write a Fugue

Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil 2. Fuga VII a 4 voci, BWV 876 in E-flat major / Johann Sebastian Bach (3:19). Piano sonata op. 1 / Alban Berg (10:32). Dialogue about Beethoven's op. 109 / with Humphrey Burton (3:49). Piano sonata no. 30, op. 109 in E major / Ludwig van Beethoven (13:00). Concerto for piano (harpsichord) and orchestra no. 7, BWV 1058 in G minor / Johann Sebastian Bach (Toronto Symphony; Vladimor Golschmann, conductor) (14:00). Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil 2. Praeludium & Fuga a 4 voci IX, BWV 878 in E major / Johann Sebastian Bach (4:35). So you want to write a fugue? / Glenn Gould (Elisabeth Benson-Guy, soprano; Patricia Rideout, contralto; Gordon Wry, tenor; Edgar Murdoch, bass; Canadian String Quartet) (5:43).

Vol. V - The Conductor

Assembled from material the legendary pianist Glenn Gould shot during his many appearances on Canadian television, this volume of The Glenn Gould Collection places the focus on Gould's attitude towards the orchestral conductor, speaking both as himself and under the humorous alter ego of "Sir Nigel Twitt-Thornwaite." Selections performed by Gould include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto in D Major and excerpts from Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral").

Vol. VI - The Earliest Decade

This video, "The Earliest Decade" , shows Gould in two early orchestral performances: The Bach D Minor concerto, BWV 1052, from 1957, and the 1st movement from Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, from 1954. These are performances taped in Canada. Also included : Beethoven's 32 Variations On An Original Theme in C minor.

Vol. VII - A Russian Interlude

The pianist plays Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No.7 In B Flat Major Op.83 [ 1966 ]

Vol. VIII - Interweaving Voices

Assembled from material the legendary pianist Glenn Gould shot during his many appearances on Canadian television, this volume of The Glenn Gould Collection features Gould performing selections by a number of his favorite composers, including Bach, Hindemith, Webern, and Beethoven.

Vol. IX - Mostly Strauss

Here we see this Canadian pianist and composer from television excerpts, interviewed by Humphrey Burton (from 1966), and playing the music he says he is addicted to, the way most people are addicted to chocolate sundaes, the music of Richard Strauss. The first Strauss piece performed (from 1962) is a short song, "Cacilie", using a poem by Heinrich Hart, and sung by soprano Lois Marshall, with Gould as accompanist, but the meat of this tape is the "Burleske fur Pianoforte und Orchester" (from 1967), which is a fascinating mixture of the modern and romantic as Strauss so often managed in his compositions, and this is a truly gorgeous rendition of it, with Gould backed by the Toronto Symphony with Vladimir Golschman conducting. In the middle is Gould's "a la baroque" performance of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 333, from 1966, and always a pleasure to hear, and of course includes Gould's idiosyncrasies, which are singing/humming along with the music, and his specially made chair, placing him very low to the piano keys.

Vol. X - Rhapsodic Interludes

Gould playing his own piano reduction of Schubert's Symphony No. 5 (I. Allegro): footage from 1958-1959, Commentary by Bruno Monsaingeon, various photos of Gould, Footage of Gould speaking with Humphrey Burton about Richard Strauss's Elektra (1966), Gould plays his transcription of an excerpt from Elektra, Gould accompanies soprano Lois Marshall in a performance of Strauss's "Beim Schlafengehen" from Vier letzte Lieder (1962), Gould and others accompany vocalist Patricia Rideout in a 1974 performance of Schoenberg's "Mondestrunken," "Colombine," and "Valse de Chopin" from Pierrot lunaire, op. 21, Gould discusses Ravel's La Valse (1974), Gould performs his own transcription of La Valse (I. movement), Gould performs his reduction of Debussy's Première Rhapsodie pour Orchestre avec Clarinette principale with clarinetist James Campbell (1973), Gould performs Richard Strauss's Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 18 (I. Allegro ma non troppo), with violinist Oscar Shumsky (1962)

Vol. XI - Ecstasy and Wit

Piano sonata no. 17, op. 31 no. 2 in D minor : The tempest / Ludwig van Beethoven (21:00). Prélude op. 49 no. 2 / Alexander Scriabin (1:20). Glenn Gould about the Ophelia lieder (2:42). Drei Lieder der Ophelia : op. 67 nos. 1-3 / Richard Strauss ; William Shakespeare, Hamlet (Roxolana Roslak, soprano) (8:00). Glenn Gould as Myron Chianti (1:05). Commentary / by Bruno Monsaingeon (1:02). Goldberg-Variationen : BWV 988. Aria ; Variatio 3, Canone all'unisono ; Variatio 6, Canone alla seconda ; Variatio 9, Canone alla terza ; Variatio 12, Canone ; Variatio 15, Canone alla quinta ; Variatio 27, Canone alla nona (8:00). Commentary / by Bruno Monsaingeon (0:19). 2 ricercari sul nome B-A-C-H : op. 52. Ricercare no. 1 / Alfredo Casella (5:31)

Vol. XII - Epilogue

This episode includes clips of Gould discussing and performing the music of Beethoven and Bach, while joined by The Toronto Symphony and Karel Ancerl.

Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil 2. Praeludium & Fuga a 3 voci III, BWV 872 in C-sharp major (3:13). Praeludium & Fuga a 4 voci XXII, BWV 891 in B-flat minor (4:49) / Johann Sebastian Bach. Commentary / by Bruno Monsaingeon (2:23). Glenn Gould about the "Emperor" concerto, with Humphrey Burton (3:41). Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 5, op. 73 in E-flat major : Emperor (Toronto Symphony, Karl Ancerl, conductor) (36:00).

Vol. XIII - Goldberg Variations (1981)

Taped in 1981, this is essentially a video record of Gould in the recording studio, re-recording the work that launched his international career. Monsaingeon shoots each of the thirty variations from a different angle, thereby creating a visual counterpart borne out of the music's architecture. More tellingly, the camera reveals the sheer joy and concentration exuded by a great performer at the peak of his powers. Pianophiles will be able to scrutinize Gould's idiosyncratic physical approach to piano playing in greater detail here than in other Gould videos. While his gesticulation may have grown more exaggerated over the years, he maneuvers his way through the treacherous cross-handed variations with the utmost of physical economy. Interestingly, Gould claimed that he never used the sustain pedal in Bach, yet there's his right foot pumping away, albeit discreetly.

Vol. XIV - The Question Of Instrument

This is Vol. 14 from The Glenn Gould Collection, titled "The Question of Instrument." It is one in the series of films Gould made with Bruno Monsaingeon,titled "Glenn Gould Plays Bach." Here Gould and Monsaingeon discuss the adaptability of Bach's keyboard music to the modern piano (versus the harpsichord). It includes performances by Gould of The Chromatic Fantasia(!), Art Of The Fugue-Contrapunctus I, a complete performance of the 4th Partita in D Major, and many excerpts from other Bach keyboard works.

Vol. XV - An Art Of the Fugue

This is Vol. 15 from The Glenn Gould Collection, titled "An Art Of The Fugue." It is part of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach" made with Bruno Monsaingeon from 1976 to 1981. This film was made in Nov. 1980. It includes Gould discussing fugues in general and performing many examples, including some from the WTC II. The film closes with Gould performing Cont. II, IV, and XV from "The Art of Fugue", Bach's final work, left unfinished at his passing.

Vol. XVI - On the Twentieth Century

This is Vol. 16 of The Glenn Gould Collection, titled "On The Twentieth Century." It contains segments from various television programs that Gould made in the 60s and 70s. It includes both Gould talking about and performing music by many 20th-century composers. Includes works by Scriabin, Schoenberg (whom Gould designates for "immortality"), Webern, R. Strauss, and Hindemith.

Note: I added two new rips of Part IX & X sourced from German TV. The audio is better (especially in part X) but the dialogue portion is dubbed in German so I included the old english audio as well.

Thanks to the original ripper.

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