Glenn Gould - Piano Concerto Of Brahms, Beethoven

Macmillan, Ernest; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Gould, Glenn; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jochum, Georg Ludwig; Adler, Peter Herman

This extensive release contains the Canadian Radio recordings of a repertoire less frequented by Glenn Gould: among these recordings stands the very rare piece of Weber. Gould’s American début, in 1955, and the release, a year later, of his first Columbia recording, of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, launched his international concert career. He earned widespread acclaim despite his musical idiosyncrasies, while his flamboyant stage mannerisms, as well as his hypochondria and other personal eccentricities, fuelled colorful publicity that heightened his celebrity. But he hated performing – ”At concerts I feel demeaned, like a vaudevillian” – and though in great demand, he rationed his appearances stingily (he gave fewer than forty concerts overseas). Finally, in 1964, he permanently retired from concert life. The recordings presented on this release are a rarity that Gould fans and piano aficionados will not want to overlook.

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