I bought one Glenn Gould CD. It was awful.
Really? Which one was it (that's not an aggressive question, just want to know)? I have many of his CDs and DVDs and enjoy them all. Sometimes, it's just a riot to listen to his interpretations, as in the first movement of his Appassionata, played at less than 1/2 tempo compared to other performers. It's bizarre, but, when one factors in the "Gould factor", effective in a way. His interpretations are always interesting to me, even if I don't care for them. I can see an intellectual foundation to what he is doing.
I'll admit that the singing could be annoying, but the same can be said for, say, Andre Watts live, and I just dismiss it as another eccentricity. But his books and columns on music are wonderful and enlightening.
I haven't sawed off the legs of a chair yet, but would like to acquire some of his technique that, apparently, didn't require much practice or maintenance.
Sorry you didn’t like it.
We have several and enjoy them.
We especially like the quirky recording of the two- and three-part inventions.
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