Zenph Studios at the Piano-e-Competition: Gould playing Goldbergs on Tuesday
2006-07-08 by jqw2
I'll be presenting a one-hour lecture demonstration of our work in St. Paul on Tuesday evening at 6:30pm. It's your chance to sit in the room and hear a live re-performance of Glenn Gould playing excerpts from his 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations -- on a nine-foot Disklavier Pro concert grand. I'll talk about some of the lessons we've learned in the process of working through this album, and illustrate with both the original recording and the live piano. http://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/special_events.asp We did the 20-minute version at ideaCity in Toronto a few weeks ago; it was quite a hit there. Many in the audience had actually heard Gould play in person -- and remember, he retired in 1964 -- so the overwhelmingly positive feedback was quite gratifying. http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/conferences/ideacity_the_best_thing _weve_missed_all_summer_39256.asp I look forward to seeing you at Sundin Hall on Tuesday evening. Thanks - John Q. Walker http://www.zenph.com