Glenn Gould - The Composer

Glenn Gould (Composer), Nicolas Rivenq (Conductor), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Performer), Claron McFadden (Performer), Harry van der Kamp (Performer), Marie-Therese Keller (Performer), Emile Naoumoff (Performer), Gilles Apap (Performer), Gerard Caussé (Performer), Alain Meunier (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Claron McFadden, Harry van der Kamp, Marie-Therese Keller, Emile Naoumoff, et al.
• Conductor: Nicolas Rivenq
• Composer: Glenn Gould
• Audio CD (October 6, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Classical
• ASIN: B0000027IQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,801 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #62 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Reeds & Winds > Bassoon

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars some forgettable, some not, November 30, 1999

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Al Kihano (Iskandria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glenn Gould - The Composer (Audio CD)

Gould was a great pianist, but his compositions, while good, don't match that greatness. Some of the pieces--in particular the string quartet and the piano-bassoon duet--are excellent and in my opnion worth the price of the CD. Others (``So You Want to Write a Fugue?,'' ``Lieberson Madrigal'') are cute but forgettable.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great - especially for music teachers, September 25, 2000

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Jennifer G. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glenn Gould - The Composer (Audio CD)

After many years of listening to Glenn Gould's piano playing, it was a pleasant surprise to run across his compositions in recorded form. There have not been many performers who have tried their hand at composing. I found the "So You Want to write a Fugue" worth the price of the CD alone - especially for music educators who would like to have something audibly "different" to illustrate this music form to their students. I also enjoyed his string quartet and the piano-bassoon duet as well as others.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Side of Glenn Gould, October 17, 2007

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sweetviolets "sweetviolets" (Arnold, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glenn Gould - The Composer (Audio CD)

I stumbled on this cd quite by accident. It's a wonderful look at another side of Gould. I hadn't realized he was also a composer, so I bought it as a fellow composer.
I love the "So You Want To Write A Fugue" tune, especially(very tongue-in-cheek and funny, but well-crafted); although the other pieces are reminiscent of many 20th century composers, and have interesting twists and turns in the music. I particularly like his bassoon composition too-he does interesting interplay between the instruments.
I highly recommend this cd!