Glenn Gould Live in Leningrad 1957

Glenn Gould (Artist, Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Ladislav Slovak (Conductor), Leningrad Conservatory Academic Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Glenn Gould
• Orchestra: Leningrad Conservatory Academic Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Ladislav Slovak
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (May 20, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Classical
• ASIN: B0000028OF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,697 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live in Leningrad, June 21, 2002

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"m_a_portnoi" (Brewster, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glenn Gould Live in Leningrad 1957 (Audio CD)

Brilliant, brilliant.
Gould's performance here is remembered by people who attended the concert vividly, 40 years later. The account of the Bach d-minor concerto is gripping and is one of those rare recordings that is literally hair-raising. The energy is projected marvellously.
A theory why:
Gould was fabulous with Bach.
Gould loved Leningrad.
Russians love their music, their city. And they loved Gould.
In short, the chemistry was all there, and the performance, with Gould, Slovak, and the fabulous Conservatory students, shows it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical document!, February 26, 2006

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glenn Gould Live in Leningrad 1957 (Audio CD)

Glenn Gould was the artistic device who worked out as an artistic ice breaker Ambassador in the middle of that tense and conflictive atmosphere in the late Fifties. The glorious performance of Beethoven 's second Piano Concerto still remains as a true milestone recording ever recorded and shares honors with William Kapell' s warmth and monumental performance. He avoids by far the most of the piano players who are accustomed to give us a schmaltzy vision around the second Movement. Beethoven is not neither Classic nor Romantic. Beethoven is Beethoven. The genius as Mozart or Bach are always contemporary.

In what Bach concerns, Gould is superb; as always.

A true legacy for the future 's generations.