Legacy 4

Glenn Gould (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000DS71
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,269 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Volume 4 of the CBS Masterworks Glenn Gould Legacy series finds Gould playing 20th century composers, including Ernst Krenek, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Paul Hindemith, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergi Prokofiev. On 3 compact discs.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Martin Luther of post modern piano, December 17, 2006

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This review is from: Legacy 4 (Audio CD)

Arguably, Gould was the first postmodern pianist: the Martin Luther of 20th Century piano. He swept, utterly and finally, the Romantic playing tradition conceits. Recall Grand Dame Landawska's:" Very well, my dear: you play Bach your way, and I'll play him HIS way."
Here Gould is at his best indulging in his innate and miraculous contrapuntal sensibilities. Highly recommended.
Content: Disk 1: Krenek Sonata no. 3; Schoenberg's 3 Klavierstucke. Disc 2: Berg Sonata Opus 1; Schoenberg Suite for Piano Op.25; P.Hindemith Sonata no. 3. Disc3: Scriabin Sonata No. 3; Sonata no. 5; 2 Pieces opus 57; Prokofiev Sonata No 7, opus 83.