The Question of Instrument

Part I of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach" is devoted to Bach's "Art of Fugue." Gould's performance is followed by a lively repartee with Monsaingeon, in which the pianist provides dazzling insights illustrated by music examples. He explains, for example, why he plays some pieces extremely slowly, and bemoans the "musicological overkill" of scholars who insist that Bach's keyboard music should only be played on a harpsichord.

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Director

Bruno Monsaingeon

Glenn Gould

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Bruno Monsaingeon

Self

Glenn Gould Plays Bach

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The Question of Instrument

1983

An Art of the Fugue

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The Goldberg Variations