Glenn Gould's Mozart Sonatas

[goalevan]

Love this recording, but anybody else find it a little annoying when he hums along with these sonatas? - guess you could call them songs now : )

[Hmoll]

One of the worst wastes of vinyl in the history of recorded music.

[Xelles]

Glenn Gould humming =   !

I remember being in a studio a while ago and one of his Mozart's Sonatas were playing. Then with some computer program (I don't recall the name) they could actually remove his humming from the recording. After hearing it without the humming, I could actually understand his interpretations!

[faulty_damper]

I don't know if this was Gould, I doubt it, but on Classical FM, I heard this "song" with some humming in it.  I also heard some deep breathing.  The hum was faint but still audible.  Do many other performing/recording artists hum?  I find it annoying because they aren't singers and are off key.

[Noah]

Apparently going to see Brendel nowadays is like going to the opera.
I went to see a Fou Ts'ong recital in February and there was some humming there, though not as strong as Gould's.

[anda]

One of the worst wastes of vinyl in the history of recorded music.

i'll say! also, his recording with all beethoven concertos... probably worst i've ever heard

[thracozaag]

 In all fairness to Gould though, he COULD play Mozart and Beethoven wonderfully when he wanted to...the K. 491 concerto is magnificent, as is the 2nd concerto of Beethoven.  Many of the Mozart piano sonatas and Beethoven sonatas are just plain....perverse.  I guess he really didn't like them (but my question is why bother recording them, then)?

koji

[janice]

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Glen Gould autistic?  If he indeed is, let's have some compassion on the man and realize that this humming stems from his autism.  Feel free to correct me if I am wrong  

[Noah]

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Glen Gould autistic?  If he indeed is, let's have some compassion on the man and realize that this humming stems from his autism.  Feel free to correct me if I am wrong  

You're wrong anyway because he's dead.