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Piano Street Magazine:
Music is an Adventure – Interview with Randall Faber

Randall Faber, alongside his wife Nancy, is well-known for co-authoring the best-selling Piano Adventures teaching method. Their books, recognized globally for fostering students’ creative and cognitive development, have sold millions of copies worldwide. Previously translated into nine languages, Piano Adventures is now also available in Dutch and German. Eric Schoones had the pleasure of speaking with Randall Faber about his work and philosophy. Read more

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doctor_ivory

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I didn't even know such a thing existed!

on: August 10, 2010, 07:28:43 AM

I had no idea Glenn Gould ever recorded anything by Chopin. But apparently this recording was locked away in the old CBC archives for years and then eventually released by Sony.

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Re: I didn't even know such a thing existed!

Reply #1 on: August 10, 2010, 08:15:55 AM

Gould is going to torment us from his grave?! I think he would be rolling over in his grave if he knew this was released. It's so obvious that it was kind of an experiment or test. I was tempted to stop listening after the exposition (those two rolled chords at the beginning - ON the beat?!) but I persisted and it became more interesting as he went along. When you're recording, it's sort of what you do. You start out playing everything loud and of equal sound and then gradually begin to find the colors and dynmics. Then you do more takes and splice the thing together. In fact, the recapitulation was much more refined. Did you hear the final run at the end? He ends with a d#!
Thanks for posting. It was very interesting.