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Topic: Glenn Gould - Aria  (Read 1485 times)

Offline hermanberntzen

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Glenn Gould - Aria
on: August 22, 2011, 03:27:38 PM
   
At the little run shortly after 0:50 , what does Gould do?
Does he plays the arpeggio backwards , this is not how i learnt it.
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Re: Glenn Gould - Aria
Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 06:36:03 PM
Yes. He starts on the highest note and arppegiates downwards. I know Barenboim also does this, Hewitt might also, but I'm not sure.

He has such a wonderful touch.

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Re: Glenn Gould - Aria
Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 07:52:08 PM
Soo ill just reverse it then , i figured it out. Thats Genius sounds much better than Bach's solution.

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Re: Glenn Gould - Aria
Reply #3 on: August 24, 2011, 11:40:44 AM
I think he plays it in the other direction in the Final Aria at the end of the variations.
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