Beethoven can sound classical, romantic, impressionist, and he's clearly none of them, he's so exceptionally unique. The late piano sonatas in particular are a genre on their own.
@annefrancoisepolonini6982
2 ай бұрын
That's what I think too.I had the nickname of Beethoven which I suffered from indeed I only hear in one ear with tinnitus and no hearing aid at v30 years old. I've never given up on music. Gold was more than an intuitive. Was he composing? His expression and his inner self accentuated during a piano performance, his non-attraction explained by his pathology, which precisely made him the incredible virtuoso that he was Finally, I get lost in his conjectures about Beethoven.... Bravo Glen voys Here is immortal. Your revenge as Asperger's.... Who could forget
@daryljay7057
2 ай бұрын
Glen Gould has fascinated me since '62 when my band teacher, Mr. Tianen played the Goldbergs for me! I've worn out a dozen copies of BOTH the '55 & '81 recordings of the same! Beethoven's music was far above labels & genres. His music brought fine music to the masses! As long as any intelligence anywhere exists, he will be heard!
@Tennisisreallyfun
2 ай бұрын
And that is exactly why I too agree that Beethoven occupies a special place as far as composers are concerned, a sort of bridge between the classical style that characterized the 1st Viennese School (which musicologists have decided to officially place him as one of the three members of) and everything Glenn said about the Romantic style (although he exaggerated a bit, it's not exactly as crazy as he makes it sound). I would not say there is any line that separates his "classical" works from his "romantic" works, rather a continuous development, fraught with innovations from the first notes he put on paper, perhaps leaning a bit more into forms by Mozart and his teacher Haydn earlier on in his career, but new and unique nonetheless.
@ronl7131
2 ай бұрын
Inimitable GG.
@pjdava
2 ай бұрын
Glenn Gould, This made me so happy! I liked and subscribed!
@roel.vinckens
2 ай бұрын
Ow, you're in for a treat on this channel... One of my preferred rabbit holes on this here internet.
@user-mi4bn5tq5u
2 ай бұрын
The greatest loss was the degradation of the magnificent hair he had as a young man.
@GourSmith
Ай бұрын
Beethoven’s hearing loss was obviously a greater loss 🤡
@user-mi4bn5tq5u
Ай бұрын
@@GourSmith a mere jest sir
@jason1675
2 ай бұрын
Beethoven was just being beethoven. So did his music inevitably. Still It can't be ignored that beethoven was living in the era in between the most delicious sandwich of western music.
@philiphoward123
Ай бұрын
I know it's long for these times but this is the first half of a sentence
@fmoll2509
2 ай бұрын
❤
@ww0yrr
2 ай бұрын
Huh?
@harrison_williams
2 ай бұрын
Why is this clip so short!!
@kitty-gf2wd
2 ай бұрын
Interesting
@jamesonrichards5105
2 ай бұрын
Bro I want examples of Beethoven’s contradictory styles but I’m also too lazy to look them up
@Tennisisreallyfun
2 ай бұрын
Well, I can give to you an example right now. The typical form of a Symphony in the "Classical Style" is Fast/Slow/Fast/Faster. In his 1st Symphony, he follows this, but in his 9th, he flips everything around and goes Medium/Fast/Slow/Fast, while choosing to add a choral section to it as well. I mean, this is super basic stuff. There is so much more to a Symphony than the tempo. We can get into Sonata Form, tonality, etc... But on the most basic level, this is one of the clearest examples of Beethoven's development as a composer from early to late. His 9th Symphony was the first of its time to experiment with a form like this, and many composers after him composed symphonies with different orders in terms of pacing.
@jamesonrichards5105
2 ай бұрын
@@Tennisisreallyfun I appreciate this, that makes it easier to understand where Gould is coming from. thanks
@antoinepetrov
2 ай бұрын
He is portrayed as the ultimate Romantic figure, but I think that the most important transition between Classicism and Romanticism is Schubert.
@roel.vinckens
2 ай бұрын
But how to be objective in such a statement? It is, of course, all open for delicious discussions...
@antoinepetrov
2 ай бұрын
@@roel.vinckens Well I it's not objective, it's just that I prefer Schubert's music. But you can also see how Schubert progressed further into what Gould described as Romanticism, whereas Beethoven stayed at a compromise between the two styles. Of course, quite literally, Beethoven is the link between the two eras, as he studied under Haydn, the man who defined the Classical style.
@OrlandoAponte
2 ай бұрын
I’m not sure that Beethoven is portrayed as the ultimate romantic figure. I think he is just the most well-known and frequently discussed composer in general, which makes him the #1 subject of interest when discussing both, the Classical and Romantic eras.
@Tennisisreallyfun
2 ай бұрын
I definitely agree with you. But I think that's what Glenn is saying, and I have actually always agreed with his thoughts here. Beethoven represents a transition, a bridge between the two styles and an exploration of some of the Romantic themes and forms that will later be more fully developed by composers like Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, etc...
@Ziad3195
Ай бұрын
@@OrlandoAponteplease research more what romanticism is in the arts and philosophy and find me a more appropriate composer that should bear this title.
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