Glenn Gould - So You Want to Write a Fugue?

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performed at Staunton Music Festival
August 22, 2019
Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton, VA

Megan Chartrand, soprano
Angela Young Smucker, mezzo soprano
Derek Chester, tenor
Peter Walker, bass
Jacob Ashworth, violin
Airi Yoshioka, violin
Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola
Jan Mueller-Szeraws, cello

video by Stewart Searle

NOTES
No composer more consistently excelled in crafting fugues than J. S. Bach (1685-1750), whose dozens of three-, four-, and five-voice fugues form the central repertory of the High Baroque. But fugues existed for a century before Bach, and its challenges continue to inspire composers up to the present day. For instance, consider the curious case of Glenn Gould (1932-1982). Noted for his revolutionary recordings of Bach in the 1950s and 60s, as well as his eccentric persona, Gould dabbled in composition himself. By virtue of his pianistic career, Gould understood fugue from the inside-out. It was almost inevitable that he would try penning a few of his own. But rather than take a sober approach to this quite intellectual form, he injected ample whimsy into his creation "So You Want to Write a Fugue?" (1963) for voices and string quartet. Gould’s own text becomes both creation and critic, offering sage advice on how to go about it. Gradually he progresses to the best advice of all: “Just plunge right in and write one.” Easier said than done!

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Today's performers ought to ruin any counterpoint piece, apparently. Where does this obsession with fast temp come from?
This is a joke piece and the real fun is to follow the various voices with the various intervals alluding to the text. What the heck are we supposed to have fun with if they perform like in a hurry?
What a shame.

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