Glenn Gould - Schoenberg, Suite for Piano op. 25 (OFFICIAL)

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In this part of the programme "Music In Our Time - Part 3: New Faces, Old Forms" Glenn Gould explores the „Suite for Piano op. 25" by the austrian-american composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951). Remember to subscribe to stay up to date with all new releases on the channel.

00:00 Introduction by Glenn Gould
05:07 IV Intermezzo

[alanbauch]

The intensity and concentration it takes to play this piece, along with the proper emotion is staggering! I don't know so much about Mr. Gould, but from what I've seen of him from his show, he's just a grand performer, unmatched!

[erniebuchinski]

Glenn Gould talking about and playing the music of Arnold Schoenberg = pure brilliance.

[AllSven]

This man is the result of hard work, talent, and having at least one parent that really cares that you succeed.

[dblbassted]

A beautiful work performed by one of the best and brightest. Thank you and RIP, Glen.

[opticalmixing]

probably the cleanest interpretation you will ever hear of this movt.

[nicky.hamlyn]

Wonderful playing, crisp and sensitive.

[michaelhanrahanmoore]

Glenn gould is the most intelligent musician ever to speak on the subject of music

[Brillemeister]

Brilliant explanation and performance. He's sorely missed in our time. RIP and God bless

[ahujeffrey]

I had the honor and privilege to study "music history" under the guidance of the famous and talented Talmon Hertz (a mentor I'll never forget). I also wish I could have studied from Glenn Gould. What a genius he is in explaining novel ideas. This video is a simple example. God has blessed us with these geniuses!

[seanearnest]

Can't believe this video only has 18 comments?! Is Gould speaking extemporaneously or is he reading from a cue card? From watching other clips of him and also Leonard Bernstein, it seems they possessed the ability to speak this eloquently off the top of their heads, and it is utterly extraordinary.

[kookamunga]

I love it and his take on musicial ideas and always interesting .

[rhkb]

wonderful ! thank you very much for posting.
there is a live recording of the whole suite op. 25 from salzburg (austria) played by the young gould. marvellous too !

[carljcreighton]

that was like I just read a really good book really fast

[alanbauch]

The painting on the easel is by Paul Klee, a painter of that time

[captainrfdangerang]

Schoenberg's work is a kind of "high art" that one can only really appreciate if you have the technical background, (or if your ears purposefully seek out dissonance, bless you, you absolute weirdos). I was always terrible at music theory, however, so I only understand enough to appreciate Gould's trying to explain it to his audience. He's charming as heck but no one is quite so dashing as to simply trick anyone into enjoying Schoenberg 😅

[nottees]

"Six movements in search of an audience." Yes, Glenn.

[ttrons]

He left a real void in classical performance.

[bruno.virgilio]

Schoenberg walks into a bar. "I'll have a gin tonic please, but no tonic"

[marisabenson]

I'm a total ignoramus when it comes to music and I'm here because I just read Doctor Faustus by Mann. I'm trying hard to understand any of it and have spent a lot of time googling, The more I hear Schoenberg the more I like hi music. Mann says it's a lament, the sound of human voice in nature, the cry of the soul maybe I dont really know.

[garygomesvedicastrology]

Thank you for this performance and the explanation. The main reason, I thing, for Schoenberg's lack of popular success, is, as Gould slipped in in his introduction, is the lack of familiarity of this organizational system to the human ear, which had been used to centuries of a tonal home reference point in the music. Berg was a student of Schoenberg, but Wozzeck and Lulu are thematic operas; this is a whole new method of organizing a twelve point equal temperament system--which has really developed to make key modulation easier. I can understand people disliking it out of lack of familiarity. 100 years of exposure is nothing compared to what we can estimate as at least 2, 000 years of tonal music from around the world. But, I would encourage listeners to hear Sacred Harp music, Eastern European music and Korean Ah Ahk for examples of music that stretch the boundaries of tonal music. Heck, there is evidence of tone rows in Beethoven, Bach and even in 14th Century music. Schoenberg didn't invent this, but he did develop a system of equality in music we had never before seen so consistently applied.