Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Six Variations for Piano in F major op. 34 (OFFICIAL)

To celebrate the 200th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, Glenn Gould performed "The Bicentennial Concert“, produced by Mario Prizek and originally broadcast on 9th December, 1970.

00:00 Bagatelle in E-flat major
04:37 Introduction
06:03 Tema. Adagio. Cantabile
08:07 Var. I
10:09 Var. II Alegro, ma non troppo
11:09 Var. III Allegretto
13:06 Var. IV Tempo di Menuetto
14:22 Var. V Marcia Allegretto
15:59 Var. VI Allegretto - Coda -
17:21 Adagio molto

[r.i.p.volodya]

Glenn had this unique gift of being able to make slow tempi compelling and intense - the bagatelle is wonderful.

[hgoldsmtgold]

I don’t know of many pianists that ‘feel’ the music as much as Glenn Gould

[peterfretwell]

Glen Gould remains my favorite pianist. His unique take on this masterpiece literally had tears rolling down my cheeks. What a fantastic combination Glen Gould and Beethoven.

[rosemarysmyth]

The sounds Glen Gould sends out from the piano are beyond description : I listen to him most days, sometimes smiling, sometimes crying!

[pianorama]

There's hope for humanity so long as there's music like this.

[lolamagnanini]

Listening to glenn's interpretation of bach and ludwig is a sort of prayer to me

[Azure-Scenic-View-Railroad]

So far, I knew about Gold an Bach. But Goulds Beethoven interpretations – never heard this before. For me, Gould brings us the love, that Beethoven must have had in his mind and heart.

[michaeltheophilus]

This Bagatelle is a perfect example how; though all his troubled, thunderous passion, there are deeply moving, calm and spiritual moments in Beethoven like no other

[francescomini]

Gould was excellent interpreter not only of Bach, a usually thought. I'm his follower since 1980 (Italian TV1 broadcast by Piero Rattalino), and I was often captured by his Beethoven, Brahms, Hyden, Mozart, Strauss, even comparing him with more reputed interpreters for the same piece. Herein we have a best played Beethoven (as for op 111), but also look at his Scriabin, Berg (superlative op. 1), Grieg, Webern, and obviously his monstrous Schonberg. Nobody but Gould was able to re-interpreter the music while playing. Proving that music is really the more soft, or better, plasmable art.

[lolamagnanini]

My aecstatic contemplation of the sky and ludwig by glenn.when life can be a prayer

[Allegro]

Excellent and very lyrical interpretation from a legend, Glenn Gould, in his playing of Bach and Beethoven. The bagatelle at the beginning was extremely heartfelt and the Op 34 was also played with deep feeling. This Theme and Six Variations should be more widely known amongst pianists.

[phoebelinden]

Wonderful! Immortal Gould, immortal Beethoven.

[lolamagnanini]

Intensity, human.lyrism, spiritual.in both Ludwig and Glenn.excellences

[antoniavignera]

Questa è una Bagatellen di Beethoven op.126 il n.3 una meraviglia di esecuzione.Grazie Gould.

[antoniavignera]

Riascolto sempre con molto attenzione ed ammiro la perfezione dell’esecuzione grazie Gould .

[douglasdickerson]

Astounding music, astounding musician.

[perspecxi]

The bagatelle at the beginning is gorgeous!

[fmoll]

Невероятная одарённость Бетховена дала ему силы преодолеть бедствия и позволила гореть огню в глухом сосуде. Огонь не погас - Гленн Гульд раздул его с новой силой🔥. Будьте благословенны, величайшие из музыкантов!

[illusionyx]

For GG music is God, God is music. He totally offered himself to Him in its own manner with dissolving...but for most people it scarcely not acceptable

[colinmaharaj]

Bach and Beethoven sheet music are like golden leaves