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Three remarkable programs celebrating theilife andilegacy of one of theigreatest pianists of all time. Includes several rare bonus features!
Life & Times
Kultur Video presents an insightful biography of the multi-faceted Glenn Gould: the man and the musician - eccentric, loner, genius, jokester, broadcaster, documentary producer and world-acclaimed pianist.
When Glenn Gould made his professional debut at the age of 14, classical music lovers had never heard anything like him and his vibrant and bold approach to the classics enthralled audiences. His technique on the piano and his music interpretations were unique, just like the man himself. The popular image of Gould as a tortured genius - the frail hypochondriac who lived a solitary nocturnal existence - is only partly true; he was also witty and fun-loving. He suffered chronic stage fright, and would sit very low in his chair, humming and singing as he played. Gould stopped performing in the public when he was 32: "I detest audiences... I think they are a force of evil," he once said.
Later in life, when recording his music and radio documentaries, he started working only at night. Towards the end, Gould obsessively catalogued every aspect of his health. He stopped eating properly, rarely slept and died of a stroke when he was only 50 years old.
This documentary includes remarkable archival footage of Gould performing, relaxing, working in his recording studio, and being interviewed.
The Russian Journey
To this day, Glenn Gould remains a classical music icon, one of the best-known and most accomplished pianists of all time. This is not a conventional biography of a musician, but the story of one great event in Gould's life - his 1957 trip to Russia - an event that had a long-lasting effect on the performer and his audiences, and would influence future generations of Russian musicians.
Along with the new facts and details about Gould's visit, this program features original Moscow and Leningrad recordings of Gould's concerts, including the unreleased recording of Gould's lecture/recital at the Leningrad Conservatory. Also featured are previously unknown, unreleased documents and photographs of Gould's trip, many from his 'confidential' file in the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The impact of his visit is also recaptured through the words of celebrated contemporary musicians Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and other prominent musicians, musicologists, film and theater directors.
Extasis
The extraordinarily talented Canadian pianist Glenn Gould defined ecstasy as a "delicate thread binding together music, performance, performer and listener in a web of shared awareness, of innerness."
Brilliant but controversial, Gould did not always enjoy unanimous support, and his performances were occasionally criticized. Marked by obsessive behavior and at times considered cold and distant, he was nonetheless a favorable influence for many people.
Extasis helps us better understand Glenn Gould the man, and Glenn Gould the musician. In addition to recalling different stages of his life, the film focuses in particular on the passions he was capable of unleashing as well as on the sensitivity and intensity which this eminent musician would draw on to "recreate" the works he was performing.
Combining images and music, this remarkable documentary almost brings back to life one of the greatest pianists of all times.
Includes special bonus performance footage of Fantasy for Organ by Sweelinck.
Extras:
* Extra Interviews with Glenn Gould
* Extended Interview with Gould's Manager, Walter Homburger
* Fantasy Organ by Sweelinck
* The 2nd and 3rd movements of Bach's Concerto in F minor
* Beethoven Bagatelle, Op. 126, No. 3
* Bach Fugue No. 4 |
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