Glenn Gould's transcription of Ravel's 'La Valse' 2/2

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The Ultimate performance of 'La Valse. As the story goes, told to me by a mutual friend J.S., Glenn Gould was slightly jealous of another God of the piano, Vladimir Horowitz, because of his renowned 'piano technique'. 'I can draw circles around Horowitz' he claimed, and recorded the Valse (not one of his favorite pieces) on Video to prove it. As a result we have been blessed with this masterpiece.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: January 14, 2007 at 12:05 am
Author: stephenTGV

Length: 00:06:23
Rating: 4.95
Views: 24308

Tags: Gould Glenn Ravel Valse Bach Prokofiev Scriabin

Video Comments:
RenoRaider (August 3, 2007 at 4:42 pm)
I got Harold's signature on Glenn's biography. Schonberg didn't have any problem signing the book. He even put in a measure of notes in his sig. It's pretty cool.
salmonroll (August 4, 2007 at 1:31 am)
I guess he thought the review was all in a day's work. Feuds were typical in those days.
jpl098 (July 3, 2007 at 7:27 am)
What had happened to the first part of this performance [?] ..very frustrating. Wow, Gould...what a great pianist he was.
donjuan9012 (July 9, 2007 at 10:31 pm)
/watch?v=rk-7fbHBvOY
jpl098 (July 12, 2007 at 10:35 pm)
obviously i must have over-looked the other 1/2
cringo123 (June 25, 2007 at 10:03 am)
wow!!speechless
ShamusMacGuffin (July 1, 2007 at 6:59 am)
Likewise. The transcription for two pianos is difficult enough. How he managed to play this solo is beyond me. He's not human.
cringo123 (July 1, 2007 at 8:30 am)
agreed!
johnnyztells (May 26, 2007 at 10:13 am)
Glenn you are the Best! We miss you, thank you for giving us this wonderful performance
rodrigobrizuela (May 13, 2007 at 6:16 pm)
Does anyone know where to get the sheet music for this? This version to be specific