Monday, July 26, 2010

Gould Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor(1/2)

One Comparison of Horowitz and Gould



Horowitz is a poet and owns the first 30 seconds; after that his virtuosity gets in the way a bit. Gould's opening is crude by comparison; but throughout his performance he plays phrase to phrase and emphasises the aspect of counterpoint, which is gorgeous.