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Gould’s Gold Fugue Fun

Love this. Thank you Glenn Gould, a man with the image of an eccentric genius and the heart of northern countryside. Watched a documentary today on him. His interpretations of Bach have significantly influenced me the last few years. Portions of Vespers were written with Gould’s vision of Bach’s fugues in mind. I can’t say his Goldberg Variations are my ideal recording, but they are the closest to how I desire to hear them played. What Gould accomplishes is a palpable touching of the sound quality of Bach. That’s not how I would play Bach (if I could do as I imagine), but I feel it’s very near to Bach’s heart.