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Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor (BWV 1052)

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What it is

A 1960 CBS clip in which Leonard Bernstein introduces and conducts Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor with a 28-year-old Glenn Gould at the piano. Gould's performance starts around 5:08.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a definitive Gould interpretation whose playing makes Bach's counterpoint clear.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's hard to top the interpretations of Glenn Gould”

    Seminal Gould performance of the D minor concerto under Bernstein

    siglesias, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Can any composer equal Bach?”

  2. “Have a look/listen at Glenn Gould's version, which makes the counterpoint really clear [1].”

    Gould's interpretation makes the counterpoint clear

    ternaryoperator, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “Debussy’s Radical Search for Simplicity”

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Topics: bach, glenn gould, bernstein, piano, counterpoint

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