Glenn Gould: The Schwarzkopf Tapes
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) & Glenn Gould (piano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2012
Not a collaboration, more a collision. Schwarzkopf’s fruity soprano fights to a draw against Gould’s stern minimalism...The stylistic clash — both frightful and fascinating — is immediately...
Glenn Gould: The Schwarzkopf Tapes
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) & Glenn Gould (piano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2012
Not a collaboration, more a collision. Schwarzkopf’s fruity soprano fights to a draw against Gould’s stern minimalism...The stylistic clash — both frightful and fascinating — is immediately...
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An extraordinary encounter: in January 1966 eminent soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and eccentric pianist Glenn Gould met in an overheated New York studio to record songs by Richard Strauss. Two extreme worlds were bunched together and, as a result, the recording session was a spectacular failure. Contained on this CD are three previously released songs from this legendary meeting, three previously unreleased Strauss songs, as well as more music by the composer Gould valued so highly.
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Spotlight on this release
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Glenn Gould
24th Sep 2012
To mark the eightieth anniversary of the birth of the extraordinary Canadian pianist, Sony Classical present two sets celebrating his legacy: The Schwarzkopf Tapes from 1966 (previously unreleased), and a handsomely-documented 38-CD box of his legendary Bach recordings.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week24th September 2012
12th October 2012
Not a collaboration, more a collision. Schwarzkopf’s fruity soprano fights to a draw against Gould’s stern minimalism...The stylistic clash — both frightful and fascinating — is immediately apparent with the first of the three Ophelia songs...All riveting stuff, this, at least if you consider Gould a genius. And if you count him too eccentric for words, well, you could always file away this CD as a comedy album.
