The Question of Instrument (1983)

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Part I of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach" is devoted to Bach's "Art of Fugue." Gould's performance is followed by a lively repartee with Monsaingeon, in which the pianist provides dazzling insights illustrated by music examples. He explains, for example, why he plays some pieces extremely slowly, and bemoans the "musicological overkill" of scholars who insist that Bach's keyboard music should only be played on a harpsichord.

The Question of Instrument

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Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould as Self Died 1982 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of t...
Bruno Monsaingeon
Bruno Monsaingeon as Self Age 82 · Paris, France Bruno Monsaingeon (born 5 December 1943) is a French filmmaker, writer, and violinist. He has made a number of documentary films about famous twentieth-century musicians, including Glenn Gould, Sviato...
Director Bruno Monsaingeon
Cast Glenn Gould, Bruno Monsaingeon