The Glenn Gould Collection: XVI. On the Twentieth Century
Laserdisc (NTSC), Sony Classical (SLV 48427) (1994), color, 58:24.
Time | Description |
00:00 | Credits |
00:39 | GG speaks "On Scriabin" |
01:26 | GG performing "Scriabin: 'Désir' op. 57 , No. 1" |
03:53 | "Scriabin: 'Caresse dansée' op. 57, No. 2" |
6:32 | GG speaks "On Schoenberg", explains the 12-tone method of composition |
10:30 | GG performs part of the Musette from the Suite for Piano op. 25 |
11:44 | GG performs the "Intermezzo" from op. 25; a painting by Paul Klee (?) is displayed prominently near the piano |
15:27 | GG speaks "On Webern" and his op. 24 |
20:05 | Excerpt from Webern's "Concerto for nine instruments op. 24", conducted by Boris Brott |
21:56 | GG speaks "On Strauss" in conversation with Humphrey Burton. He plays an "excerpt from Ein Heldenleben, op. 40, Richard Strauss", an "excerpt from Vier Letzte Lieder 'Im Abendrot' and 'Morgen!' (op. 27, No. 4)" (an "indulgence" in GG's opinion, "at best, a good lullaby tune"), and an "excerpt from Heimliche Aufforderung, op. 27, No. 3". |
29:55 | GG speaks "On Hindemith" and Bach reception in the 1930s |
34:00 | "Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, I. and III." (1939), Raymond Crisera-Trumpet |
47:35 | "More on Schoenberg", GG in conversation with Humphrey Burton, playing excerpts from the Songs, Op. 8; Five Piano Pieces, op. 23, I.; and the Menuett (without Trio) from the Suite for Piano op. 25. |
57:30 | Credits |
58:24 | End |
Credits
On Scriabin
From the series MUSICAMERA: Music in Our Time
I. The Age of Ecstasy, 1900-1910
Produced and Directed by Mario Prizek for the CBC (1974)
On Schoenberg
From the series MUSICAMERA: Music in Our Time
III. New Faces, Old Forms, 1920-1930
Produced and Directed by Mario Prizek for the CBC (1975)
On Webern
From the series MUSICAMERA: Music in Our Time
IV. The Artist As Artisan, 1930-1940
Produced and Directed by Mario Prizek for the CBC (1977)
On Strauss
From the series CONVERSATIONS WITH GLENN GOULD
IV. Strauss
Produced for the BBC by Humphrey Burton
Directed by Mario Prizek, CBC (1966)
On Hindemith
From the series MUSICAMERA: Music in Our Time
IV. The Artist As Artisan, 1930-1940
Produced and Directed by Mario Prizek for the CBC (1977)
More on Schoenberg
From the series CONVERSATIONS WITH GLENN GOULD
III. Schoenberg
Produced for the BBC by Humphrey Burton
Directed by Mario Prizek, CBC (1966)