Hindemith - The 3 Piano Sonatas (Glenn Gould) [1993]

1. Piano Sonata No.1 in A major ('Der Main'): 1. Ruhig bewegte Viertel 
2. Piano Sonata No.1 in A major ('Der Main'): 2. Im Zeitmaß eines sehr langsamen Marsches 
3. Piano Sonata No.1 in A major ('Der Main'): 3. Lebhaft 
4. Piano Sonata No.1 in A major ('Der Main'): 4. Ruhig bewegte Viertel, wie im ersten Teil 
5. Piano Sonata No.1 in A major ('Der Main'): 5. Lebhaft 
6. Piano Sonata No.2 in G major: 1. Mäßig schnell 
7. Piano Sonata No.2 in G major: 2. Lebhaft 
8. Piano Sonata No.2 in G major: 3. Sehr langsam - Ruhig 
9. Piano Sonata No.2 in G major: Rondo. Bewegt - Langsam 
10. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: 1. Ruhig bewegt 
11. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: 2. Sehr lebhaft 
12. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: 3. Mäßig schnell 
13. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: 4. Fuge. Lebhaft
Glenn Gould - piano

Glenn Gould was always an outsider in every work he played . This position has its risks . Sometimes , (mostly of them) it worked out . In this particular case , we must to recognize first at all. that Hindemith piano music is built on wide cromatic lines hold by violent armonies and fierce counterpoints . And Gould handled this technique as the Gods . From here his succesful result.

In the third sonate , however I miss the nostalgic eloquence given for Paul Badura Skoda in an old vynil recording from the fifties. I think Mr. Gould lacks a certain level of expresiveness , seeking a striking effect . However in the First Sonata , Gould plays with powerful conviction , giving a fresh reading and deeply idiomatism.

The Second Sonata, probably is the jewel of the crown . The staccatos are played with clearness . And the whole conception of this work is perfectly translated. This is another example of the briliiant craft of this extraordinary artist. ---Hiram Gomez Pardo, amazon.com

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