An intimate Glenn Gould special: Stephen Posen, Executor of Gould's Estate, remembers his close friend on the eve of Gould's 79th Birthday

Stephen Posen and Karishmeh Felfeli
 
Glenn Gould (b. 25th September 1932)








"As far as I was concerned, Glenn was a warm, brilliant, funny fellow." - Stephen Posen

Air Date: 
24 August 2011

LISTEN TO PART 1 - Stephen Posen and Karishmeh Felfeli remember Glenn Gould 

LISTEN TO PART 2 - Stephen Posen and Karishmeh Felfeli remember Glenn Gould

This program is the second in a series of upcoming specials devised and produced by Karishmeh Felfeli and devoted to Glenn Gould between August 2011 and October 2012. On the eve of what would have been Glenn Gould's 79th Birthday, Offbeat presenter and Gould scholar Karishmeh Felfeli explores the Canadian man and musician whose work she has been researching for the past decade, and whose philosophies were instrumental in her own musical journey. In this intimate program, Karishmeh explores that side to Glenn Gould that is often glossed over, his empathetic, kind, good-natured, fun personality. Her guest on the program is Stephen Posen, a Toronto based lawyer, who was Glenn Gould's close friend, lawyer and who has been the Executor of the Estate of Glenn Gould since the time of the pianist's untimely death in 1982. Steve shares his thoughts on his friend, and also sheds some light on what he was like as a person, thereby debunking a lot of the common preconceptions people have about Glenn Gould. Karishmeh and Steve also discuss Gould's will and legacy, and its future for coming generations. The conversation is coloured by some musical examples - Bizet, Schoenberg, Beethoven, Liszt, Sibelius and Bach. Ultimately, this program is a simple tribute of sorts, shedding some light on Glenn Gould, human being extraordinaire, as opposed to the common perception of Gould as an "eccentric, musical genius." 


PLAYLIST
Schoenberg - Piano Concerto, Molto Allegro
Bach - Well Tempered Clavier Book 1, Fugue in F sharp major
Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano in G, Movt 3 - Scherzo Allegro Trio
Brahms - Concerto in d minor, Adagio*
Bizet - Nocturne in D major
Beethoven arr. Liszt  - Symphony No. 6* 
Bach - Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, Movt 2

All works marked with * are extracts, the rest of the musical examples are complete recordings.
For more information about any of the above recordings, and direct links to them on Amazon, check out Karishmeh's Glenn Gould Project Website "Read and Listen" page.
You can also get these recordings and much more on the iTunes Glenn Gould Page here

EMAIL THE PROGRAM - offbeat AT dublincityfm DOT ie 
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