MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Glenn Gould - piano
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872 - 1915)
sonata no. 3 in f-sharp minor op. 23
dramatico - 7:58
allegretto - 2:41
andante; presto con fuoco - 12:21
SERGEJ PROKOFJEW (1891 - 1953)
sonata no. 7 in b-flat major op. 83
allegro inquieto - 8:16
andante caloroso - 7:33
precipitato - 3:19
Glenn Gould’s highly self-willed art of piano playing has not only contributed to the building of a myth around his artistic personality, but also placed several works from the vast piano repertoire under the magnifying glass (as it were) in musical life
One such work is Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 whose psychological, cyclical programme is held together by the theme, which recurs throughout the four movements
Unlike many other recordings, in Gould’s hands the piece takes on a pleasantly non-romantic pathos
Gould subdivides the various states of mind through many breathing spaces and softens the tone to pianissimo, thus forcing the listener to hold his breath and concentrate wholly upon the finely woven counterpoint
In contrast, Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata in B flat major is overwhelmingly raging with its hammering staccatos, yet not omitting to add a bold, and at times derisive character
The slow second movement is at times bell-like, and filled with a great radiance and a fine sparkle
It is followed by a final movement, which lasts several minutes and has a steely, aggressive nature
As incomparable as the works are in their structure, they both explore the mental extremes of human emotions
RECORDING July 1967, January, February and June 1968 at Columbia 30th Street Studio New York
ENGINEERING Fred Plaut
LABEL Columbia
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED January 2015
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Keyboard
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
