[Leica] Glenn Gould

[arthur.peterson at navy.mil (Peterson, Arthur G CIV SEA 02)]

It may be (I don't know) that "[19]55 is when stereo hit."  I do know EMI 
was making some (but not all) of its recordings in stereo in 1955, and RCA 
was doing so as early as 1954.  Nonetheless Glenn Gould's first several 
recordings for Columbia Records, including the first of his two recordings 
of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," were all monaural (others of his early 
monaural recordings for Columbia Records included Bach's Concerto in d minor 
and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, both with Bernstein, Mozart's Piano 
Sonata No. 10, KV 330, and Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 49, all four of which 
rank among his greatest---i.e., least disfigured by his various 
eccentricities---performances, and Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 30, 31, & 
32, Op. 109, 110, & 111).

Art


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+petersonag=navsea.navy.mil@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+petersonag=navsea.navy.mil@leica-users.org]On Behalf
Of Mark Rabiner
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 8:42
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Glenn Gould
> 
> There are five Steinways that could be called his piano. The famous one,
> Concert grand 318, or CD 318 (the D denotes its is part of the stable grand
> piano stable Steinway has for concert artists and like a barn or racing car
> team it has its dedicated technicians to keep them in perfrect order) is in
> the National Library.
> 
> Doug Nygren 
> 
>  
Yes the second time round I think it was 1981 was early digital. Kind of the
year digital hit. A lot of bad digital recordings made then.
The first time round which was 1955 could be thought of as "early stereo".
If don't count some of the odd stuff which went on in previous decades.
I think 55 is when stereo hit.

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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