Glenn Gould Plays His Own Transcriptions of Wagner Orchestral Showpieces (1973/2015)
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“You know, I’ve always sort of sat down at night and played Wagner for myself, because I’m a total Wagnerite—hopelessly addicted to the later things especially—and I thought it would be fun to make my own transcriptions.” To manage the ending of the Meistersinger Overture without leaving out any of the themes, Gould had to play four-hands with himself—an instance of what he called “creative lying.”
Tracklist:
Richard Wagner (1813-1888)
Piano Transcription by Glenn Gould
1. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I: Prelude 09:35
2. Götterdämmerung, Prologue: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey 13:07
3. Siegfried-Idyll 23:35
Personnel:
Glenn Gould, piano
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