The Question of Instrument

57 mins
Part I of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach" is devoted to Bach's "Art of Fugue." Gould's performance is followed by a lively repartee with Monsaingeon, in which the pianist provides dazzling insights illustrated by music examples. He explains, for example, why he plays some pieces extremely slowly, and bemoans the "musicological overkill" of scholars who insist that Bach's keyboard music should only be played on a harpsichord.

Mario Prizek

Producer

Robert Lawson

Set Designer

Graeme Maitland

Set Decoration

Herbert G. Kloiber

Executive Producer

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