Glenn Gould: The Alchemist

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Arts Documentary hosted by cast themselves, published by EMI in 1974 - French narration

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"Bruno Monsaingeon made this television film about Glenn Gould in 1974, when the pianist had been in self-imposed exile from the concert platform for more than a decade. Filmed in Toronto, it is a sometimes contrived mixture of interview and performance: part documentary, part feature. It gives Gould the opportunity to expound many of his pet theories, some more convincing than others, and more importantly to play the piano, which he did as well as anyone in the last century. The music spans his hugely various repertoire, from Orlando Gibbons and Byrd through the inevitable Bach (an English Suite and the Sixth Partita) to Wagner, Scriabin and the Second Viennese School. Sometimes the results are infuriating, but more often they are uniquely compelling."

[edit] Part One: The Retreat

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Partita No.6 In E Minor, BWV830
Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach
1-2
Suite, Op.25: Intermezzo
Composed By Arnold Schoenberg
1-3
Lord Of Salisbury Pavan
Composed By Orlando Gibbons
1-4
Galliard No.6
Composed By William Byrd
1-5
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg: Vorspiel Zum 1. Aufzug (Ausschnitt)
Composed By Richard Wagner

[edit] Part Two: The Alchemist

2-1
English Suite No.1 In A Major, BWV806: Sarabande / Bourrée (Excerpts)
Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach
2-2
Désir, Op. No.1
Composed By Alexander Scriabin
2-3
Caresse Dansée, Op.57 No.2
Composed By Alexander Scriabin

[edit] Part Three: Glenn Gould 1974

3-1
So You Want To Write A Fugue?
Composed By Glenn Gould
3-2
Variation For Piano, Op.27: I Seher Mäßig
Composed By Anton Webern
3-3
Variation For Piano, Op.27: II Seher Schnell
Composed By Anton Webern 3-4
Variation For Piano, Op.27: I Ruhig Fließend
Composed By Anton Webern
3-5
Sonata For Piano, Op.1
Composed By Alban Berg

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Partita No.6 In E Minor, BWV830
Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach
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I Toccata
4-2
II Allemande
4-3
III Cournate
4-4
IV Air
4-5
V Sarabande
4-6
VI Tempo Di Gavotta
4-7
VII Gighe