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Originally Posted by jujimufu
In fact, I find it weird, but although I adore Gould's Bach playing, I don't really like his recordings of more contemporary pieces, such as Berg's piano sonata and others (with the exception of Schoenberg's Suite for Piano). On the other hand, I haven't listened to as many contemporary pieces by Gould as I have of Bach, so I can't really say  |
Makes sense to me. I only recall hearing his recording of Schönberg's Op. 19, but in that he took
plenty of liberties. And, perhaps unlike Bach, Schönberg's piano music doesn't really leave much room for that.