tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post6193128383782804416..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: How Long was That??Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-9381667083855889862007-11-04T11:53:00.000-08:002007-11-04T11:53:00.000-08:00It was maybe 20 years ago, but I remember liking i...It was maybe 20 years ago, but I remember liking it, and it holding my interest. As I recall, he gave lectures about the pieces beforehand as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-88282282409350223972007-11-04T11:01:00.000-08:002007-11-04T11:01:00.000-08:00And how was that concert?And how was that concert?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-87278150878412959732007-11-04T10:33:00.000-08:002007-11-04T10:33:00.000-08:00I was mainly responding the the comparison above o...I was mainly responding the the comparison above of Glenn Gould's two versions. While the later one is somewhat slower, it includes many more repeats, so the running times don't mean the newer tempos average anywhere near as low as 38/51 the speed of the old.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I heard a concert by Paul Hersh once in which, like Kahane, he played the Diabelli and Goldberg's back to back (I don't remember which was first).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-6800988290770773802007-11-03T15:23:00.000-07:002007-11-03T15:23:00.000-07:00Sure - and lots of recordings that take all repeat...Sure - and lots of recordings that take all repeats fit on one CD.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45001379960878715422007-11-03T15:18:00.000-07:002007-11-03T15:18:00.000-07:00You have to be careful comparing these times, beca...You have to be careful comparing these times, because some players take the repeats and some don't. Gould's first recording didn't, mainly because Columbia wanted to fit it onto a single LP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-15616724244276073612007-10-28T22:33:00.000-07:002007-10-28T22:33:00.000-07:00Wow.Wow.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-75884401423343458832007-10-28T20:25:00.000-07:002007-10-28T20:25:00.000-07:00Richard Egarr's recording comes out at 90 minutes....Richard Egarr's recording comes out at 90 minutes. See the <A HREF="http://www.bach-cantatas.com/NVD/BWV988-Egarr.htm" REL="nofollow">discussion<BR/>on the Bach Cantatas website</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-67307390662392073022007-10-26T21:36:00.000-07:002007-10-26T21:36:00.000-07:00Well, the work was commissioned as an antidote for...Well, the work <B>was</B> commissioned as an antidote for insomnia, so perhaps this was a very faithful rendition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-26414459360491726932007-10-26T21:18:00.000-07:002007-10-26T21:18:00.000-07:00I recently uploaded Gould 1955 and Gould 1981 to m...I recently uploaded Gould 1955 and Gould 1981 to my iTunes library and had the opportunity to compare the running times: about 38 minutes (!!) for the earlier version, around 52 for the later, and in both cases the da capo Aria is substantially slower than the first time around.<BR/><BR/>97 minutes is really amazing--Variation 25 must have gone on for days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com