like old times

What a fine time right before the start of a new school year to rediscover my appreciation for books and music. I find myself reading old books that i've already read, and plunge into deep thoughts once again with familiar melodies that were once my unbreakable obsession. All thanks to this youtube her. But sometimes i wonder if such broadcasting goes too far as a form of piracy. But then again, if i could even find out where these can be found, i would gladly make a purchase.


Glen Gould, a Canadian who resided in Toronto most of his life, died exactly one year and a day before i was born. He was what you would call an odd-ball, abnormal, queer, or downright weird. Glen Gould is a stubborn man whose legacy is haunted by controversial diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder or asperger syndrome, a distant cousin of autism. Again, why are geniuses so often plagued by such oddities of diseases. I surrender my utmost admiration and appreciation to his unique musical interpretation and uncanny dexterity in his skills.
The video is a recording of his playing through Goldberg Variation 18-24. The song is roughly 50 minutes in length, this is but a small portion. This is probably done late in his life close to the 80's. In the 1955 recording he had gone through the song within 38 minutes mark. So just imagine his fingers dancing 2X fast-forward of what you see here! His babbling that you see during the performance is him humming a mostly different melody in harmony with the song.