Glenn Gould - On & Off the Record

Starring:Glenn Gould, Franz Kraemer, Howard Scott (III)
Director: Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Description

One of the world's most legendary pianists reveals new aspects of his life and music in this pair of compelling films. In "Off the Record," Gould revels in his freedom from the public at his college retreat near Lake Simcoe, Ontario, and plays for an audience of one: his collie. In "On the Record," Gould arrives in New York for a recording session, joking and bantering as he reveals his role as a vigorous, sensitive, and critical creator and interpreter of music.

Customer Reviews:

Glenn Gould Live.......2006-11-05

It is in black & white recorded in the '50, it cover the period where Glenn recorded the Bach Italian Concerto. It have a focus in Glenn's live, contrasting with The Alchemist which show us a Internal Glenn, without fears of tell to the world its opinions.

EXCEPTS of WORKS PLAYED BY GLENN IN THE OFF THE RECORD.......2006-07-28

I am an admirer of Glenn Gould as his playing, especially Bach's work, gives me the inspiration and aspiration to study Bach's work upon hearing the genius perform them.

Re OFF THE RECORD item 7 - Exponent of Bach, Glenn played a work which sound like from Bach. I am dying to know the title of the piece and would be grateful if some knowledgible music lover inform me.

Also, is the piece available in the Glenn Gould Edition from Sony Classic.

Awaiting a reply and God Bless

KH Lau
Singapore

portrait of a genius.......2004-12-29

In two 29 minute documentaries for Canadian TV, we get a rare look at the life of Glenn Gould (1932-82), filmed in 1959, both in New York City and in his home in Uptergrove, which is 90 miles north of Toronto.
The first one focuses on recording sessions at Columbia, the company that gave him a contract after his successful N.Y. debut in 1955, and he plays Bach's Italian Concerto, sitting low with crossed legs on his specially made small piano chair, with a band-aid on his index finger, playing flawlessly and with a remarkable humility for one as young and as famous as he was.

In the second film we see Gould again in N.Y. choosing a piano at Steinway's for a concert, and then home in his cottage by the lake, with his collie dog for companionship, and his fabulous Chickering piano to play on.
Known for his eccentricity, Gould is interviewed at length, and we get the feeling of extraordinary intelligence, the inner fortitude to be at ease with himself and make his own path in the world, and mostly, someone who is immensely likeable.

As one person remarks, "such rare persons enter a very special world", and Gould was a rare diamond in the world of classical music; I have the treasured memory of having heard him with Leonard Bernstein and the N.Y. Philharmonic playing Beethoven's 3rd. The sound he produced from the piano was like no other...a sound of incomparable richness and resonance.
These short documentaries are a blessing to those of us who remember his genius, his music, and his humanity, and hopefully they will be viewed by a younger generation of music lovers, who will also appreciate his greatness.
The DVD features (which are a little clumsy to navigate) include crew bios, and excerpts of recordings of Bach and Webern.

Glenn Gould...our hero!.......2004-06-29

For those who do not know Glenn Gould, this is just one of the fine examples which show who he was, and how wonderful he was... not only in the talent area, but also as a human. Sure, he had some issues, but those who are gifted often do, so it is best not to put him down in any way, shape or form. He was probably the best person in our time for Bach, in addition to other composers, however, Bach is probably the perfection area for him. There is also an example of his Gibbons on another DVD (The Alchemist...EMI Classics) which is simply stunning!

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......"THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU"......YEE-HAW!!!!
Fun early Glenn Ford/William Holden western
A mildly amusing stampede of cattle & cliches.
An Okay Western By Two Western Greats

Texas
Starring: William Holden , Glenn Ford , Claire Trevor , George Bancroft , and Edgar Buchanan
Director: George Marshall
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0007MANZI
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Customer Reviews:

......"THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU"......YEE-HAW!!!!.......2007-04-25

Not a bad film at all; in fact, a good western yarn at that...fun seeing Holden and Ford kickoff their Hollywood careers as two Texas roustabouts raising caine...they had a real life friendship throughout their cinematic bonding which millions of their fans are grateful for, me included...too bad we have to age...youth, those were the days, but that's life...get this DVD, you'll enjoy it...1941 saw two [2] mega-stars, who are on their way up and entertain you as Texas cowboys/wranglers of yore....SSGT CHRIS SARNO-USMC FMF

Fun early Glenn Ford/William Holden western.......2005-11-18

Two young drifters, Ted Ramsey (Glenn Ford) and Dan Thomas (William Holden,) find fame and fortune, romance and adventure, in the cattle rich state of Texas.

At least Texas has cattle, gold on the hoof, if the ranchers can only find a way to get them to market. The rest of the post-war (1866) country is experiencing famine and starvation, and it's a fur piece to the stockyards and railways of Abilene. Fur and dangerous. The trail is lousy with cattle rustlers. Our heroes, Ford and Holden, are a couple of personable saddle tramps who start out together, are separated early, inadvertently thrown back together a short time later. Texas may be a big state, but it's a small world. Unfortunately for their friendship, but essential to the plot, before they reune one becomes involved with the good, decent, upright ranchers while the other has through in with a scurrilous, cattle-thieving, rough bunch of prairie thugs. Add a pretty young rancher's daughter (Clair Trevor as `Mike' King) and you've got yourself a movie.

TEXAS opens with a long, long, looong scene that - until you realize this is a western-COMEDY - is, frankly, pretty tough to endure. We're in Abilene with Dan and Tod (wonder how many people in 1941 even recognized Ford and Holden before they stepped forward out of the crowd scene?) There's a prize-fight, two bare-knuckle pros, winner-take-all. Stop me if you've heard this one - one of the fighters has a disabling injury upon entering the ring, and one of our cash-strapped buddies decides... okay, everyone from Abbot & Costello to Laurel & Hardy have played this tune. It's a staple of buddy films, and when handled right hilarity ensues. In here things kind of, well, miss the beat. George Marshall directed, and his credits include a number of comfortably amusing, rather that side-splittingly hilarious, action movies. The list includes `Destry Rides Again,' `The Ghost Breakers,' and `Papa's Delicate Condition.' The comedy in TEXAS is blunt, laconic, and for those who don't see the humor in a herd of cattle walking through a room in which a man is taking a bath in a metal tub, or a skinny Bill Holden duking it out for 35 rounds (!), not to everyone's taste.

Still, TEXAS is an easygoing showcase vehicle for a couple of promising young stars, the underrated Clair Trevor adds spice, and the always welcome Edgar Buchanan chews up a big chunk of time as the somewhat grimy and seedy town dentist. Could have done without the running gag of building scenes around his checking out a feller's bicuspid - nasty looking dental equipment back then. Despite its faults I enjoyed TEXAS quite a bit. Ford and Holden are very young and pretty raw, and it was interesting to see them in their first starring vehicle. The plot wasn't gripping, but it was familiar and comfortable. Fans of the stars, or of old B-westerns, should get a kick out of it.

A mildly amusing stampede of cattle & cliches........2005-11-12

What can I say? You'd expect George Marshall's 1941 western "Texas" to be great with stars like William Holden, Glenn Ford, and the lovely Claire Trevor. Despite some amusing dialogue and the sincere performances of the cast, the ridiculous cliches and contrived ending sink this potential classic into flawed western obscurity. Still, it gives you a chance to see Glenn Ford and William Holden while they were very young and relatively new in Hollywood.

William Holden and Glenn Ford play two ex-Confederate soldiers who in 1866 head for Texas in search of finding a decent income. After they become somewhat involved in a stagecoach robbery, they split up and go very different paths, with Ford finding work on a farm for Claire Trevor's father, and Holden joining a gang of cattle thieves. Glenn becomes a hero after safely delivering and selling 7,000 cattle, while Holden's reputation as an outlaw worsens after a couple of shootings.

By the time Ford and Holden see each other again, they are both falling for Claire Trevor. Trouble results from the dangerous but oh so predictable love triangle, and Trevor ends up with...well I'll let you guess. "Texas" has some great scenes of dialogue (particularly between Trevor and Holden) but the unconvincing ending is so disappointing that I don't think the movie is worth watching more than once, and certainly not worth owning.

An Okay Western By Two Western Greats.......2005-02-24

Texas is not in the league with many of Glenn Ford's and William Holden's great western films. Their other Western together, The Man From Colorado, is much better in every way, but this is not a horrible movie.

Ford and Holden play two ex-Confederate soldier who head west to seek their fortune. They initially plot to rob a stagecoach. Things go awry and they split up. When they reunite, Holden has become a seasoned robber and Ford is running a successful ranch. The inevitable conflict ensuses.

Claire Trevor, who was in The Desperadoes with Ford, Edgar Buchanan (who's in both the Desperadoes and The Man From Colorado) provide solid support. This movie feels artificial and forced in places, but goes a ways on the strength of its cast.

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