Topic by benormerod

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Topic: Glenn Gould would have loved this

Yesterday I bought a copy of Pianoteq standard, and I have had such a wonderful day; and I don't even have a keyboard yet! I'm sure many of you are aware of this site http://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecom...efault.asp as I found the link on this forum. I've spent the day downloading MIDIs and playing them through Pianoteq, adjusting temperaments for different works. Particularly interesting was listening to the Chopin preludes 1-12 using Werk III; the distant keys are probably a bit too coloured, but it really reveals some fascinating details about the key relationships in the work. I'm considering using this tuning for most of my practicing, then going over to Broadwood Best (downloaded Scala) for playing.
Where does Glenn Gould come into this? I remember as a child seeing him interviewed on UK TV where he predicted that in the future the listener to his recordings would have much more control over the parameters of the performance than just the tone controls; he was very excited by this idea. Well, this is his dream come true, it seems to me. Thank you Modartt.

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Re: Glenn Gould would have loved this

Watching Glenn Gould listening to his recording playbacks and having to edit the old-fashioned way with tape splicing, I feel he would have loved the idea of MIDI files and MIDI playback for editing as well as for the end listener.  Having software such as Pianoteq I think would have appealed to him because you can take some artist's recorded file and play it through your own software, able to 'color' the recording by changing the software settings as you play it back.
I feel Gould would have loved the concept of MIDI editing software, down to editing a particular tempo or volume of one note in a passage.

Anyway, speaking of Gould, I thought I would post this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywCwyApF...re=related

Knowing how much he liked to tinker with the action and sound of his piano, he probably would have liked all the settings you can change in Pianoteq. 
I love his Steinway's sound.  It is upfront, bold, and grabs your attention.  The treble in particular is fascinating; at times piercing and brilliant; at times sweet and singing.
I hope Pianoteq will reach this level of acoustic realism someday.