Glenn Gould: Beethoven/Liszt — Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Glenn Gould performs Franz Liszt’s piano transcriptions of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 “Pastoral”.

Recordings

The recordings were made between 1967 and 1968.

Beethoven transcribed by Liszt

The programme combines the Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 and the Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” in Liszt’s piano transcriptions.

A detail from the original edition

For the release of the Fifth Symphony, Gould himself wrote four imaginary reviews attributed to fictional figures with different critical and academic profiles, reflecting his taste for irony, satire and editorial construction.

Tracklist

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
01 — Allegro con brio — 05:59
02 — Andante con moto — 14:33
03 — Allegro — 07:00
04 — Allegro — 11:41

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
05 — Allegro ma non troppo — 12:27
06 — Andante molto mosso — 20:55
07 — Allegro — 07:32
08 — Allegro — 03:48
09 — Allegretto — 10:44

Credits

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano transcriptions: Franz Liszt
Piano: Glenn Gould
Recordings: 1967–1968
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa
Code: CS196

Available formats

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File DSD128

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