0:00 Introduction with Loki
0:09 Are dogs allowed?
0:40 Thoughts about lecture format and who the channel is for…
1:14 Introduction to Glenn Gould
2:38 Deep dive into “How Mozart became a bad composer
3:23 Gould’s playing and some inner contradictions
4:50 Gould’s argument
5:24 What Gould leaves out!
5:46 The opening of Mozart’s C minor concerto
7:07 Mozart, improvisation and laziness.
8:44 Inter-office memos, Divertimenti and Amadeus
10:48 The essence of Mozart’s genius
11:28 Sequences and predictability
12:37 How the piano begins: Mozart’s unique approach.
13:53 The sequential passage, Messiaen and rhythm
15:05 Simplicity, hemiolas, travelling, acceleration, arrival
17:23 What the orchestra does
18:09 Sir Humphrey Price-Davies, pomposity, tradition and iconoclasm
20:40 An 'appalling collection of clichés’
22:47 Spinning gold from the tropes of the classical style
23:35 Mozart’s use of sequence and a comparison with Bach
25:39 Delinquent scales and arpeggios
26:56 Variation, canons and astonishing rhythmic invention
28:40 Mozart is still relevant to us!

In this video, Matthew King goes head to head with Glenn Gould. It's a deep dive into his famous 1968 TV essay, ‘How Mozart became a Bad Composer’. Matthew discusses the context of Gould’s criticisms and then debates the details, always conscious of Gould’s genius and his admirably mischievous interrogation of the classical canon. The key bone of contention is whether Mozart was a great musician of the late 18th century or whether he remains relevant today. Matthew also emphasises a key part of Mozart’s genius, rarely discussed: his wonderful sense of rhythm.

Glenn Gould’s original 1968 TV essay, ‘How Mozart became a Bad Composer’ can be seen here:    • Glenn Gould - FULL SHOW On How Mozart...  

Edited by Ian Coulter

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