... Triplets in the "gould" style

Lestofante wrote:

Every now and then it seems to me that someone is emulating Gould, see

Sokolov - Mozart Sonata K.457.wmv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aS9IFaifac

I like the triplets sounding like this... but broadening the horizons a bit, do "citations" also exist in the world of performers?

What are you referring to in particular? Which triplets and in what way would Sokolov's playing style resemble Gould's?

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A clear example is at 4:11, look at the triplets in the left hand. It is a very sharp staccato, more so than that used in the left hand in previous episodes, which has few precedents (most performers here play a simple non-legato, some even legato, it seems to me) in the interpretative tradition of the Sonata. Performed this way, it brings to mind, at least for me, a type of touch that is very frequent in Gould.

I don't believe I said there were particular similarities between Gould and Sokolov, especially in this Mozart. In fact, there are none.

Rather than being a sharp staccato, to me it seems like an articulation slightly exaggerated by the fact that we are in the bass register; sometimes in the bass, articulation is used for the sake of clarity. It is much easier to muddy the sound too much from that area of the keyboard downwards. If we are looking for sonic definition, that is a touch that certainly works well.

Lestofante wrote:

I don't think I said there were any particular similarities between Gould and Sokolov, especially in this Mozart. In fact, there aren't any.

Ah, you don't think you said it? The topic is called "Gould-style triplets". You wrote "Every now and then it seems to me that someone emulates Gould" and you included the link to Mozart's D minor played by Sokolov.

It's up to you...

Carlos, since you are truly an expert on Gould ... but what are these Gould-style triplets like? Real examples where one can savor them?

Thank you

Stellina wrote:

Carlos, since you are truly an expert on Gould ... but what are these Gould-style triplets like? Real examples where one can savor them?

Thanks

Dunno, ask Lestofante!

I believe he meant the articulation of the bass (triplets or quadruplets) regardless...