Glenn Gould’s Hammerklavier: INCAPABLE to reach Beethoven?

The the German Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung – the State Institute for Music Research - measured the tempi of 45 pianists’ Beethoven Hammerklavier sonata. None of them reached Beethoven’s tempo indication of 138. Glenn Gould being the slowest of all (almost). Let’s find out why. Other videos in this series: Glenn Gould’s Brahms: A Provocation? Glenn Gould’s Appassionata: A Scandal? Glenn Gould’s Mozart: A Travesty? Other videos on the Hammerklavier Sonata: Single Beat Test (Ep. 7) Stephan Möller - Beethoven Hammerklavier Sonata Opus 106: Liszt’s 1836 Hammerklavier Version: Proving the Impossible Possible? Some Demystifying Facts Why we want to lower Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Tempo. 19th versus 21st Century Reasons. -- Background music partl