A new retrospective of his life and work, HEREAFTER synthesizes an incredible wealth of archival material from various sources, some of it previously unreleased.
Languages: French, German, English, Spanish, Japanese, Italian
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of Discs: 1
DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
Run Time: 106 minutes
October 2006
****
“Monsaingeon has unearthed a great deal of footage of the young Gould playing the piano and talking about musical generally.”
November 2006
“Glenn Gould's cult status makes it hard for the would-be objective critic, compelled to fight his way through a tangled thicket of hero-worship and self-conscious idiosyncrasy. Gould's early retirement from concert-giving and his decision to devote himself exclusively to recording is castigated by Menuhin, for whom the live concert is sacred. For Gould a mosaic of takes, often extending over many years, was a musical ideal... there are valuable previously unavailable examples of Gould's playing, with dazzling flights through Chopin (the second Etude), Weber and Hindemith...”
