An Art of the Fugue

An Art of the Fugue

58 mins | Documentary, Music | Oct. 6, 1983

In Part II of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach", Gould concentrates on the fugal form in Bach's works, showing us how Bach uses keys like stops on an organ, and how they give him ideas and colours. He performs various fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier and reveals why he feels the "Art of Fugue" is the work that summed up Bach's life.

An Art of the Fugue

58 mins | Documentary, Music | Oct. 6, 1983

An Art of the Fugue
In Part II of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach", Gould concentrates on the fugal form in Bach's works, showing us how Bach uses keys like stops on an organ, and how they give him ideas and colours. He performs various fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier and reveals why he feels the "Art of Fugue" is the work that summed up Bach's life.
Producers CBC, Clasart Classsic
Original title An Art of the Fugue
Directors Bruno Monsaingeon
Writers

Cast

Glenn Gould

as Self