In Reply to: Review of new Sony BMG SA-CD (reperformance of Glenn Gould's 1955 recording of Goldberg Variations) on SA-CD.net posted by Christine Tham on April 9, 2007 at 03:24:42:
Very thoughful review of a very ambitious project. It was a challenge to digitize as eccentric a performer as Gould. Do you sense the presence of a soul in the machine or a top-notch typist? I suppose it would be possible for a computer to scan a Pollack drip painting and replicate the exact order and velocity of strokes to produce an action painting virtually identical to the original. But in the end who really cares? I like Gould's point about teaching the camera to lie. But doesn't this imply the presence of an artist behind the camera? Is it Gould or Geppetto?
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- Gould or not? - Dave Garretson 11:12:24 04/09/07 (8)
- Re: Gould or not? - Christine Tham 17:41:29 04/09/07 (7)
- Re: Gould or not? - Dave Garretson 05:13:14 04/10/07 (6)
- Re: Gould or not? - Christine Tham 06:32:18 04/10/07 (5)
- Re: Gould or not? - Dave Garretson 10:32:46 04/10/07 (4)
- Re: Gould or not? - Christine Tham 14:47:35 04/10/07 (3)
- Re: Gould or not? - Dave Garretson 06:34:31 04/11/07 (2)
- Re: Gould or not? - Christine Tham 15:01:37 04/11/07 (1)
- Gouldbye Christine N/T - Dave Garretson 15:57:31 04/11/07 (0)