If you listen closely to old recordings of Glenn Gould, you can hear him in the background humming as he plays. This drove recording engineers nearly mad as they tried to remove the ambient sounds. They never could scrub it quite clean, though. If you've ever really listened closely to recordings of Glenn Gould playing Art of Fugue, you would understand. What you're actually hearing is neither Glenn Gould nor Bach. It is the voice of God.
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I love the recordings of Mr. Gould, especially the Bach. I was listening to the English Suites (in the French style) just last night, and thinking that he had recorded it specially for my own ears, and as a friend to me, i cared not if he "sang" along as he played or not. I just sit back and enjoy.
minor comment: Neither and nor, not neither and or.
I'm only sorry that I didn't appreciate Glen Gould until after he had died.
@Nancy
Good catch! I updated the post to correct my mistake. Thanks!
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