时间：2006-06-19
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The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is to be soloist now and Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic in the performance of the Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor by Brahms D
I think Mr Bernstein will have something to say to the audience
So get down to the stage
Don't be frightened
Mr Gould is here
He will appear in a moment
I'm not um as you know in the habit of speaking on any concert except the Thursday night previews
But a curious situation has arisen which merits I think a word or two
You are about to hear a rather shall we say unorthodox performance of the Brahms D Minor Concerto D
A performance distinctly different from any I've ever heard or even dreamt of for that matter
In its remarkably broad tempi and its frequent departures from Brahms' dynamic indications
I cannot say I am in total agreement with Mr Gould's conception
I'm conducting it because Mr Gould is so valid and serious an artist
That I must take seriously anything he conceives in good faith
And his conception is interesting enough so that I feel you should hear it too
The answer is of course sometimes one sometimes the other depending on the people involved
But almost always the two manage to get together by persuasion or charm or even threats to achieve a unified performance
I have only once before in my life had to submit to a soloist's wholly new and incompatible concept and that was the last time I accompanied Mr Gould
But but this time the discrepancies between our views are so great that I feel I must make this small disclaimer
Then why to repeat the question am I conducting it
Why do I not make a minor scandal get a substitute soloist or let an assistant conduct
Because I am fascinated glad to have the chance for a new look at this much played work
Because what's more there are moments in Mr Gould's performance that emerge with astonishing freshness and conviction
Thirdly because we can all learn something from this extraordinary artist who is a thinking performer
And finally because there is in music what Dimitri Mitropoulos used to call the sportive element
That factor of curiosity adventure experiment
And I can assure you that it has been an adventure this week collaborating with Mr Gould on this Brahms concerto
And it's in this spirit of adventure that we now present it to you
