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Re: GG: Humming



In a message dated 9/1/99 5:26:58 PM Mountain Daylight Time, PROMONDE@aol.com 
writes:

<< f Gould didn't want humming on his recordings, all he had to do was stop 
 humming. When he didn't want "wrong" notes, all he had to did was play the 
 "right" notes instead. He knew what he was doing. 
 
 People didn't buy recording's by "Pianist" Glenn Gould. They bought 
 recordings "by Glenn Gould". Period. And that is the way they should stay. 
  >>

 I could not agree more. The idea of removing the humming is so horrible; 
reminiscent of people who want all of the old black & white movies colorized. 
                                        Evalynne Tompkins