Cinema Cycle - The Glenn Gould Collection - III & IV

CINEMA CYCLE

(Cardio Workout And Reviewing Movies At The Same Time)

DATE REVIEWED: 08/21/2017

TITLE:. The Glenn Gould Collection (III & IV)

FORMAT: Laserdisc

TIME RIDDEN / FILM LENGTH: 1 hour 50 minutes

DISTANCE RIDDEN WHILE VIEWING: 24.9 miles

TOTAL CINEMA MILES LOGGED: 7301.8 miles

SYNOPSIS: Two hour long programs focusing on specific musical styles and themes.

CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE VIEWER: Canadian Public Broadcasting in the 1980s.  Very upper crust.

PROS AND CONS:  This is the second time around for Mr. Gould, having reviewed him previously about a month ago. He sort of grows on you, in an academic way.  As in, he would be a wonderful college professor, but not someone I would want to have a cup of coffee with.  

This series of discs are excerpts from a Canadian Broadcasting series that Gould did and they do tend to show a bit of variety and interesting performances along the way.  

The most bizarre portion of the performance is the “So You Want To Write A Fugue” segment on side two.  A fugue for four voices and chamber orchestra.  Not something you see every day.

To read an overview of this project, check out this status posting.  

This film is a part of my LaserDisc Collection.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry for this film. 

This film was viewed while exercising on my recumbent cycle.  A summary of my time spent working out on my journey through movie-land can be found on Strava.com.