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Ray Bayles wrote:
>I was once irritated by Glenn Gould's humming, now I don't even hear it
>on the old recordings because the performances are so astounding.
I have yet to 'connect' with Gould's playing, but I cannot understand the
desire for a complete absence of sound other than the performance. I have
a number of recordings (LPs) with various pops, squeaks, scratches, etc.
that I can ignore, just to hear the performance. On radio, announcers seem
often too apologetic playing older recordings with weak sound qualities.
I feel there are too many performances that far outweigh the inconvenience
of lesser sound quality. Listen to the music.
Regards,
Tom Connor
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