Don Satz wrote: >Excepting for Gould, each version is rewarding and heart-felt but not of >magical quality. Gould's performance could be considered a losing one. >He's much too fast for any reflection, and I can't detect a theme or >emotion which takes its place; the enjoyment level is low. I fell in love with Bach while listening to Gould performances. I had nothing to compare them to and so I never fussed about speed or volume (it's difficult for me to buy Bach now because I have become so picky). After collecting various versions of Bach's keyboard works I have really lost my taste for the Gould performances. Only his partitas still get any playtime on my stereo. I admit to preferring harpsichord over piano but I can enjoy any performance if it speaks to me. Once I heard a performance of the B-flat partita on guitar and I loved it. I guess what I am trying to say is that I really don't understand why Gould used the tempos he often used with Bach. Not long ago I heard the first two English Suites played back-to-back on the local classical station and was immensely disappointed to find out it was Glenn Gould tearing through them like hell. I admire his talent but really do not understand where he was coming from when selecting his tempo. Wes Crone