Glenn Gould On The Moog Synthesizer


In this vintage radio show, originally broadcast on CBC AM in Nov. 1968, the brilliant  Glenn Gould  offers his take on the  Moog  synthesizer and  Switched On Bach . Gould raves about the album, which was released a month earlier in Oct. 1968, calling it ‘the record of the decade’ and ‘one of the great feats in keyboard performance’. Gould interweaves interviews with synthesist and composer  Wendy Carlos  and others, discussing the album, the synthesizer and its implications for music. Timeline: 0:00 Ken Haslam introduction 0:56 Glenn Gould introducion 5:25 On the Moog Synthesizer: interviews with Wendy Carlos and Jean Le Moyne 42:06 Glenn Gould conclusion 45:09 Ken Haslam credits 45:26 Ken Haslam introduces J.G. Parr [James Gordon Parr (May 26, 1927 – April 28, 2000)] 45:55 Parr lecture 59:52 Ken Haslam conclusion

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.