Nobody taught me what I do in Bach Rosalyn Tureck Private Interview (ca. 1990)

Here s a treat It s an audio recording of an interview that my former piano teacher, Dale Innes had with the renowned Bach pianist, Rosalyn Tureck. This undated, private recording was conducted in Toronto, Canada, at The Royal Conservatory and I estimate it to be from about 1990. As the audio quality is rather poor, I transcribed the conversation as best I could. Subtitles can be accessed via the CC icon. Topics discussed include: 0:05 Studies with Jan Chiapusso and Olga Samaroff. 2:05 A pivotal experience that impacted how Tureck would perform the music of Bach for the rest of her life. 6:07 Tureck s influence on Glenn Gould. 8:08 Tureck on her approach to playing Bach. 12:06 Tureck on studying musical structure and form. 12:43 Embellishments and their intrinsic value to music performance. 16:41 Connections between embellishments in Tureck s Bach performances and music from India and China and the Hebrew chant. 2