I'm not into Gould because I too find much of his playing misguided and awful, so my understanding may be incorrect, but I think back in Gould's days, the gener

I'm not into Gould because I too find much of his playing misguided and awful, so my understanding may be incorrect, but I think back in Gould's days, the general piano style was much more virtuoso. I think Gould provided some needed push back on that through his provocateur search for something different. He does have some great insights here and there - take the first movement of the tempest sonata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQH9OVH_MM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQH9OVH_MM You can feel the raw wind in that.