Chapters: 0:00 Tonebase and celebrity pianists 5:45 Seymour Bernstein 21:10 Thoughts on Glenn Gould 35:45 The classical music listener Will we look back on the pandemic as the great age of YouTube? Of all the online platforms, YouTube has delivered me the most value. The promise of the internet was that it would connect us with our peeps, with those of like mind. Whereas Facebook re-connected us with our high school crowd, YouTube puts us in touch with our current deep interests, and not just once or twice, but the algorithms deliver steady content that is tailored for us.