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For Glenn Gould

Goodyear Stewart

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Glenn Gould Reader

Tim Page

Gould’s writing on music was often as provocative as his performances as a brilliant pianist. This selection of essays includes pieces on major composers which challenge virtually every tenet of…

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A Glenn Gould Catalog

Nancy Canning

Provides a detailed roadmap to Gould’s career as performer, conductor, composer,writer and producer. Primarily a discography, the volume documents Gould’s recordings and includes relevant archive sections and a bibliography of…

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The Glenn Gould Reader

This book contains essays on composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Schoenberg and Strauss, which challenge virtually every tenet of accepted taste and opinion. Gould inveighs against concert-giving and…

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Conversations with Glenn Gould

Jonathan Cott

The author spoke with pianist Glenn Gould (1932-82), one of the most idiosyncratic and charismatic musicians of the twentieth century, in 1974 for Rolling Stone and published the transcripts in…

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The Secret Life Of Glenn Gould

Michael Clarkson

Long after his death, Glenn Gould still lures new listeners to his piano, connecting with them on a haunting, personal level. Gould was richly inspired by a society of secret…

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Glenn Gould: Selected Letters

Glenn Gould

These 184 letters present the reader with a diverse range of Glenn Gould’s artistic thought, and a glimpse into the life and work of a musical genius.

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O Interprete Em Glenn Gould

Faraco Santolin Roberta

Os concertos publicos consolidados durante o seculo XIX permaneceram com o mesmo formato, o que suscitou a cristalizacao da relacao interprete-publico ate a atualidade. Com a autonomia adquirida pelo compositor…

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Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius

Peter F. Ostwald

Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, terrified of playing before live audiences and consumed pills by the handful. He…

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Struggling for Perfection: The Story of Glenn Gould

Vladimir Konieczny

Struggling for Perfection is the story of the famous pianist, an enigmatic figure who made some of the most acclaimed classical recordings of the last century. The book is illustrated…

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Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould

Kevin Bazzana

Drawing on 20 years of intensive research, including unrestricted access to private papers and interviews with scores of friends and colleagues, Bazzana sheds new light on Glenn Gould, one of…

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The Gould Variations: Technology, Philosophy and Criticism in Glenn Gould’s Musical Thought and Practice

Juha Markus Mantere

Focusing not only on Gould’s writings on music technology but also on those of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) and Jean Le Moyne (1913-1996), this book provides a fresh perspective on Gould’s…

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Glenn Gould: The Performer in the Work: A Study in Performance Practice

Kevin Bazzana

This book is a study of the recordings and approach to performance of the Canadian pianist, broadcaster, writer, and composer Glenn Gould (1932-82). The book is divided into two parts…

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The Golden Years: Encounters with Glenn Gould, Marshall McLuhan, Lester B. Pearson, Rene Leveques and John G. Diefenbaker

Eric Koch

Eric Koch’s career in Canada has spanned broadcasting, both radio and television with the CBC, a prodigious author of both fiction and non-fiction whose work has been translated into Chinese…

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French Lyric Diction: A Singer’s Guide

Jason Nedecky (Instructor, Instructor, University of Toronto Faculty of Music; Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto)

French Lyric Diction: A Singer’s Guide provides a thorough account of the language as it is sung in opera and melodie, exploring often-overlooked topics including phrasal and emphatic stress, vocalic…

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