Glenn Gould: A Life and Variations - Brossura

Friedrich, Otto

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ISBN 10: 0679732071 ISBN 13: 9780679732075

Casa editrice: Vintage Books, 1990

Riassunto

Traces the life and career of the classical pianist, and assesses his influence

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"This is a fascinating book about a fascinating musician." -- Los Angeles Times

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tuoso of the piano who inspired an almost religious fervor in his fans, yet he hated performing and left the concert stage forever at the age of 31. He was a tireless advocate of the technology of recording, an artist who looked forward to a time when mere musicians would be rendered obsolete. He was a notorious -- and, some thought, a deliberate -- eccentric, who muffled himself in scarves and gloves, liberally dosed himself with pills, and once sued Steinway & Sons because one of its employees had shaken his hand too roughly. He lived in hermetic solitude and liked to call himself "the last Puritan," but those who watched Glenn Gould play piano saw an eroticism so intense it was almost embarrassing.

Drawing on extensive interviews and on archival materials that were previously inaccessible. Otto Friedrich has written a biography of exemplary depth and stylishness. Ranging over Gould's brief but spectacular public career and his prodigious exploits as teacher, author, and l

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• Editore: Vintage Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0679732071
• ISBN 13: 9780679732075
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile