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Glenn Herbert Gould [fn 1] ( / ɡuːld /; né Gold; [fn 2] 25 September 1932 – 4 October 1982) was a Canadian classical pianist. He was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century, [1] renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Jun 5, 2024 · Glenn Gould (born September 25, 1932, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died October 4, 1982, Toronto) was a Canadian pianist known for his contrapuntal clarity and brilliant, if often unorthodox, performances.
Glenn Gould was one of the most celebrated and talked-about pianists of the 20th century, thanks to his groundbreaking interpretations of JS Bach and idiosyncratic personality. Humphrey Burton, who knew him, remembers an extraordinary artist.
Apr 30, 2024 · Canadian Ingenuity: Hunched at a piano, making scintillating music. via thewhig.com “The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity,” Canadian musical genius Glenn Gould was quoted….
Glenn Herbert Gould (25 September 1932 – 4 October 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was...
Oct 5, 1982 · Glenn Gould, the Canadian pianist who retired from a flourishing concert career in 1964 to become a recording artist best known for his Bach interpretations, died yesterday in Toronto General...
Jan 3, 2022 · Ever in search of the ideal sound: for a while Gould apparently planned to record the Well-Tempered Clavier on a “harpsipiano” (“a neurotic piano that thinks...
