The Great Gould (eBook)

Peter Goddard (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
176 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3311-4 (ISBN)

Infos

In The Great Gould, the first book to be published in co-operation with the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on Gould’s unpublished writings, interviews, and never-before-seen photographs, to present a startling new portrait of Gould, the man and the musician.

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A startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material.Glenn Gould's astonishing recordings deliver that unmistakable jolt of genius to each generation newly discovering the great Canadian pianist. With the support of the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on his own interviews with Gould and on new, and in some cases overlooked, sources to present a freshly revealing portrait of Gould's unsettled life, his radical decision to quit concertizing, his career as a radio innovator, and his deep response to the Canadian environment. Sci-fi and hi-fi, hockey and Petula Clark, Elvis, jazz, chess, the Beatles, and sex - all these inform this exploration of the pianist's far-reaching imagination. There is even a touching account of the only piano lesson Gould ever gave.This is the perfect gift for anyone new to classical music and those already immersed in it, for those with an interest in Canadian music, in Glenn Gould himself, and in what led to The Goldberg Variations, one of the greatest recordings in music history.

Autor

Peter Goddard, music, film, and visual arts critic for the Toronto Star (and a winner of a National Newspaper Award), has written for radio and TV and a good many magazines. He is the author of The Sounding, a novel, and multiple musical biographies, including those on Ronnie Hawkins, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, and the Rolling Stones. Trained as an ethnomusicologist, Peter played piano for rock and blues bands. He divides his time between Toronto and the Limousin area of France.

Inhalt

Introduction
One: The Enigma’s Variations
Two: Altered Egos
Three: The “Con”
Four: The Biggest Chill
Finale: The Magus’s Mysterium
Coda: The Lesson
The Life and Times of Glenn Gould
Acknowledgements
Image Credits

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.8.2017
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-3311-8 / 1459733118
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-3311-4 / 9781459733114