The Glenn Gould Reader

Edited and With an Introduction By Tim Page

ISBN 10: 0571148522 / ISBN 13: 9780571148523

Published by Faber & Faber, London England, 1987

About this Item

Paperback. The Glen Gould Reader. Slight browning to edges of pages through age. When Glenn gould died in 1982 at the age of fifty, he left behind an astonishing legacy: in twenty-six years he had proved himself to be not only an extraordinary pianist but a brillian critic. His writing - which appeared primarily in music journals and on record sleeves - was often as provocative as his performasnces: demanding, compelling, occasionally infuriating, but always the product of a singular artistic vision. Now, for the first time, nearly everything that Gould wrote has been gathered together. 476 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Glenn Gould Reader
• Publisher: Faber & Faber, London England
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571148522
• ISBN 13: 9780571148523
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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 accepted taste and opinion. Other subjects include concert-giving, recording, and Barbra Streisand.

From the Back Cover

Whether Gould's subject is Boulez, Stokowski, Streisand, or his own highly individual thoughts on performance and creation of music, the reader will be caught up in his intensity, intelligence, passion and devotion.