
Glenn Gould
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 โ October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by remarkable technical proficiency and capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bachโs music. Gould rejected most of the standard Romantic piano literature and shunned the music of several of its composers, notably Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, and Frรฉdรฉric Chopin. Although his recordings were dominated by Bach, Gould's oeuvre was diverse, including works by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, pre-Baroque composers such as Jan Sweelinck, and such 20th-century composers as Paul Hindemith and Arnold Schoenberg. Gould was well known for various eccentricities, from his unorthodox musical interpretations and mannerisms at the keyboard to aspects of his lifestyle and personal behavior. He stopped giving concerts at the age of 31 to concentrate on studio recording and other projects. Gould was also known as a writer, composer, conductor, and broadcaster. He was a prolific contributor to musical journals, in which he discussed music theory and outlined his musical philosophy. His career as a composer was less distinguished; his output was minimal and many projects were left unfinished. There is evidence that, had he lived beyond 50, he intended to abandon the piano and devote the remainder of his career to conducting and other projects. As a broadcaster, Gould was prolific. His output ranged from television and radio broadcasts of studio performances to musique concrรจte radio documentaries about life in the Canadian wilderness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Gould, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2009 ยทGenius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gouldas Himself (Archive Footage)
- 2007 ยทThe Goldberg Variationsas Self
- 2006 ยทGlenn Gould: Hereafteras Self
- 2004 ยทGlenn Gould - Partita no. 6 in E minor, J.S. Bachas
- 2003 ยทGlenn Gould: Life & Timesas
- 2002 ยทGlenn Gould: The Russian Journeyas
- 1993 ยทGlenn Gould: Extasisas Self (archival footage)
- 1993 ยทThe Golden Age of the Pianoas Self
- 1985 ยทGlenn Gould: a Portraitas Himself
- 1983 ยทAn Art Art of the Fugueas Self
- 1983 ยทThe Question of Instrumentas Self
- 1979 ยทGlenn Gould's Torontoas Himself
- 1975 ยทMusicanadaas Self
- 1974 ยทGlenn Gould: The Alchemistas Self
- 1970 ยทThe Idea of Northas Himself
- 1966 ยทConversations with Glenn Gouldas Self
- 1960 ยทThe Creative Performeras
- 1959 ยทGlenn Gould: On the Recordas
- 1959 ยทGlenn Gould: Off the Recordas
- 1956 ยทThe Virtues of Hesitationas Himself
- Future ยทGlenn Gould, Recording Artistas Self (archive footage)