Glenn Gould Interviews Glenn Gould about Glenn Gould

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For more on his eccentricity and genius, I highly recommend "32 short films about Glenn Gould".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108328/

And then ethere's an excellent play called "Glenn" that is structured around and like the Goldberg Variations.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1552450589?ie=UTF8&tag=... (Fully whored link).

Glenn Gould is depicted at four different stages of his life, and like a contrapuntal piece of music the four characters speak against and with each other in various combinations. If you love Bach's music, this play is an amazing experience.

BTW, have you read the novel 'The Loser' by Thomas Bernhard?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loser_(book)

I bet most people here would like it. One of the three main characters is a fictitious Glenn Gould.

A frightening, humorous, and nerve shatteringly good novel.

Bernhard is my favorite author. I would recommend "Yes" and "Extinction".

It's worth reading to understand what he means when he says: "that liberty, surely, is the product of -- what shall I call it? -- the enthusiastic irreverence of a zero-to-one relationship." Reminds me of some code I've written.

I was just walking past his childhood home the other day, on the way to the beach. There's a small plaque commemorating the location, but that's it. I'm not sure whether the house is still in his family.

nice! If you like Glenn Gould then look into Dinu Lipatti as well.

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