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The Glenn Gould Reader (Paperback)

by Glenn Gould (Author), Tim Page (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 492 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (26 May 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571148522
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571148523
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 346,942 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Glenn Gould died in 1982 at the age of 50, he left behind a legacy of 26 years not only as a remarkable pianist, but as an outstanding music critic. His writing, which appeared primarily in music journals and on record sleeves, was often as provocative as his performances. This book contains essays on composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Schoenberg and Strauss, which challenge virtually every tenet of accepted taste and opinion. Gould inveighs against concert-giving and competitions, and enthuses about recording and its associated technology. He writes on Leopold Stokowski and Barbra Streisand, on Petula Clark and Ernst Krenek, on P.D.Q. Bach in fact and fancy, and even in interview with himself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Magpie Musican's Musings, 21 Oct 1998
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This review is from: The Glenn Gould Reader (Paperback)
The GG Reader is a collection of Gould's most persuasive articles, interviews, reviews and liner notes. Sometimes it descends into trivia, but mostly this is a fascinating and absorbing collection of music thoughts from one of the century's most original music thinkers. Highlights include Gould's essays on Strauss and Schoenberg, the prophetic "the Prospects of Recording" and his views on Russian music.

The Reader is ideal as a book to dip into, to sample and to savour. Some of his most amusing record sleeve notes are included, pieces about his music heros and heroines (the Stokowski Interview is particularly good) and much more besides.

The Reader then is one of Gould's most interesting legacies - the collected thoughts and views of a contraversial and much loved artist.

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