Glenn Gould: Selected Letters - Hardcover

Gould, Glenn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195407997 ISBN 13: 9780195407990

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Since Glenn Gould's death in 1982, the pianist's extraordinary talent has won a new audience through the reissue of his most famous recordings. This volume, containing over 200 of his letters, covers a wide range of Gould's artistic activities: his detailed thoughts about the piano repertoire, his rejection of the stage for record, T.V., and radio work, and his views on Beethoven's late piano sonatas, the power of Richard Strauss, and his beloved Bach. In addition to correspondence with such esteemed musicians as Leonard Bernstein and Leopold Stokowski, this revealing selection also includes letters to friends and answers to fan mail.

About this title

About the Author:

John P.L. Roberts, Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Calgary. Ghyslaine Guertin, Associate Researcher, Faculty of Music, University of Montreal.

Review:

"The autobiography which Gould did not live long enough to write."--The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0195407997
• ISBN 13: 9780195407990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Roberts John P. L., Guertin Ghyslaine