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Glenn Gould

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 – 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 Bach’s 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 Frédéric 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 concrète 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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Born:
Sep 25, 1932 In Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
20
First Appeared:
In the movie Glenn Gould, Recording Artist
Latest Project:
Movie The House That Jack Built 2018-07-05
Known For
Poster of Glenn Gould: Life & Times
Poster of Glenn Gould: a Portrait
Poster of The Creative Performer
Poster of Glenn Gould, Recording Artist
Filmography
Movie Glenn Gould, Recording Artist Self (archive footage) 2025
Movie The House That Jack Built Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018-07-05
Movie Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Himself (Archive Footage) 2009-09-13
Movie The Goldberg Variations Performer 2007-08-28
Movie Glenn Gould: Hereafter Self 2006-04-29
Movie Glenn Gould - Partita no. 6 in E minor, J.S. Bach 2004-01-01
Movie Glenn Gould: Life & Times 2003-06-10
Movie Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey 2002-09-24
Movie Glenn Gould: Extasis Self (archival footage) 1993-12-31
Movie The Golden Age of the Piano Self 1993-01-01
Movie Glenn Gould: a Portrait Himself 1985-01-01
Movie The Art of the Fugue 1979-06-02
Movie Glenn Gould's Toronto Himself 1979-01-01
Movie The Question of Instrument Himself 1979-06-01
Movie Glenn Gould: The Alchemist Self 1974-01-01
Movie The Idea of North Himself 1970-12-14
Movie The Creative Performer 1960-01-31
Movie Glenn Gould: On the Record 1959-01-01
Movie Glenn Gould: Off the Record 1959-01-01
Movie The Virtues of Hesitation Himself 1956-01-01