Gould, Glenn (Herbert)

Gould, Glenn (Herbert)
born Sept. 25, 1932, Toronto, Ont., Can.
died Oct. 4, 1982, Toronto

Canadian pianist.

The acclaim that greeted Gould's first recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations (1955) led him to abandon his interest in composition and to instead develop an international career as a pianist. His interpretations of Bach (and occasionally of other composers) set a new standard with their technical brilliance and subtle intelligence. Famously eccentric, he often wore gloves while playing and was intensely hypochondriac. Never happy performing, in 1964 he left the concert stage forever for the recording studio. He later composed radio "documentaries" (including The Idea of North) that fall somewhere between typical examples of the genre and musique concrète.

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  • Herbert — /herr beuhrt/, n. 1. Frank, 1920 86, U.S. science fiction writer. 2. George, 1593 1633, English clergyman and poet. 3. Victor, 1859 1924, U.S. composer and orchestra conductor, born in Ireland. 4. a male given name: from Old English words meaning …   Universalium

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  • Glenn Gould — Statue in Toronto Glenn Herbert Gould ([gu:ld]) (* 25. September 1932 in Toronto, Ontario; † 4. Oktober 1982 ebenda) war ein kanadischer Pianist, Komponist, Organist und Musikautor. Er ist vor allem für seine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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