Glenn Gould
Date of birth: 1932-09-25
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Virtues of Hesitation
1956-01-01
A whimsical, five-minute short film shot in the Bahamas during Glenn Gould’s vacation, featuring the
Glenn Gould, Recording Artist
GLENN GOULD,RECORDING ARTIST is a feature length documentary about music, ideas, and technology, foc
Glenn Gould: Life & Times
2003-06-10
Filmmaker David Langer traces the short but remarkable life of classical pianist Glenn Gould, an ecc
Glenn Gould - Partita no. 6 in E minor, J.S. Bach
2004-01-01
Glenn Gould: a Portrait
1985-01-01
Glenn Gould: A Portrait is a biography of pianist and "explorer of sounds" Glenn Gould. The 105-minu
The Creative Performer
1960-01-31
Leornard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, first with pianist Glenn Gould perf
The Goldberg Variations
2007-08-28
Part III in the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach" spotlights Gould recording Bach's "Goldberg Variatio
Glenn Gould: On the Record
1959-01-01
This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009-09-13
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
2006-04-29
A retrospective of the life and work of Glenn Gould, Hereafter synthesizes an incredible wealth of a
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
1959-01-01
Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Go
The Idea of North
1970-12-14
Glenn Gould tells the tale of a student's winter journey from Toronto to distant Winnipeg with image
Glenn Gould: The Alchemist
1974-01-01
Filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon visits piano virtuoso Glenn Gould more than ten years after his self-imp
Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey
2002-09-24
A look at the acclaimed pianist's 1957 trip to the Soviet Union, when he became - at age 24 - the fi
The Question of Instrument
1983-09-29
Part I of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach" is devoted to Bach's "Art of Fugue." Gould's performan
Glenn Gould's Toronto
1979-01-01
In this witty documentary monologue, Glenn Gould reflects on his complex relationship with Toronto —
The Golden Age of the Piano
1993-01-01
Academician and piano expert David Dubal narrates this absorbing documentary chronicling the instrum
An Art Art of the Fugue
1983-10-06
In Part II of the series "Glenn Gould Plays Bach", Gould concentrates on the fugal form in Bach's wo
Glenn Gould: Extasis
1993-12-31
A collection of recollections and opinions of and about Glenn Gould, interspersed with excerpts of a
Musicanada
1975-01-01
With no commentary other than the music and words of the performers themselves, this fast-moving fil