About

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Birthday:
1932-09-25
Place of birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Glenn Gould

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting

2009 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Actor Himself (Archive Footage) 59
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2007 The Goldberg Variations Actor Self 58
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2006 Glenn Gould: Hereafter Actor Self 59
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2004 Glenn Gould - Partita no. 6 in E minor, J.S. Bach Actor N/A
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2003 Glenn Gould: Life & Times Actor N/A
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2002 Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey Actor N/A
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1993 Glenn Gould: Extasis Actor Self (archival footage) N/A
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1993 The Golden Age of the Piano Actor Self 59
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1985 Glenn Gould: a Portrait Actor Himself 58
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1983 An Art Art of the Fugue Actor Self N/A
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1983 The Question of Instrument Actor Self N/A
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1979 Glenn Gould's Toronto Actor Himself N/A
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1975 Musicanada Actor Self N/A
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1974 Glenn Gould: The Alchemist Actor Self 59
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1970 The Idea of North Actor Himself N/A
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1960 The Creative Performer Actor 59
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1959 Glenn Gould: Off the Record Actor N/A
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1959 Glenn Gould: On the Record Actor 59
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1956 The Virtues of Hesitation Actor Himself 59
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Glenn Gould, Recording Artist Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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Directing

1956 The Virtues of Hesitation Directing Director 59
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Writing

1979 Glenn Gould's Toronto Writing Writer N/A
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1970 The Idea of North Writing Writer N/A
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Sound

1983 The Wars Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1974 The Terminal Man Sound Musician 58
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1972 Slaughterhouse-Five Sound Musician 60
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