A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
by Katie Hafner
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Author: Katie HafnerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-28
ISBN: 1596915250
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
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- ISBN13: 9781596915251
- Condition: NEW
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Book Reviews of A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
Book Review: Just a great book
Summary: 5 Stars
Every musician who has ever searched for the right instrument ... the one that fits them like a glove, the one that delivers the sound they hear in their heart ... needs to read this book. It doesn't matter whether you are a pianist (I am a guitarist, and I LOVED this book!), or whether you are familiar with Glenn Gould or his body of work. This book is a rare treat. Do yourself a favour and read this extremely well written, engaging, fascinating gem of a book! You can thank me later ... :-)
Summary of A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
"When Gould was paired with the right composer.he could make you wonder if he was altogether human. And reading Hafner on Gould is sometimes as much fun as listening to him play. And that's saying a lot."-Newsweek Hugely talented and famously eccentric, pianist Glenn Gould fought a running battle with a long list of lessthan- perfect pianos. A Romance on Three Legs is the story of a love that changed Gould's life: his partnership with the Steinway CD 318, a piano whose peculiar action and temperament ushered Gould closer than ever to interpretive perfection. Katie Hafner weaves the compelling tale of Gould, his favorite piano, and the men who worked on it, revealing new details and nuances in the work and mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists.
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