Glenn Gould Reader
by Tim Page
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Author: Tim PageEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-09-12
ISBN: 0679731350
Number of pages: 476
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: idiosyncratic genius
Summary: 4 Stars
Glenn Gould's literary style is every bit as immoderate as his musicianship, and tends I think to draw extreme response, favourable or not. He is unquestionably very erudite and articulate. There are times though, when I felt he took some liberties in not only inclusion but also exclusion. I am not completely comfortable with the interviews conducted with himself, and for instance in the Beethoven interview, GG (speaking to gg) claims that he cannot "get a bead" on the finale of the Chorale symphony, and that he does not find the Opus 131 Quartet pleasurably listenable. On both occasions, he fails to adequately explain why. I do not find fault with the author's unorthodox views - just the manner in which he sometimes attempts to support them, or on occasion, declines to do so.
This artist pretty much lived by his own rules regardless of popular taste or convention - and his comments about critics in general are pretty damning.
The chapters devoted to rigorous analysis of the keyboard works of Bach are very well done.
Gould's musical tastes, in general, favour the renaissance, baroque, and post-romantic eras. Much of what has been composed between The Art of Fugue and Tristan und Isolde is regarded unfavourably. This I would guess is one of what the commentator Leonard Bernstein referred to as the many "shocks" of this book. Whether you agree with Mr. Gould's views or not, his observations force you to reconsider your own opinion of the works in question.
The book is compelling, thought-provoking reading. In general, the chapters are concise, having the feel of a series of essays. It is not necessary to read them in chronological order.
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Whether Gould's subject is Boulez, Stokowski, Streisand, or his own highly individual thoughts on performance and creation of music, the reader will be caught up in his intensity, intelligence, passion and devotion.General Books
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