The secret life of Glenn Gould : a genius in love / Michael Clarkson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarkson, Michael, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pianists--Canada--Biography.

Pianists.

Gould, Glenn--Relations with women.

Gould, Glenn.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Genius in love

Place of Publication:

Toronto : ECW Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through the memories of his women and confidantes, this biography provides a fresh portrait of virtuoso pianist Glenn Gould, detailing his many motivations, dreams, quirks, and fears. Filled with personal stories from the people who were intimately involved with the man, this account shows how Gould, the world's greatest pianist in the 1950's and 1960's, was richly inspired by, and bared his soul at the keyboard to, the numerous women who stirred his hard-to-fetch emotions. Long considered to be an asexual, lonely, and egocentric figure, this exposé-by examination

Contents:

Front Cover; Front Flap; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter ONE: FLORA; Chapter TWO: FRANNY and GOULDIE; Chapter THREE: SLEEPING with the PIED PIPER; Chapter FOUR: A PROPOSAL; Chapter FIVE: GLADYS and CYNTHIA; Chapter SIX: Overlapping VOICES; Chapter SEVEN: The EMPTY SEAT in the AUDIENCE; Chapter EIGHT: That SPRING in BERKELEY SQUARE; Chapter NINE: Lots of FEMALE FRIENDS; Chapter TEN: The BEGINNING of a TRIANGLE; Chapter ELEVEN: The MUSIC INTENSIFIES; Chapter TWELVE: Crushed by CAROL; Chapter THIRTEEN: To TORONTO; Chapter FOURTEEN: The BREAKUP

Chapter FIFTEEN: The VOICE on the RADIO Chapter SIXTEEN: CATHARSIS through MUSIC; Chapter SEVENTEEN: TRANSITION; Chapter EIGHTEEN: RHAPSODY in MOO; Chapter NINETEEN: The LIST; Chapter TWENTY: MONICA - The LINK between two SECRET KINGDOMS?; Chapter TWENTY-ONE: The LAUGH HEARD around the WORLD; Chapter TWENTY-TWO: SUSAN K.; Chapter TWENTY-THREE: DEATH; Chapter TWENTY-FOUR: Whatever HAPPENED TO . . .; Acknowledgments; Sources

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references: p. 289-292.

ISBN:

1-55490-681-4

1-282-53710-5

9786612537103

1-55490-919-8

OCLC:

638859949