Glenn Gould

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, c…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) — Himself (Archive Footage)
2. Glenn Gould: On the Record (1959)
3. The Creative Performer (1960)
4. Glenn Gould: Hereafter (2006) — Self
5. The Goldberg Variations (2007) — Self
6. Glenn Gould: The Alchemist (1974) — Self
7. The Golden Age of the Piano (1993) — Self
8. The Virtues of Hesitation (1956) — Himself
9. Glenn Gould: a Portrait (1985) — Himself
10. Glenn Gould: Off the Record (1959) — Himself
11. The Idea of North (1970) — Himself
12. Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey (2002)
13. Musicanada (1975) — Self
14. Glenn Gould, Recording Artist — Self (archive footage)
15. Glenn Gould: Life & Times (2003)
16. Glenn Gould - Partita no. 6 in E minor, J.S. Bach (2004)
17. The Question of Instrument (1983) — Self
18. Glenn Gould's Toronto (1979) — Himself
19. An Art of the Fugue (1983) — Self
20. Glenn Gould: Extasis (1993) — Self (archival footage)
21. The Quiet in the Land — Himself
22. Conversations with Glenn Gould (1966) — Self
23. Festival (1960) — Self

Directed

1. The Virtues of Hesitation (1956) — Director